El Camino Real connects 21 historic missions and is packed with charming small towns, stunning national parks, and world-class wineries.

The bell tower design stands out as unique among California missions. Step inside to discover artwork brought from Spain in sailing ships long ago. The baptismal font, carved from a single stone, has ...

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, just a few minutes’ drive south of town, offers some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in California. Hiking trails wind through forests of Monterey pines and ...

Language columnist Richard Lederer and musical comedian Bill Shipper team up July 23 to deliver a double dose of wordplay in music and song.

A Tier 4 STRO license is for Mission Beach, which has long been a neighborhood of short-term rentals. (File photo) San Diego will reopen applications Tuesday for vacation home rental licenses in ...

Four of the five were assigned at various times to the historic San Xavier Mission, the religious order recently disclosed on its website.

San Xavier Mission School had no other option "due to a significant decrease in enrollment as well as lack of critical staffing," the Catholic Diocese of Tucson says.

Hike of the week: Climb Cowles and Pyles peaks on this twofer through Mission Trails The roughly 6-mile out-and-back hike is moderately strenuous as it brings hikers to two of the five peaks in ...

Starting Tuesday, July 1 at 10 a.m., the City of San Diego will begin accepting Tier 4 Short-Term Residential Occupancy (STRO) license applications for whole-home rentals in Mission Beach.

One of the best ways to explore Carmel-by-the-Sea is on foot, wandering its side streets and learning about its history by ...

East Mission Bay Drive has become overrun by hundreds of RVs parked for days or weeks, turning a scenic public corridor into a neglected encampment. Once a peaceful area for walking and cycling, it… ...