Perched at 10,900 feet along Colorado's Independence Pass, the ruins of Independence Ghost Town sit quietly above the treeline, where the Roaring Fork Valley drops away, and the sky feels close enough ...

A federal judge threw out approval for Wyoming’s massive 5,000-well Converse County Oil and Gas Project over environmental flaws. But drilling ...

Sam Harris, a Wyoming photographer and Army veteran, finds beauty in abandoned places, like the ghost town of Sage. In Harris’ own words, the town ...

Low-elevation snowfall hit new record lows and temperatures soared to new highs at almost every station in the state.

Abandoned buildings in Bannack ghost town, Montana - Sue Smith/Shutterstock As the United States began expanding westward after the American Revolution, new settlements sprang up across the prairies ...

CAROLINA BEACH (WWAY) — Carolina Beach is taking a tougher stance against abandoned boats after one was left behind in local waters. The case has led to the first felony charges they’ve ever pursued ...

The United States is home to more than 4,500 ghost towns, settlements that were once thriving but are now abandoned due to economic decline, the closure of mines, changes in transportation routes, or ...

A lingering “snow drought” has triggered an early season restriction on diversions from the North Platte River and its tributaries, primarily shutting off water spigots for municipalities and some ...

A middle-aged man makes peace with his childhood trauma in Perrotta’s stellar latest (after Tracy Flick Can’t Win). Accomplished novelist Jimmy Perrini looks back on his youth in bucolic Creamwood, ...

When Jerry Craghead stepped on a mine grate called a grizzly, in a tunnel in the Eagle Mine at Gilman, Colorado, the grizzly gave way and Craghead nearly plunged down the deep shaft below. The miner ...

Tucked between the vast Wyoming plains and the majestic Rocky Mountains, Rawlins offers something that feels almost mythical in today’s America: homes with price tags that won’t make your wallet weep.

This video explores ten ghost towns across Texas that have been left behind by history. From abandoned streets to crumbling buildings, each town tells a unique story of rise and decline. Perfect for ...