Stretching across the remote Mojave Desert, Cadiz Road once linked travelers to Route 66 but now passes silent ghost towns, shifting dunes, and relics of a vanished highway era.

OCEANA COUNTY, Mich. — A child was rescued from a collapsed sand pit over the weekend, the Oceana County Sheriff's Office says. They're saying the situation is a stark reminder of the dangers of ...

When Ogden Dunes began hardening the shoreline against Lake Michigan’s attacks, Save the Dunes drew a line in the sand. So did the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. So did the U.S. Army Corps ...

The boy was trapped beneath at least 11 feet of sand for more than three hours. July 13, 2013— -- A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition today at a Chicago hospital after he was trapped for ...

A man hikes out onto the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, where temperatures were as high as 125 degrees this month, on July 8. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) How hot ...