One of L.A’s best birding hot spots is on a military base in the desert
Last week, I drove out to Rosamond to visit a paradoxical place: the largest freshwater wetlands in the desert of northern L.A. County. I wondered:…
Arab Americans desert the Democrats over support for Israel | US Election 2024
NewsFeedThe traditional Democrat city of Dearborn, Michigan, has the highest percentage of Arab Americans in the US. And yet, the city deserted Kamala Harris to…
Joshua Tree too crowded? Try these 3 desert hikes near L.A.
Now is the time of year when I try not to brag too much about how great the weather is. Soon enough, my friends back…
Matt McCarty wins Black Desert Championship for first PGA Tour victory
American Matt McCarty secured a place at next year's Masters and PGA Championship by winning his first PGA Tour title at the inaugural Black Desert…
I tried the alternative Las Vegas – with secret food tours and desert trips
IT WAS while standing under the darkened desert sky in the beautiful Neon Museum that Las Vegas finally clicked for me.The museum’s director Aaron Berger…
In Tunisia, refugees and migrants are expelled to the desert, left helpless | Refugees News
The welfare of a group of sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants, many just hoping to cross Tunisia for the security of Europe, is of growing…
Desert Daze festival is canceled: ‘This is a tough year’
Desert Daze, the long-running psych-rock and experimental festival set to return to Lake Perris in October, has been called off.Desert Daze had just announced its…
Olympic breakdancer Raygun gets neon tribute in California desert
When popular Southern California artist Darren Pearson, who also goes by the name “Dariustwin,” saw the videos and memes circulating around Australian breakdancer Raygun at…
L.A. artist Ed Ruscha on his plant board and love for plants
Ed Ruscha loves plants. If you know his art, this fact might come unexpected. He’s not a landscape artist. He’s never wanted to paint a…
California newspapers are disappearing. Richmond is living what comes next
RICHMOND, Calif. — For years Richmond City Councilmember Cesar Zepeda has been on an unsuccessful crusade to persuade the grocery store chains of America —…
Jack White, the Mars Volta and Cigarettes After Sex headline Desert Daze’s comeback fest
After a year-long absence, the SoCal psych-rock festival Desert Daze will return in 2024 with a lineup that includes Jack White, the Mars Volta and…
Mojave Desert ghost town Amboy fights to survive on Route 66
AMBOY, Calif. — It’s a Friday afternoon in mid-May and a Czech biker is eating an ice cream cone at the counter of a gas station…
Southern Section golf: Palm Desert wins Division 1 championship
The Southern Section held seven divisional golf championships on Monday across Southern California. Palm Desert came through to win Division 1 at Bear Creek Golf…
Israeli activists block Gaza-bound aid trucks on desert highway | Newsfeed
NewsFeedDrone footage captured a long line of aid trucks bound for Gaza stuck on a narrow mountain pass after being blocked by Israeli activists. The…
Why did voters desert the UK Conservatives in local elections? | Elections
Support for the Conservative Party has collapsed in local elections in England. After a landslide win in the last general election, support for the United…
A new national monument would protect a swath of California’s desert
Thomas Tortez Jr. leads a group across a gravelly wash in Painted Canyon, at the spot where his Cahuilla tribal ancestors once lived in a…
East Kimberley desert channel systems come to life following biggest wet season in decades
In short: After the best wet season in decades, a remote Kimberley desert lake system is in full flow.Paruku, or Lake Gregory, has risen dramatically over…
Bizarre photos show massive saucer-shaped ‘UFO’ being hauled down desert road by a tractor trailer baffling onlookers
AN object shaped like a giant UFO has been spotted along a highway, shocking passengers who drove beside it. Photos have emerged of the UFO-like…
A Coachella Valley billboard reveals a political brawl
There are so many billboards on each side of the 10 Freeway through the Coachella Valley that they bleed into one another like a deck…
Coachella 2024: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Busta Rhymes bring island vibes to YG Marley
Indio — The 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wraps its first weekend on Sunday, April 14, with Doja Cat’s return to the desert for…