This week I’m highlighting a 4-mile loop at the Barnett Ranch County Preserve — and crossing my fingers that we see big wildflower blooms in the desert this spring.

The 4-mile hike in Ramona is easy and family-friendly, with the chance to see grazing cows and peaks of Iron Mountain and ...

Just days after a Christmas downpour, the Santa Ana winds are gusting in parts of Southern California, causing damage and downed trees for some. The Santa Ana winds were violent and destructive on ...

Still looking for a Christmas tree in California? It’ll cost you. The Golden State has the most expensive holiday evergreens in the nation, according to Sixt, a Germany-based car rental company. Sixt ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — The tree, some six stories tall, hovered in midair. A crowd had gathered outside the California State Capitol to watch the installation of the Christmas tree. It hung ...

Christmas trees have been at the heart of American Christmas holiday celebrations since the 1800s. The beloved tradition began in the Northeast and migrated west with pioneers and settlers. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thousands of holiday lights shined anew in two beloved locations in Altadena and Pasadena on Saturday night, Dec. 6, re-establishing traditions that nearly a ...

It’s the holiday season — and folks across California are getting into the spirit with twinkling lights, decorated trees and festive displays. If you’re still looking for a Christmas tree, several ...

In the 1965 holiday classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Lucy tells Charlie to go pick out a “great, big, shiny aluminum” tree for their Christmas play. Charlie, eschewing the over-commercialization ...

In 2020, around 80% of the Christmas trees at Crest Ranch Tree Farm burned in the CZU Complex Fire, a devastating California wildfire that ripped through the Santa Cruz Mountains for nearly 40 days.