In California, you can kill someone with your car and not even have a point on your driver's license. A criminal justice reform law passed in 2020 allows judges to effectively erase a ...

This story is part of the Monticello Times’ 2025 Year in Review, a four-part series looking back at the biggest local news ...

Point Reyes National Seashore is home to some of the United States' most stunning landscapes and unique wildlife. These ...

Wild Bison in Wild Cave National Park, South Dakota. The southwest corner of South Dakota is home to several of the state’s ...

Gold Bluffs Beach Campground, a short detour from the parkway, provides the rare opportunity to camp with ancient redwoods on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other – a juxtaposition of ...

Visit this underrated state park for misty beaches, giant redwood trees, scenic trails, and great campsites for an ...

By Candyce H. Stapen It is thrilling to see a 40-foot whale surface inches from your boat; scores of alligators sunning on logs; hundreds of eagles, wings outstretched, diving for salmon; and ...

Travelers come from all over the world to road-trip Highway 1, which runs along California's rugged Pacific Coast. The vistas include wind-swept bluffs, tiny surfers in the distance, and sea otters or ...

In the scrub-brush foothills between the long flat fields of California's San Joaquin Valley and the mighty peaks and Sequoia forests of the Sierra Nevada, state leaders and elders from the Tule River ...

GAYLORD, MI - When you step onto the new viewing platform that gives you a perched look over the city’s Elk View Park, you should be prepared for a little drama. Especially if you’re visiting in the ...

A celebration of Diwali, India's festival of lights, happened in Elk Grove on Monday night, with traditional Indian songs, dance and ceremonial clothing. Hundreds of people gathered for the annual ...