It’s hard to go far in San Diego County without stumbling upon a place to hike. I should know; through the San Diego ...

Eric Parker took these photos of what appears to be a California Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis lateralis) that he ...

From Atacama to Patagonia, Chile makes extremes easy with dark-sky nights, glacier days and coastal dinners.

Majesty and mayhem have lived together in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains through decades of deadly fires and ...

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The Tehachapi Mountain Quilters had a spectacular 2025. We now have more than 100 members! From knowledgeable, creative and talented speakers to a picnic at Phillip Marx Central Park to hiring a bus ...

On Nov. 6, the Rotary Club of Tehachapi enjoyed an interesting presentation by local writer, wildlife photographer, and The Loop newspaper columnist, Jon Hammond. A fourth generation Kern County ...

Good morning, Kern County. Our storm impacts hang on Friday, with additional rain and snow to wrap up the work week. Overnight, we saw some snow falling along Hwy 58 along the Tehachapi pass, though ...

Nestled between the Tehachapi Mountains and the western edge of the Mojave Desert sits a little slice of California paradise that won’t drain your retirement fund faster than you can say “avocado ...

Nestled between the Tehachapi Mountains and the western Mojave Desert sits a place where cell phones seem less important and sunset-watching qualifies as a legitimate evening activity. Tehachapi, ...

A view of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary from the water in 1938. Courtesy National Park Service. On Nov. 10 1936, San Mateo County police made a public announcement that seemed too audacious to be true ...