Death Valley News

When I signed up for a one-day, 200-mile bike ride around Death Valley the first Saturday in March, my cycling pals told me I was crazy.

The Bishop Police Department's crime statistics for 2010 and 2011 are nearly identical.

State lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation that would transform a $248 million midyear school bus cut into a general-purpose reduction that hits each K-12 district evenly.

Ubehebe Craters in the north end of Death Valley, California. All of the dark material is volcanic tephra from the eruptions at the craters.

A deficit reducing plan by state legislators and the governor has reduced funding for school transportation by half.