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Eating NorCal
Fall River Brewing Releases Limited Craft Beer to Raise Funds for Local Salmon Conservation
Photo: Fall River Brewing Co. Craft beer and local fundraising. Is there anything better? Fall River Brewing Co. announced the…
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Butte
Where the Wildflowers Are: See NorCal’s Super Bloom at Table Mountain
Flickr/Sathish J Spring has arrived and that means wildflowers have begun to embellish many of our favorite trails. Strolling through…
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Outdoors
Caught on Camera: Wild Animals are Returning to Whiskeytown Following Carr Fire
The Carr Fire had many ill effects on the human community of Shasta County, burning over 1,600 structures, claiming seven…
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Events
Eureka’s Salt and Fog Fish Festival Returns to the Redwood Coast
Photo courtesy of Visit Eureka The residents and merchants of Eureka, on California’s north coast, are celebrating the mighty Pacific…
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Outdoors
Merry Fishmas! The 7 Best Places in NorCal to Fish on Opening Day
Saturday, April 27th is truly a magnificent holiday. It’s the time of year when you get together with your friends…
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Destinations
Hiking to the Isolated Toad and Porcupine Lakes
“The trail has got to be around here somewhere….” was our refrain for the day. After the long, windy, and…
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News
Kids Ski for Free at Mt. Shasta Ski Park on Easter Sunday
Via Instagram/@mtshastaskipark It’s nearing the end of an epic winter season on Mt. Shasta Ski Park and now the mountain’s…
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North Coast
Vintage Photos of Lumberjacks and the Giant Northern California Redwoods they Felled
Northern California is known for being the home of some of the oldest and largest trees in the world. The…
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Eating NorCal
Getting “Hooked” on Sacramento’s Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co.
We tried Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co. in Sacramento and got hooked!
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Butte
That’s Odd: Car Found in Chico’s Sycamore Pool
Around 6:30 am Tuesday morning, a person enjoying Chico’s beautiful Lower Bidwell Park came across an odd sight. A car…
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Outdoors
The Art of Flight – Paragliding Over Mt. Shasta
Ever since human beings have looked up and seen birds flying through the air with ease, we’ve been obsessed with flight.…
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Destinations
Explore the Diverse Wildlife of Tule Lake in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge
Tule Lake Refuge, established in 1928, rests in the fertile and intensely farmed Tule Lake Basin in Modoc County. The almost 40-thousand-acre refuge…
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Outdoors
Watch This Incredible 30-Year-Old Video Of A Fly Fishing Legend Rippin’ Lips On The Upper Sac
The Ted Fay Fly Shop in Dunsmuir has been known to produce some of the best anglers our area has…
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Outdoors
See Just How Tough it is to Summit Mt. Shasta with “Directors of Toughness”
In an article titled (Almost) Climbing Mt. Shasta Active NorCal editor Chip O’Brien described his harrowing account of having to turn back…
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Outdoors
Take an Epic Rafting Trip Down the White Waters of Trinity River
Once, in the dawn of pre-history, a ravenous saber toothed tiger stalked a little family of cavemen, mom, dad and…
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Lassen
Bumpass Hell will Remain Closed when Lassen Park Opens for Summer Season
Photo: National Park Service In April of 2018, Lassen Volcanic National Park officials closed the trailhead for its famed hydrothermal…
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News
Folsom Lake Jet Skier Still Missing in “Possible Drowning”
Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff Around 6:30 pm on Sunday, a 29-year-old jet skier potentially fell off his jet ski…
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North Coast
WATCH: National Geographic Documents Pesticide Damage at Illegal Marijuana Grow Sites in NorCal
When recreational marijuana was legalized in California in 2018, U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott announced that his concerns won’t lie within…
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Bay Area
International Succulent Smuggling Still a Major Problem on Northern California Coast
Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is stepping up their game…
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Lassen
Lassen Man Convicted in California’s Largest Ever Poaching Case
A Northern California man has plead guilty of poaching more than 150 protected birds in Lassen County and has been…
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Destinations
10 Destinations To Mark Off Your Shasta Cascade Bucket List
The Shasta Cascade region is one of a kind. The collection of waterfalls, trails, mountains, caves, rivers, museums and other…
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Stories
Go on a Northern California Adventure with Stella the Dog
What an awesome video! There is no better way to explore the Shasta region then through the lens of a…
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History
A Piece of NorCal History: Redding’s Diestelhorst Bridge
Considering its place adjacent to the recently added Lake Redding Bridge, you might overlook Redding’s storied Diestelhorst Bridge. Without scanning…
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Outdoors
WATCH: Cliff Jumpers Tandem Jump Off a GUSHING McCloud Falls
It’s waterfall season in Northern California which means cliff jumpers are ready to display their daredevil antics to the public.…
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News
Enthusiastic Bear Cub Spotted, Captured in Yuba City Neighborhood
We see a lot of bear sightings all throughout Northern California, mostly in the Tahoe area. But Yuba City had…
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News
Another Avalanche Reported on Mount Shasta’s Avalanche Gulch
Mount Shasta has seen numerous significant avalanches already this winter. There was the historic Valentine Avalanche in February and another…
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Butte
Turkey Hunter Comes Face-to-Face with Hungry Mountain Lions in Butte County
Billy Driessen, known for being a fishing guide in the area and catching giant bass, recently had a run-in with…
