Point Roberts shares a land border with Canada, not the mainland U.S. But the geographic oddities that made it special are ...

Big cities are often hyped as the best tourist destinations, but many of the nation's small towns are gems worth visiting. From coast to coast and north to south, cute small towns represent much ...

"Virginia’s eccentricity shines through in its most unique communities," said World Atlas, and "these nine towns each have a ...

One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this winter, according to a Washington Post analysis of state fire maps ...

Residents of Point Roberts, a small U.S. town on a peninsula connected to Canada, are geographically and economically trapped ...

A copper mine in British Columbia produces a metal the world needs to phase out fossil fuels. It holds promise — and danger.

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The Point Roberts Fire Chief says he believes the Whatcom County Medical Examiner is defying a state statute and forcing his firefighters to wait hours to carry dead ...

The cemetery hill trail offers the perfect spring hike. Wildflowers carpet the hillsides in purple, yellow, and white. From ...

Wildfires are raging in Western North Carolina, with the worst impacts in Polk County. Keep up with information on the fires ...

I didn’t have any kind of expectations or hope for our Washington State road trip, which was a good thing, because it ended up being one of my favorite states on our US RV trip. […] ...

A binary sunset only happens in “Star Wars,” but on Earth you can enjoy a “double sunrise.” In fact, one will be visible this weekend. A partial solar eclipse will be visible Saturday ...