Tucked away on state Route 18 is a trail where hikers meander through pinyon-juniper forest, braving rocky and sandy conditions to get to a single point — one of the ...

The test flight took place in the same Mojave Desert area in California where Charles "Chuck" Yeager first broke the sound ...

There were more than 2,400 personnel assigned to battle the fire. All evacuation warnings were lifted Sunday afternoon, but ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the air tens of thousands of feet above the Mojave Desert and a crowd of ...

As devastating wildfires that scorched large areas of Los Angeles and vicinity finally appear to be under control, federal ...

LAUGHLIN— Struggles property owners throughout the Tri-state area are experiencing in finding fire insurance coverage have been brought to the forefront by the massive destruction caused over the past ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.

A new brushfire that started just north of Los Angeles prompted evacuation orders and rattled the nerves of the fire-ravaged region. The Laguna Fire broke out Thursday morning near California ...

The Hughes Fire has spread to over 8,000 acres in Los ... the Riverview and Clay fires in Riverside County. See below for a map of the latest blaze that's concerning authorities.