A searing heat wave rare even for the Desert Southwest sent temperatures soaring to record levels on Monday, with Needles, California tying its record high for the date of 118°F (47.8°C). The ...

California’s average gas price has surged to $6.16 per gallon, the nation’s highest, amid supply disruptions from the Iran conflict and state policies. The steep costs have prompted many drivers, ...

NEEDLES, Calif. -- The Old West desert town of Needles, California, is where the beleaguered Joad family crossed the Colorado River into California in John Steinbeck's classic novel "The Grapes of ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new wildfire has spread across state lines in Arizona and California. The Needles Fire has burned 203 acres along both sides of the Colorado River. It started in California and ...

Needles has declared itself a Second Amendment sanctuary city, a first-in-California designation that leaders in this remote desert town see as a first step toward changing the state’s toughest-in-the ...

Needles was a tiny desert town then, a former railway center situated near the river and the Arizona border. This month, Needles is making national headlines. The town of less than 5,000 residents ...

Needles city council voted to ask state legislature to allow gun owners from other states to carry registered firearms in town A small California city has voted to declare itself a “second amendment ...