Park rangers in Death Valley are scratching their heads as to how the desert's phantom lake has persisted for more than half a year — likely its longest lifespan in living memory.

A 2010 satellite image shows dozens of golden islands covered with strange parallel lines shining among the shallow waters of a massive, half-full ephemeral lake in Australia's Great Sandy Desert.

In Racetrack Playa, a dry lakebed in Death Valley National Park, meteorological conditions can push rocks weighing up to 700 pounds along the flat ground.

Death Valley National Park’s harsh desert environment does kill, but Timbisha Shoshone tribal members say it’s really a place about life.

It’s not even April, and Death Valley already has hit the century mark. The famous national park in eastern California reported a temperature of 100 degrees on Tuesday afternoon as an early ...

A 67-year-old Texas man who was trying to reach the Colorado River for an overnight stay at Phantom Ranch was found unresponsive on South Kaibab Trail, officials said.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Death Valley National Park were the only Nevada locations on John Foy & Associates ' study of the 10 most dangerous national parks in the United States.

OLD AGENCY, S.D. (Valley News Live) - Authorities are investigating after a death on the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota. According to a press release from tribal leaders, the incident ...

In November 2023, Littlewind stabbed another man to death in Fort Totten after Littlewind confronted the man over $40. As part of sentence, Littlewind was also ordered to pay restitution for ...

Scientists consider Last Chance Lake to be an analog for lakes that may have existed on Earth 4 billion years ago and contained the ingredients for early life on our planet.

Two people were found dead inside a west Valley home; a man who drove into a lake with his wife inside the car was sentenced to prison for her death; and more. Here's a look at some of your top ...

Park rangers and a Navy rescue helicopter were called to a hiking trail in Death Valley National Park last week to assist a tourist who became stranded on the side of a steep canyon, officials ...