An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. It’s ...

A Jasper County man riding a motorcycle allegedly led state police on a chase exceeding 100 mph on Interstate 65 Friday night.

UC Davis professor Hugh Safford found the highest living tree in California on a recent hike through the High Sierra.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed early Tuesday during a merengue concert attended by politicians, athletes and others, leaving ...

Gov. Mike Braun added Porter and LaPorte counties Tuesday to the list of 35 Indiana counties he's now declared disaster areas following severe spring weather, including several tornadoes. The ...

Officials with the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies continued to fight a wildfire along Brush Mountain that had nearly doubled in size between 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, according to ...

The entrance portal to Dark Universe, a land themed to Universal's Monsters brand. There is no other theme park land in America quite like it. (Thomas Simonetti / Bloomberg / Getty Images) ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The devastated family of a 60-year-old man who was shot dead in his own home have paid tribute, saying he was a “much-loved father, granddad and ...

In 2006 and 2007, North Adams turned over 3,420 acres of watershed land in Pownal, Vt., including the Dome, to the Green Mountain National Forest. But that left 218 acres with dams and buildings on ...

Prepare yourself to battle members of the city’s nefarious Thieves’ Guild in fog- shrouded alleys, to barter for cursed curios in the Plaza of Dark Delights, and to seek the wisdom of Ningauble of the ...

Rescuers rushed to find survivors on Wednesday after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert by popular singer Rubby Perez, one of more than 110 people killed in the ...