In the cheerful town of Chatty Creek, everyone wanted the greenest lawn on the block. Families spent weekends mowing, watering, and sprinkling fertilizers like fairy dust to keep their grass thick and ...

Nature lovers who enjoy hiking with a dose of history should head to the redwood trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of Los Gatos.

(Courtesy photo) The Neal Taylor Nature Center is getting ready for its 28th annual Fish Derby at Cachuma Lake, April 26-27. The Fish Derby is the major fundraiser for the nonprofit Neal Taylor ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Fish Derby is the major fundraiser for The Neal Taylor Nature at Cachuma Lake which is a non-profit organization. There is ...

TOOL–West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District board of directors met March 24. Board President Mac McKinsey said, “(Chief Executive Officer) Kenneth Malin, has noted that East Cedar Creek Municipal ...

In other action, supervisors also unanimously approved an update to the fee schedule at Cachuma Lake County Park to reflect user-funding for a recent $14 million revamp of RV camp sites with ...

WATERTOWN — Cleanup hitter Payton Quest went 4-for-4 with four RBIs as Lake Mills routed host Luther Prep 14-1 in five innings in nonconference softball Tuesday. Aubrey Lepak, Savannah Radtke ...

After decades of failed attempts to preserve California's endlessly troubled 120-year-old Salton Sea, a myriad of new plans to save the salt-riddled lake are taking form. Scientists discovered a ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - People in Mobile County continue to speak out in opposition to the recent closure of Big Creek Lake. This month, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System closed the lake ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A dive team Sunday recovered the body of a man who disappeared when his kayak capsized on Benbrook Lake. The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, Benbrook Fire Department ...

The Nacogdoches Consolidated Communications Center said the US Geological Service reported a 3.5 magnitude earthquake just southwest of Lake Nacogdoches. The earthquake was reported at 10:05 p.m ...