The 20-foot steel mammoth watching over the 60 Freeway now has a live feed, and officials say it started as a security tool.

The $1.7 million makeover brings 3D printers and a mini animatronic storyteller to Rialto's West 1st Street branch.

Beaumont Sports Park and Wildflower Park will get new play equipment as the city races to keep up with its booming population.

The Living Desert planted native blooms at Cabot's Pueblo Museum to feed bees, butterflies and even bats.

A proposed October 1 deadline would replace Indian Wells' old June and July trim dates that collided with nesting season.

The South Palm Desert trailhead now has a shade structure, pollinator gardens, and improved pickleball courts following a park renovation.

Three October Saturdays, the 7,000-foot zoo opens after dark so bobcats and mountain lions can show off their nocturnal side.

Shaquile Simpson and his wife freed a gull snagged by a hook and line, video shows.

Team Rubicon crews have felled more than 350 trees near Skyline Road, with weeks of work still ahead in Big Bear.

Apache cicadas are singing well past summer in the Coachella Valley, and irrigated yards may be the reason why.

Joshua Tree loses 10 planned projects while Denali's sled dogs go without dedicated caretakers under the funding freeze.

A water play arroyo, new playground and measures to prevent unauthorized vehicle intrusion are planned for the 40-acre Riverside park, but half the funding is still unsecured.

Free trees, seeds and bike helmets await at the ribbon-cutting near Parkland Prairie Nature Preserve.