The ground continues to shift in the Mojave Desert as authorities reported an earthquake east of Barstow. A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck at 10:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, about 16 miles west ...

The Bureau of Land Management was ordered to close down popular off-roading trails in parts of the Mojave in order to protect the imperiled desert tortoise.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mojave River began rising in the High Desert after water was released from Silverwood Lake during recent storm activity in the ...

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 ...

From the desert to the sea to all of Southern California, the ground keeps shaking in the Golden State. At 9:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 miles north-northeast of ...

Roughly 740,000 acres of the Mojave Desert comprise California's newest national monument in Riverside and Imperial counties. Chuckwalla National Monument was established in mid-January by outgoing ...

Some believe the desert is silent. They picture a vast mute nothing, hot enough to grill a steak on your vehicle’s hood and dry enough to chap your soul. They think of scorched plains, scrubby plants ...