The Rainbow Family Gathering near Susanville has some residents on edge, with officials warning of possible crime and environmental damage as thousands of attendees head toward a site in the ...

The US Forest Service ordered about 500 of Rainbow Family campers to leave Plumas National Forest within 48 hours on Wednesday or face a fine of up to $5,000 or prison time.

Stephen Wing, 61, of Atlanta, a Rainbow who attended his first gathering in 1981, was pleased to see the Rainbow Family come to Georgia. It was easier for him to attend the gathering, he said, but ...

They said crime is everywhere, not just within the Rainbow Family. "Laughing Deer," who came with his wife and baby to the gathering from Cleveland, said there is negativity wherever you go.

The Rainbow Family Gathering, an unauthorized event that draws thousands of people to a different American national forest every year, will take place in the Plumas National Forest during the ...

A man plays drums during the Rainbow Family Gathering July 4, 2001, in Cache Creek Meadow, Idaho. The counter-culture gathering attracted an estimated 20,000 people for a week of dancing, healing ...

LANDER, Wyo. - Rainbow Family participants are still picking up after this summer's gathering in the Cowboy State, but a local U.S. Forest Service official said the crew's effort is ...

The Rainbow Family has been meeting since 1972 in national forests. Regional gatherings also are held throughout the United States, as are gatherings in dozens of other countries. There is no leader.

Tom McCleod, according to family member Adam Buxbaum, is the only one of the 60 who pleaded not guilty on Monday. McCleod was “unconstitutionally detained for one hour while law enforcement left ...

On July 4, an estimated 10,000 members of the Rainbow Family, a throwback collective that takes its cues from the original hippie era, are expected to celebrate their fiftieth annual gathering in ...

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — While it's not yet confirmed, rumors swirling around social media suggest the 50th anniversary of the "Rainbow Family Gathering" could take place in Colorado, and local and ...

The Rainbow Family first gathered in Colorado in 1972 — up near Granby — and have held gatherings every July since, drawing thousands onto federal land for weeklong camp-outs.