Were managers pushing too hard to open? Are young patrollers afraid to speak up? With two dead in deliberately triggered slides, questions are swirling.

A solo female climber was nearing the remote summit of California’s second-tallest mountain last week when she fell, injuring her leg so badly the bone was sticking through her skin.

It took nearly five months of careful rehabilitation to nurse the young male lion back to health without letting it get too dependent on, or comfortable around, people.

California authorities say the sweeping DOGE staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service will mean fewer prescribed burns leading into this year's wildfire season. Here's why that scares them.

A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold are being detained, and in some cases, deported after showing up for routine check-ins with immigra...

Even in liberal-leaning California, undocumented immigrants who have worked here for decades are making plans to leave, choosing to depart on their own terms rather than risk being forced out with not...

California wolves are on the comeback. And no matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct them toward their natural prey, the wolves seem to find the domesticated cattle wandering through open pa...

Instead of cowing Canadians, President Trump’s threats to annex their country have unleashed a wave of patriotic fervor unmatched in living memory.

The decision is a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to drastically and quickly shrink the federal bureaucracy.

Republicans are working to mainstream support for pawning off federal public lands — a wildly unpopular idea.

Nearly 332 million people visited America's national parks last year, a record high. That popularity hasn't shielded the agency from the Elon Musk team's purge of the federal workforce.

The buyouts and the Feb. 14 firing of probationary employees has cost the National Park Service at least 1,700 permanent staff members this month, roughly 9% of its workforce.

California officials want to reduce the financial credits that households with rooftop solar panels can earn for excess energy. "It's the utilities preserving their monopoly," says one homeowner.

As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized institutions — are in the crosshairs.

As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and least politicized institutions — are in the crosshairs.

L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone told county supervisors that the still-raging wildfires underscored the need for a “database to track people who have mobility challenges or health challenges.”

The people whose houses were spared in the L.A. fires are grappling with a flood of mixed emotions: Their homes are still standing, but their communities look like war zones.

The pledge to rename Denali was opposed by environmental groups and Alaskan politicians, including Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Everyone knows California is disaster-prone. But wildfires are supposed to be in the hills, not on the beach, and certainly not inside the borders of one of the biggest and best-prepared cities on the...

Even as fire turned Santa Monica an apocalyptic shade of orange, hired hands went about their business as if it were just another day on the job. “We gotta pay bills,” said one UPS driver. “It’s not l...

One hunter shot the bear in a tree, which struck another hunter, Lester C Harvey.

In this sweltering desert where residents have limited access to parks, community advocates are calling for the Salton Sea to once more become a vibrant destination where families can gather in nature...

The swap meet in Yucca Valley was a beloved place to find treasures at bargain prices. It closed after the family that owns the property was sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

New research and discussions with dairy farmers in the Central Valley suggests H5N1 bird flu is more widespread among people than the reported numbers indicate.