The temblor was detected near Julian, California. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

An earthquake that shook Southern California today was centered near the community of Julian, about 45 miles northeast of San ...

A once-glamorous resort was rusting away in the California desert. Then, three friends brought it—and the entire town­—back ...

A preliminary 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck northeast of the Thousand Palms area near Indio Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Even in a region known for heat, this week’s highs, this early in the year, are an “anomaly,” the National Weather Service ...

Every year, when snow from the Rocky Mountains melts into water, it finds its way into Lake Powell, the country’s ...

With nothing but old maps and metal detectors, we set out into the West Texas desert—and what we found was incredible. We rediscovered the lost site of Fort Stockton, a 19th-century Indian Wars fort ...