California has such a wealth of modern history that it is sometimes easy to forget it is a relatively new part of the United States, becoming the 31st state on September 9, 1850. Just two years ...

The UCLA campus in Westwood is not in an evacuation zone but right next to mandatory evacuation areas as well as evacuation ...

In the arid heart of the California desert lies Highway 80, a forgotten relic of America’s transportation history. Once a ...

James Woods evacuated from Pacific Palisades Tuesday as a raging fire burned and threatened properties in the Los Angeles ...

Take a step back in time while visiting these historic – and slightly spooky – ghost towns. While the term "ghost town" may sound like a village haunted by spirits, it actually refers to an ...

Ghosts may not be real, but ghost towns sure are. Ashcroft, a town about 10 miles south of Aspen, was settled in 1880 by silver prospectors. The town thundered into existence with a Miner's ...

In 1905, the covered wagons and cattle ranchers came through Nipton, California, on the edge of the Mojave Desert. Then the California Gold Rush sent miners into the desert town. And in 2017, the ...

Is there anything spookier that wandering around a town once bustling with people and activity that is now abandoned and deserted? Often nicknamed ghost towns, these once populated places become ...