In just under 2,000 miles, you can visit all nine of California's national parks. It's a scenic road trip exploring the state ...

Caltrans District 2 has posted its list of planned highway lane closures for the week of Sunday, Dec. 28, through Saturday, ...

Santa may have to brave more rain and 50 mph wind gusts at Redding this week, and snowstorms in the Shasta County and North ...

Scientists have identified a single-celled eukaryote thriving in the steaming pools of Lassen Volcanic National Park, challenging long-held beliefs about the thermal limits of complex life. Named ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...

The Black Death — one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, estimated to have killed up to half of Europe’s population — might have been set in motion by a volcanic eruption, a new study ...

For centuries, the country’s western volcanic peninsula has been dormant, but a new era of volcanic activity could be on the horizon. The Fagradalsfjall Volcano, a raised crater of bubbling ...

A volcanic eruption around the year 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe's deadliest pandemic, the Black Death, scientists say. Clues preserved in tree rings suggest the ...

Recent major volcanic eruptions in Indonesia and Ethiopia have sparked questions about increasing activity. However, experts state there's no evidence of a global rise, attributing perceived increases ...

VINA — The historic Lassen Steakhouse on Highway 99 was heavily damaged by an early morning fire Friday, but quick work by firefighters saved the building from total destruction — and an owner says it ...