Alex Wigglesworth is a reporter who covers the Inland Empire, Mojave Desert communities and the environment for the Los Angeles Times. Before joining the newsroom in 2016, she was a general assignment reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com. A Philadelphia native, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in medical anthropology and global health. She currently lives in the Mojave Desert.
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National Park Service staffing cuts prompted off-duty rangers and residents to protest at national parks nationwide, including Joshua Tree and the Santa Monica Mountains.
The National Park Service and an Australian company are at odds over an old Mojave Desert gold mine, where the company is seeking to extract rare earth minerals.
A string of heists targeting BNSF trains in California and Arizona resulted in the theft of $2 million worth of Nike sneakers. Trade groups say these types of crimes are happening more frequently.
People with hotel industry ties are among buyers and entities that have snapped up 22 parcels within national park boundaries; plans unclear.
At least 22 parcels totaling more than 100 acres in and around Whispering Pines area within Joshua Tree National Park have changed hands since 2021, spurring concerns among neighbors over potential development.
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some experts say may have helped mitigate the damage from Los Angeles’ devastating wildfires.
The worst of the first significant rainstorm of the season for Southern California is expected to hit Sunday morning. Here is what you need to know.
A crowd of people damaged a Waymo vehicle near La Cienega Boulevard and West 3rd Street in Beverly Grove early Saturday, police said.
San Bernardino County supervisors have published an open letter criticizing Southern California Edison’s handling of public safety power outages that have left some Inland Empire residents in the dark for days.
There is a 10% to 20% chance of flash flooding and landslides in some recently burned areas of Los Angeles County, forecasters say, including the Palisades and Eaton fire areas.