The Permian Basin, which includes West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, provides some 50% of U.S. crude production. For every barrel of oil the Basin also produces five or six barrels of water. The Basin ...

Travel reporter John Bartell takes viewers on a scenic journey through some of his favorite hot springs and geysers in California and Oregon.

President Donald Trump announced the Navy will build two battleships as part of the "new Golden Fleet" to "inspire fear" and ...

These drivable indoor water parks offer slides, lazy rivers, surf simulators and more family-friendly attractions.

The agency said the Black Diamond Pool was previously the site of a hydrothermal explosion, in July 2024, that sent rocks and mud flying hundreds of feet high and damaged a boardwalk. It prompted the ...

A Wisconsin woman who almost killed her sixth-grade classmate to please horror villain Slender Man and then fled a group home ...

Explore the 1969 Oldsmobile F85, a model that reflects the transition of American cars at the end of the decade. What sets the F85 apart in Oldsmobile’s lineup?

Recent shaking feels dramatic but is scientifically routine Over the past few days, residents of Sonoma County have felt a handful of earthquakes — a magnitude 4.0 near Glen Ellen followed by ...

From exceptional hotels like the Four Seasons to the only hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop you’ll need, explore this ...

More than two dozen career diplomats and other overseas officials have been ordered home by Trump as he pursues his "America ...

The city of Folsom, California, has paid $700,000 to two former police officers who sued over anti-Asian discrimination and ...

The Chronicle investigations team had impact in Texas Lottery regulation, flood safety measures in Kerr County, and the ...