Nestled in the rolling foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Placerville stands as a living postcard where Gold Rush history and natural splendor collide in the most delightful way imaginable.

Once there was a little girl, and she loved a big tree. The big tree was one of the reasons her father picked this house in ...

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

Water systems are vulnerable to melting plastic components, toxic contamination and failures that can leave firefighters ...

Firefighters with air support scrambled to control a wind-driven wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles ...

Canyon Fire initially started 1:25 p.m. Aug. 7 in Los Angeles, Ventura County, California. After being active for a week, it has burned 5,370 acres. A fire crew of 960 managed to contain the blaze ...

Finally, evacuation warnings were lifted for zones SLC-197 and SLC-226, which include areas east of Branch Mountain Road, ...

GORMAN, Calif. — Firefighters were battling a wildfire along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles early Thursday, officials said.

Her name, at least to scientists, is Yellow 2291, or BB14, a black bear whose adventurous travels across Los Angeles County ...