Bakersfield’s location makes it an ideal launching pad for day trips throughout Central California. Within an hour’s drive, you can reach the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, where outdoor adventures ...

For those interested in Gold Rush history, nearby Columbia State Historic Park presents the most well-preserved Gold Rush town in California, where buildings from the 1850s house working businesses, ...

WATER WRANGLING: Colorado’s top negotiator in a dispute over the future of the West’s most important water source is warning ...

A tsunami watch has been issued for coastal Washington and the Puget Sound area, as well as the Oregon and California coasts, ...