The ash-covered tip of a Marlboro cigarette has a golden-red glow in twilight, especially when somebody is pulling a deep drag off it. At this moment, I am finishing off the bummed smoke with one hand ...

Ezra Scattergood knew a thing or two about high voltage. Known as Los Angeles's "father of power," Scattergood led L.A. 's Department of Water and Power for 31 years, growing it from a one-employee ...

The land once known as the State of Franklin ascends into the southern Appalachian Mountains from the west. It was here that the rugged Overmountain Army began its march to King's Mountain, North ...