Yosemite National Park remains open despite the ongoing government shutdown. I spent two days exploring and found the ...

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Tackling the John Muir Trail at night with only stars and moon to light the path, a veteran hiker experiences the popular 200-mile trail in a new—and wilder—way.

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Four months after 2,500 Stockton-area residents protested the Trump administration at San Joaquin Delta College, organizers are planning another "No Kings" rally in Stockton.

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom during a press conference at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Aug. 21, 2025. Photo by Miguel ...

Tourism directly affects people as well as the land. Monday was Indigenous Peoples’ Day — a day dedicated to honoring Indigenous American cultures and histories.