Shutterstock One of the Most Extreme Places in the West Coast Death Valley National Park covers 3.4 million acres in ...

Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.

A shocking crime investigators say was motivated by greed and cruelty started in Newport Beach, California, and quickly became one of the most surprising cat-and-mouse stories in recent years.

Michael, the owner of a marijuana dispensary, and his housemate Mary Barnes were abducted from their home in October 2012.

I n the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada, Las Vegas is known for its Las Vegas Strip, the roughly 4.2-mile stretch with ...

The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening.

Chuckwalla National Monument was established by outgoing President Joe Biden as one of his last actions to help restore endangered desert tortoise habitats.

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the ...

A Colorado-based aerospace company is flying high after a history-making supersonic flight over the Mojave Desert Tuesday.

About 35,000 feet (10,670 meters) over the Mojave Desert, northwest of Los Angeles, Boom Supersonic's XB-1 became the first ...