AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev.— Hundreds of new mining claims have been staked within the community of Amargosa Valley, Nevada, on thousands of acres directly adjacent to Death Valley National Park. These new ...

K2 Gold’s planned mining project in a rugged, roadless area near Death Valley National Park threatened the rare Inyo rock daisy. In February the Center and other groups formally petitioned the U.S.

Was Pharaoh Tutankhamun a “cast-off king”? Evidence shows that his shimmering golden death mask was made for someone else.

To get the best sunset and sunrise views in California, head to this special spot. It also happens to be the most ...

By mid-September, most of the Manson Family had fled the city and assembled in decrepit squatters’ camps and mining cabins in and around Death Valley to await the next chapter of Manson’s dark plan.

A rescue operation in Colorado on Thursday to bring trapped mining tour visitors out of an ... That led to the injuries and the death. So far it's not clear exactly how the victim died.

Travelers planning a Southwest adventure often include both Yosemite National Park and Las Vegas in their itineraries. This ...

Colorado officials ordered the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine to cease and desist operations on Wednesday about a week after a tour guide was killed and 23 people trapped underground when an elevator ...

The mine in Teller County is where a tour guide died in an accident last Thursday. Patrick Weier, 46, lived in Victor and left behind a 7-year-old son. The accident that caused Weier's death ...

Federal mine safety investigators have released a preliminary report in the Sept. 28 death of a miner at the Arch Coal Leer Mining Complex in Taylor County. According to the report, Colton Walls, 34, ...

This PS contributor turned to EMDR therapy to help her cope with a traumatic experience. Here's how it worked.