The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2010. On an impulse one recent Sunday, we drove to West Marin. I wanted to show my new husband how amazing it is. He was ...

Searching for hidden state parks in California that most folks miss? These 10 state parks offer secret beauty and empty trails! 1. Angel Island State Park (Tiburon) Angel Island r ...

These small towns across California offer walkable streets, local charm, and quiet escapes that make every scenic drive feel ...

A fresh proposal calls for a 25-story tower with hundreds of homes to rise where a water-filled excavation has sat for years, ...

Hawaii lawmakers and state managers are clashing over whether aquarium fish collecting should return to the Kona Coast or end for good. The state House has passed a bill to ban the practice on the ...

A sweeping new analysis of the world’s oceans has turned up an unsettling finding for California and beyond: human-made chemicals, from prescription drugs and pesticides to the telltale fingerprints ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota dismissed women's hockey coach Brad Frost on Tuesday after 19 seasons, a decade since the program's last national championship. Athletic director Mark Coyle made the ...

Democrats seek to channel electorate frustration over high prices in bid to chip away at Republicans' unified control of ...

A bitter intraparty battle drew to a close Tuesday as Democratic primary voters went to the polls to decide who would be their choice to replace retiring U.S.

After several years of closures due to low populations, California will reopen limited commercial and recreational salmon fishing this spring as stocks rebound. Local fishers welcome the return but ...