In 1871 Leland Stanford spied a lush wheat field on dry prairie in the central San Joaquin Valley. “Wonderful! Here we must ...

Napa's Pine Ridge Vineyards offers a more active wine tasting option — a wine hike, which attracted a number of visitors this ...

The 2.3-mile out-and-back hike is easy, but hikers will need to navigate a few stream crossings, which add to the adventure ...

A team of about 50 firefighters are currently battling a three-alarm vegetation fire burning in the Oakland Hills near Skyline Boulevard and Grass Valley Road.

More than 100 firefighters from San Diego Fire, Cal Fire, and other local agencies responded to the scene, employing both ground and air tactics to combat the flames. Firefighters dropped retardant ...

Prior to April 26, young Tri-Valley Sutter Health intensive-care nurse Monica Lopez and her 7-year-old rottweiler, Olivia, ...

The Seven Wonders Loop: Out of the 30+ hiking trails in The Valley of Fire State Park just ... Fire Wave Trail is probably my favorite hike near Vegas—as a photographer, its abstract arches ...

Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a woman found in a wooded area near a busy Westchester County intersection. The discovery was made in the woods near the intersection of East Main ...

While Bay Area hikers may be excited to see many forms of wildlife, they’ll want to avoid the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, and should know how to spot them and react to them safely.

A larger-than-usual tax increase is likely to hit residents as Easton Area School District prepares to approve its final budget. Superintendent Tracy Piazza acknowledged the 3.5% proposed increase ...

A Luxury California Hotel Faces Daily Fines Over $11,000 for Privatizing Public Beach Near Resort The hotel has until May 23 to provide photographic evidence that the barricades have been removed ...