Travel reporter John Bartell visits abandoned mining camps, desert towns, and forgotten landmarks that once played key roles in the state’s history.

In 2014, the city of Los Angeles sued AllenCo Energy after residents claimed noxious vapors sickened residents living just ...

Dozens of fertilizer bags wept blue fluid onto the forest floor. Irrigation tubes snaked across the craters of empty plant ...

Thousands of National Guard troops were withdrawn from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland after Trump's administration ...

This once-thriving coal town in Wyoming has turned into an abandoned ghost town, though while it lacks any tourist amenities it still boasts explorable ruins.

California schools chief Tony Thurmond crashed San Francisco teachers strike talks — only to duck out early after offering ...

Artists have played a vital role in defining the American city only to be forced out when rents rise. A novel approach in San ...

A California appeals court has reversed the decision of a lower court and has granted the Skunk Train tourist railroad the ...

He said he helped elect a "new political star." ...

Santa Rosa police arrested a 22-year-old Cloverdale man suspected of illegally manufacturing and selling firearms.

As someone who's been to all 50 states, there have been hits and misses, but here here is my list of the most OVERRATED city ...

Even after California legalized marijuana, illicit cannabis grows continue to pollute public lands. And the contamination, ...