While a California pepper tree is a low-maintenance specimen that grows pretty pink peppercorns, here are the reasons you may want to reconsider planting one.

La Niña conditions favored to develop later this fall means Southern Californians may receive an unwanted gift — a warmer and ...

Voters in California's 41st Congressional District, which includes much of the Coachella Valley, are facing the same question ...

To help you and your partner plan your next dream vacation, U.S. News searched far and wide to determine the state's most ...

This desert region experiences a diverse range of weather ... bringing moisture-laden air from the Gulf of California and the ...

Behind the scenes, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens’ conservationists work locally and abroad to safeguard animal species, ...

Here, in the Lost Sierra, is one of the most ambitious and progressive ideas seen in outdoor recreation in California.

Deserts are part of a wider class of regions called drylands ... with fast-growing grasses. Many desert plants can live for hundreds of years. But in California, the iconic Joshua tree—the ...

Southern California to experience variable weather, with near-average temps followed by a cooldown and gusty winds next week.

California’s first heat wave of the year ... across the state are forecast for the Coachella Valley and Palm Desert region, where highs could reach up to 112 this weekend. Officials across ...

California Assembly District 36 is a study in contrasts and potential. Not only does it include the economically booming ...