Every year, ultrarunners sign up to compete in a brutal race that stretches 135 miles across Death Valley in the high heat of summer. Because of its harsh conditions, the Badwater 135 is perhaps the ...

At Copper Top, the tri-tip undergoes a transformation that borders on magical – seasoned with a proprietary rub, then slow-smoked over red oak until it develops a flavorful crust on the outside while ...

This year's Mt. Whitney team now has a chance to match that Pioneers' squad when they host No. 14 Frontier-Bakersfield (14-12) on Thursday night in the section title game. How big is Thursday's final ...

If you're looking for a destination filled with a Wild West atmosphere, this California town nestled within the mountains has a long frontier history.

When the running gets hard in this desert dubbed “hell on Earth,” Danny Westergaard tells himself: “Slow and steady” or ...

An island community in Washington is mourning the loss of a beloved former high school teacher who died one day into a trek on the John Muir Trail in California. Harris Levinson, 61, died near Whitney ...

A fearsome apex predator popped out right in front of a lone hiker on a California trail, tense video shows. Cortney Rasura was 6 miles into the 8 miles she’d planned to hike on the Gridley ...

A fearsome apex predator popped out right in front of a lone hiker on a California trail, tense video shows. Cortney Rasura was 6 miles into the 8 miles she’d planned to hike on the Gridley ...

A 14-year-old is conscious and moving after he fell while hiking near Mt. Whitney in California and was treated at a Las Vegas hospital in a coma.

A California teen who walked off a cliff while experiencing altitude-related hallucinations on the tallest mountain in the Lower 48 states has begun a slow recovery but remains in a medically ...