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North Coast
The Easter Lily Capital of the World Sits Right Here in Northern California
The Easter Lily make a great centerpiece to any Easter dinner surrounded by family and friends. And it’s very likely…
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News
185,000 Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Released into Battle Creek by Coleman Fish Hatchery
Press Release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released 185,000 marked juvenile winter-run…
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News
Large Avalanche Buries Car Along Highway 50 in Tahoe
Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff On Sunday afternoon, an avalanche slide onto Highway 50 near Frog Pond in Tahoe, pushing…
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Sacramento
Nesting Birds Close Down Sacramento High School’s Brand-New Field
Kildeer bird Construction workers had just finished the brand-new cork and synthetic turf field at Sacramento’s Rio Americano High School…
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News
Mudslide Closes Route 197 in Del Norte County
On Monday morning, a mudslide hit Route 197 in Del Norte County, closing down the main road that connects Crescent…
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News
Rainy Conditions Force Mt. Shasta Ski Park to Close this Week
The warm storm that hit Northern California this weekend brought April showers to Mt. Shasta Ski Park. The two inches…
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News
NorCal Ski Resorts Own the 9 Deepest Snowpacks in North America
Photo: Sierra-at-Tahoe The historic winter in Northern California has single-handedly brought California out of a 7 year drought and the…
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Destinations
Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove to Reopen Soon with Winter Conditions
Photo: National Park Service The Mariposa Grove Road will reopen to automobiles on Friday, Apr. 12, officials in Yosemite National…
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Bay Area
WATCH: Professional Baseball Players Visit the Point Reyes National Seashore
Players from the Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball team came into the Bay Area for their season opening series against…
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Butte
Watch Dramatic Drone Footage of the Oroville Dam Spillway Reopening
When the California Department of Water Resources opened the gates of the Oroville Dam spillway on Tuesday, they eased the…
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Butte
Water Flows Double on Oroville Dam Spillway to 25,000 CFS
When the California Department of Water Resources opened the gates of the Oroville Dam spillway on Tuesday, they eased the…
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Lassen
The Massive Snow Removal Operation at Lassen Park is Underway
When the springtime hits Lassen Volcanic National Park, park officials begin the massive undertaking of trying to clear the snow off…
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News
Bringing the Majestic Condor Back to Northern California
Press Release from US Fish and Wildlife, Redwood National Park Service, and the Yurok Tribe: Photo from the National Park…
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Events
NorCal History will Come Alive at Lava Beds’ Living History Event
Photo: NPS/Angela Sutton Press release provided from Lava Beds National Monument: History will come alive on Saturday, May 11th, during…
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News
Over 2-Feet of Snow Forecast to Fall on NorCal Mountains this Weekend
Photo: Squaw Valley Resort Another week in 2019, another storm… It’s been a historic snow season in Northern California, with…
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News
Flood Watch Issued Along Sacramento River as Keswick Dam Flows Increase
As the rain continues to pour down on Northern California, officials are needing to make difficult decisions regarding water storage…
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News
Truckee Police Rescue 7-Year-Old Girl from Snow Cave
The snow is so deep in Tahoe, it’s becoming a dangerous hazard for the locals. On Monday April 1, Truckee…
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North Coast
Kayakers Surprised by Surfacing Whale on Humboldt Coast
A group of kayakers taking the Whale and Wildlife Tour from Kayak Trinidad received a once in a lifetime experience…
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News
Yosemite Conservancy Provides $15 Million for Yosemite National Park Projects
Yosemite Conservancy is providing $15.3 million in support to Yosemite National Park to protect the rare Sierra Nevada red fox, revitalize…
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Butte
Water Released onto the Oroville Dam Spillway
With high water levels in Lake Oroville and an upcoming forecast of rain, the California Department of Water Resources announced…
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News
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash in Avenue of the Giants
Flickr/Redwood Coast From the California Highway Patrol: On 03-30-2019, at approximately 1556 hours, Roy Werner [58, of Redway] was riding…
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Eating NorCal
Pliny the Younger Release Brought $4 Million to Sonoma County
Beer is big business and one Northern California community is reaping the benefits. Russian River Brewing Company released their Economic…
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News
Tahoe Couple Adopts Orphaned Northern California Cubs
In early March, two small bear cubs were found along Highway 96 just outside Yreka. The cubs were moved to…
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Bay Area
Mavericks Update: NorCal’s Big-Wave Surf Competition Officially Cancelled this Season
The surfing world let out a collective gasp on Sunday as the end of the Mavericks contest window ended, bringing…
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Destinations
Find a Biking Utopia in Siskiyou County
Northern California’s Siskiyou County is one of the most popular biking destinations in the world. From relaxed rides with stellar…
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Stories
The Best Jokes from April Fool’s Day in Northern California
April 1st has become a fun day for everyone. It gives even the most serious organizations the opportunity to let…
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News
Update: Tahoe Highways Reopen After Snow Slide Closures
Update – 5 PM: US50 has reopened thank you for patiently waiting . The Caltrans crews are doing their job…
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