There are no stoplights in Boron. There’s no youth center either, though much of the town’s daily life revolves around its children. There are still Joshua trees, only a few thousand less now. Carless ...

The vast majority of vehicles live out their final days in scrapyards to await recycling or simply rust away. They're eerie, ...

An army of Apple Valley High School students walked out of class and marched nearly 10 miles to protest President Trump's ...

The three-part docuseries discusses the pursuit of Hossein Nayeri, who had escaped to Iran after the kidnapping.

In fabled cross-country walk from Ohio, Lummis traversed the desert, Cucamonga and Pomona into L.A. 140 years ago this week.

Groundhog Day is Sunday, Feb. 2. California doesn't have a Groundhog Day celebration, but in a variation on the tradition, ...

Newly elected Kern County Supervisor Chris Parlier is thrilled to begin his tenure representing East Kern and its vibrant ...

The L.A. Times Features team shares the places that have helped them amid uncertainty, be it a hot spring, cool desert, ...

Meanwhile, environmentalists continue to blame the Mojave Desert plant for killing thousands of birds and tortoises. The ...

A sleek white aircraft became the first independently developed jet to break the sound barrier Tuesday, tearing through the ...