Over the weekend, a hiker fell in the “99 Switchbacks” section of Whitney's main trail, according to the Inyo County ...

Also in June, a 14-year-old Santa Clarita boy suffered severe injuries when he began hallucinating and walked off a ledge ...

Severe weather complicated a multi-day effort to recover the body of a hiker who fell to his death along Mt. Whitney's ...

Mount Whitney, one of the tallest mountains in the United States, has an elevation of 14,505 feet at the summit ...

A man fell to his death on Mount Whitney over the weekend, Inyo County Search and Rescue reported Monday. According to a ...

What makes anyone turn back on a mountain? The wind biting at your face like a thousand needles-or the gut-deep knowledge ...

Rescuers rushed to reach the stranded climber on Mount Whitney, a California nonprofit said. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash CORRECTION: A previous version of this article previously misstated the ...

Manila, Philippines — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of ...

ROSMAN, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Geological Survey said an earthquake was reported in Transylvania County Saturday night. According to the USGS, the earthquake hit 6.3 miles west of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A specific type of earthquake that can cause particularly intense shaking is more common than previously believed, ...

A "Big One" on the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest might trigger a similarly serious earthquake on California's San Andreas Fault, new research suggests. The findings are based on ...