From its rail depot origins dating to 1883 to its place on historic Route 66, Needles — nicknamed “the Gateway to California” — has long been a stop for travelers on their journey ...

The “California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow National Scenic Byway” received the 2022 Hospitality Award from the National Scenic Byway Foundation.

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, June 27, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. In California, the term “sanctuary” is most closely associated ...

For travelers coming from the east, Needles was the first town in California on Route 66. In addition to being an important Route 66 town, ... classic neon, and history.

NEEDLES, Calif. — The Old West desert town of Needles, California, ... They don’t want any would-be gunslingers sauntering down Historic Route 66 brandishing six-shooters.

Leaders of Needles, California have declared it a “sanctuary city” for people who believe the state's strict gun laws have encroached too much on their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

A welcome sign to travelers along Route 66 is posted on the marquee at the closed 1929 historic theater in Needles on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. The small desert city of 5,000 residents is hopeful ...

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 Wrath" and was a ...

Historic Needles, California was the last stop on the historic Route 66. It was a "welcome to California" for highway drivers through decades past. Famously name-dropped in "Grapes of Wrath ...