As snow settles in the valleys and whips off mountain crests, Grand County transforms into an icebox. Aside from evergreens, most greenery retreats underground, waiting for spring’s thaw to coax ...

Santa Cruz County failed its unhoused residents during weeks of severe winter storms by not activating its extreme weather shelters, despite having staff, supplies and facilities ready, writes Sara ...

In “109 Below,” a 2023 documentary about a daring three-day rescue on snow-choked and windswept Mount Washington in January, two lost hikers, frostbitten and hypothermic, had given up hope of ...

In “109 Below,” a 2023 documentary about a daring three-day rescue on snow-choked and windswept Mount Washington in January, two lost hikers, frostbitten and hypothermic, had given up hope of ...

In Tondo, Manila — often ranked among the Philippines’ most dangerous areas — families live beside Asia’s former largest garbage dump, known as Smoky Mountain. Some residents admit they eat recycled ...

The Brandon Regional Search and Rescue Association led a day of winter survival training Saturday for members of the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association. The training started with a classroom ...

A hiker undertaking an epic 1,200km (745-mile) trek for charity had to be rescued from a mountain after breaking his ankle - a fracture which he said left his foot sticking out at a 90 degree angle.

As snow settles on the ground and temperatures drop, it’s easy to think most animals are doing what plenty of people do—curling up somewhere warm and waiting out the freeze.

First responders originally said 16 people were on the trip, but now say only 15 were there. The Sheriff's Office says nine ...

An avalanche near Castle Peak outside Truckee buried 10 skiers and left six survivors stranded in whiteout conditions as 46 ...

Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland is exactly that kind of place, where the main requirement is showing up and letting the ...