President Trump will travel to North Carolina, California and Nevada this week for the first trips of his presidency, he told reporters on Tuesday. The president said he will be going Friday to

The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere denser than the underlying mantle. One theory holds that the lower lithosphere splits away and sinks into the mantle in a process called foundering.

As our three-generational family with baby in tow pulls into Palisades Tahoe, a premier mountain resort in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, after a three-hour drive from Sonoma we are greeted with the Olympic flame – a reminder of having hosted the 1960 Olympics when this cherished ski destination was called Squaw Valley.

How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

The only certainty is that Currey did have permission to cut down what was discovered to be the oldest tree on record. Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old. That means Prometheus came into existence around the time humans were exiting the Stone Age and beginning to work with bronze.

The prices of future tickets for California's high-speed rail system could be found in a bond offering from train company Brightline West.

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo announced assets that will be sent to Southern California to help battle wildfires.

Nevada state and local government agencies are sending 30 engines, five strike teams, one task force and up to 150 staff to help fight the fires ripping through Los Angeles this week.

Most are saying it’s too early to determine whether visitation to Las Vegas will be affected by recent fires, but those who are commenting are split on what to expect.

Two Sacramento County men were arrested on Wednesday morning after attempting to rob cannabis farms in neighboring Nevada County, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the area of Flying T Rd.

In a case brought by Stephen Lara, a judge ruled that Nevada law enforcement cannot use an “equitable sharing” civil forfeiture program to bypass state laws.

Until last year, only one California mammal species had never been caught on camera. A group of Bay Area researchers just shared the first photo of it.