you’ve never heard of the Donner party, for whom the local Donner Pass and nearby Donner Lake are named.) But even with the possibility of less-than-perfect powder conditions, a trip to Lake ...

When he greeted his mom on a recent afternoon, he shared a fun fact he’d learned that day: In 1846, a future president, Abraham Lincoln, had almost joined the ill-fated Donner Party as it set ...

ALTADENA, Calif. -- Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn't believe what he saw when he returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after a wildfire reduced it to rubble. The ruins of his best ...

When he greeted his mom on a recent afternoon, he shared a fun fact he'd learned that day: In 1846, a future president, Abraham Lincoln, had almost joined the ill-fated Donner Party as it set out ...

Walk the streets of Bakersfield and watch local history come to life next week with Stories on the Sidewalk. This is the fifth year for the educational walking tour put on by the Arts Council of Kern ...

The Twilight Zone episode "The Masks," directed by Ida Lupino, explores what would happen if a person's inner ugliness were ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 19, 1847, the first rescuers reached members of the Donner Party, who had been snowbound in the Sierra Nevada ...

“I came to have fun and party with my friends, and that’s what I’m going to do,” said Imani Wright, who came from Georgia State University to unwind during her spring break. Take a look at ...

On Friday, February 28 the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) board members, committee members, event sponsors and ...

“I came to have fun and party with my friends, and that’s what I’m going to do,” said Imani Wright, who came from Georgia State University to unwind during her spring break. Take a look at the South ...

This week is a personal milestone, marking a half-century of writing about California’s ever-changing political ambiance.