An investigation is underway after an F-16 went down in central California, bursting into flames while the pilot safely ejected from the aircraft.

Along the scenic stretches of northwestern Arizona, a tall, stately sentinel stands watch over the desert landscape. It isn’t ...

Paint chips off the dusty sign welcoming visitors to the town of Mojave and its population of more than 3,000. Residents have ...

While the Mojave Desert's sunbaked vistas are sure to present visitors with all manner of surprises, there may be one sight in the Mojave that's a bit more surprising than any windblown dune or ...

The first time Fontella “Faun” Day believes she saw life from another planet, it came from above. It was a cloudy afternoon in Rachel, Nevada, and the phones and computers at the Alien Cowpoke gas ...

The sun will soon be setting on the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert. Boosted by $1.6 billion in taxpayer-backed loans in 2011, the gargantuan project was hailed by President ...

Along the stretches of Route 66 and old desert roads, relics of mid-century American travel still stand — empty motels, old diners, broken neon signs — silent testaments to a forgotten era of ...

Handicapping a 2-year-old stakes based on results of an earlier stakes for older horses might not seem logical. But consider the similarities between Goodwood Stakes (G1) winner Nevada Beach and ...

Death Valley and the Mojave Desert face a triple threat of flash floods, extreme heat, and wildfire risk. Monsoonal storms combined with moisture from Hurricane Lorena are creating unstable weather ...

Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...

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Spotting a Mojave Desert tortoise is increasingly difficult in the American Southwest. The tortoises, with their unmistakable domed patterned shells, live in California, parts of Nevada, Arizona and ...