Three highly attractive palms are generally considered fire-safe as long as their dry fronds are removed in a timely manner.

As the fires that ravaged Los Angeles in January ebbed, many trees were left standing next to burnt down homes. Here’s why.

Only 650 windmills remain in Palm Springs, each powering 1,500 homes annually. Palm Springs Windmill Tours in Palm Springs, ...

If nights spend rubbing shoulders with celebrities in Hollywood or the days spent strolling the Sunset Strip have you worn out, then it’s time to leave Tinsel Town for a few days and take a […] ...

A tornado touched down in Pico Rivera, California early Thursday morning, forecasters confirmed, as a brutal rain storm batters Southern California.

The mattresses were blowing off and getting wrapped around palm trees, which were igniting on top, throwing embers off, and start- ing more spot fires downwind. I saw the crew of one Los Angeles ...

Growing up in the UK, I never imagined I'd one day call Los Angeles home. In 2023, however, I traded the sheep in Wales and the Tube in London for the palm trees of Southern California.

Last month's contentious town hall in Yucca Valley was among several events across the U.S. in which GOP lawmakers were ...

From concerts and plays to a free multi-disciplinary art festival, there's no shortage of things to do in the Coachella Valley and high desert this week. (And if you'd like to submit an upcoming event ...

The Trump administration's plan to boost timber production on federal lands faces pushback about wildfires, environmental ...

“I don’t want a McDonald’s popping up in Yosemite,” said Marla Stultz, 59, of Victorville as she waved an American flag near the entrance to Joshua Tree National Park, where a crowd of ...

At the Twentynine Palms meeting, Nicolas Graver, a biologist who studies Joshua trees, warned that the ... Erin Rode is SFGATE’s Contributing Los Angeles Outdoors Editor. Erin grew up in Los ...