Lisa Peterson will take over as the organization’s president and CEO, effective June 2, the Houston Zoo announced April 2. Peterson will join the nonprofit from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where ...

The Houston Zoo announced Wednesday its new president and CEO, Lisa Peterson, who will fill the position in June.

Among Los Angeles’s finalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards are Daniel Castillo (Heritage Barbecue), Jon Yao (Kato), Strong ...

The Henry Doorly was deemed the Best Zoo for the third consecutive year, Best Zoo Membership for the first time, and Best Zoo Exhibit for the Desert Dome. This was the sixth consecutive time the ...

In a poll, USA TODAY readers voted Jacksonville's zoo among the Top 10 in the U.S. The zoo's Land of the Tigers exhibit was voted one of the nation's best zoo exhibits in 10BEST's 2023 poll.

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Griffith Observatory sits on the south face of Mount Hollywood and overlooks the Los Angeles basin. Its location gives visitors impressive views of the surrounding area, which many rave about.

Every year the Los Angeles Zoo’s Teen Council for Conservation ... from South Central Los Angeles, who was a member of the Teen Council in 2023. “At the beginning, I remember everyone was ...

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Harris is the third most populous county nationwide, trailing behind just Cook County in Illinois and Los Angeles County, which hold the top spots. The Greater Houston area was, in general ...

By Allison Detzel Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Monday that he had withdrawn a recommendation to reduce the prison sentences of Erik and Lyle Menendez, citing what ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended its deadline for residents in Los Angeles County who were impacted by the recent wildfires to apply for aid. FEMA has extended its deadline to ...