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 ...

NEEDLES (AP) — 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" ...

Needles is a city in San Bernardino County, California, with a population of 4,962. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 61.90% of residents identify as white, 3.40% as ...

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 ...

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, Calif. — The blistering sun hung high above the barren landscape, 118 degrees of scatter-the-critters hot, as Tim Terral loaded a magazine into his 9-millimeter pistol. He narrowed his eyes, ...

The whole business began with a backyard barbecue. Tim Terral, a 50-year-old cable company worker recently elected city councilman in Needles, on the rural eastern edge of California, planned a ...

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 with 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 Middle is a public school located in Needles, CA, which is in a fringe town setting. The student population of Needles Middle is 206 and the school serves 6-8. At Needles Middle, 12% of ...

Needles Community Day is a public school located in Needles, CA, which is in a distant town setting. The student population of Needles Community Day is 19 and the school serves 6-12.The school’s ...