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If you have $6 million lying around, a great way to spend it might be to purchase a Tahoe ski…

The Tony Hawk Foundation has chosen McKinleyville in Humboldt County as the next place it wants to see a brand-new…

Photo: Shady Oak / Facebook A Santa Rosa brewery owner wanted to make a public statement on the recent dark…

The fishing guides over at Wild Waters Fly Fishing have been getting their fair share of big steelhead on the…

Yes, you read that headline right. We have a storm trooper sighting on Shasta Lake that would make any Star…

Squaw Valley Resort. Photo: Rennett Stowe Winter is officially upon us in Northern California as Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is preparing…

On February 1st, 2019 it began snowing heavily at Squaw Valley Resort near Lake Tahoe. The snow continued to slam…

The Shasta McCloud Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, in partnership with the Mt. Shasta Trail Association (MTSA), has…

Photo: Bike Tahoe There are a lot of opportunities for a great bike ride in Northern California, but the best…

Photo: Save the Redwoods League Press release from Save the Redwoods League: Continuing its century-long mission to protect and restore…

Snowmaking at Squaw Valley Resort. Photo: Squaw Valley The winter is approaching in the mountains of Northern California, and ski…

The Haven Humane Society has been caring for lost, homeless or abused pets in the Redding area since 1952. The…

During the fires of 2018, a new trend emerged in Northern California when local breweries used craft beer to raise…

Photo: Save the Redwoods League Sitting about 160-miles southeast of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada mountains is a tree so…

Following just a 103-day closure for the summer, Mammoth Mountain has reopened for the winter season and hopes to see…

Flickr/m01229 The Point Reyes Lighthouse has reopened to the public following an extensive renovation, giving visitors a refreshed look at…

“To find the goods, you have to be willing to go to places where no one else is willing to…

This incredible video of a bald eagle swooping in to catch its dinner on a lake in Butte County was…

Sitting in the Lassen National Forest is the Subway Cave, a beautiful cave formed thousands of years ago by flowing…

Photo: Discover Siskiyou Every year, Veteran’s Day sits as a reminder to all Americans about the sacrifice made by the…

Ryan Spitz is no ordinary man. Spitz decided he wanted to create a race from two iconic Northern California locations…

Mr. T-Shirt has become a bit of a celebrity in the Tahoe town of King’s Beach. Known for the white…

View this post on Instagram Tahoe’s Monkey Rock enjoying the spring weather. 📷: @bueller.bueller . . . . . .…

Tahoe’s “magical” East Shore Trail opened to much fanfare in June and now it’s getting a high-profile visit from one…

Humboldt Bay The wildfires in Northern California provide an in-your-face reminder of the trials and tribulations brought on by earth’s…

Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo: Visit Redding It’s autumn in Northern California, with the foliage that grew all…

On November 8, 2018, Northern California was changed forever. At 6:15 am that day, a fire broke out in rural…

A video was shared to social media this week showing some of the most shocking wildlife footage in Northern California…

Brought to you by Visit Redding Shasta State Historic Park. Photo: Visit Redding In the mid-1800’s, the town of Shasta…

Firefighters battling the devastating wildfires of Northern California don’t have it easy. Not only do they risk life and limb…

Facebook/ Wiyot Tribe In December of 2018, the Eureka City Council unanimously voted to return Tuluwat, or Indian Island, back…

Flickr/SunnyvaleRocks Just 23 minutes after the Kincade Fire began in Sonoma County, PG&E cut power to the area, along with…

If the devastating Kincade Fire wasn’t enough to leave firefighters and Sonoma County residents with sleepless nights, two earthquakes recorded…

Satellite image of the Kincade Fire The situation of the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County somehow got much worse today,…

Mount Tamalpais. Flickr/Michael Pujals When you woke up in Northern California on Sunday Morning, you likely noticed winds howling outside…

The fast-moving Kincade Fire grew rapidly Saturday night as vicious winds whipped the flames into a frenzy and grew the…

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA It was a relatively short power shutdown this week for 179,000 PG&E customers as the power company…

Humboldt residents were surprised when they came across a humpback whale washed ashore on Wednesday. The whale was tangled in…

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA PG&E has confirmed the latest round of power shutdowns for Northern California will indeed take place, with…

Bear sightings are common throughout the Tahoe area, but it’s usually rare to see them going for a morning swim.…

Mount Shasta is known to marvel onlookers with a lenticular cloud show every now and again, and anyone lucky enough…

Just on the north side of Mount Shasta sits Pluto’s Cave, an ancient lava tube that zig-zags in and out…

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA We’ve reached fall in Northern California, and although it’s a wonderful time to enjoy the foliage in…

The salmon runs are going nuts in Northern California right now, and there’s no better place to land a king…

Photo: Reno Tahoe Northstar California Resort recently announced it will be charging for parking at the ski resort beginning this…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou It’s fall in Northern California, which means the salmon who were once hatched in…

All the experts predicted that this year’s salmon run would be memorable, but this is getting ridiculous. The size and…

Photo: NorCal Think Pink On Friday, October 18 at 5 pm, the Sundial Bridge over the Sacramento River in Redding…

We’re nearing the one-year anniversary of the Camp Fire, a wildfire that blazed through the town of Paradise to become…

We know Castle Crags as the beautiful Northern California wilderness area settled just between Shasta Lake and Mount Shasta, with stunning rock formations and bountiful…

Flickr/Rose Davies The salmon run has returned to the Tahoe area and Taylor Creek is currently up to its gills…

At the Half Moon Bay World Championship Weigh-Off, big pumpkins are a familiar sight. But when Napa pumpkin grower Leonardo…

PG&E has responded to a letter circulating throughout social media groups this week, claiming it to be fraudulent. The letter…

Residents surrounding the Bay Area were surprised by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake around 10:30 pm Monday, sending shockwaves throughout many…

For the fellas over at Golden State Sportfishing, they are typically looking at the water of the San Francisco Bay…

It was a historic winter in Tahoe and for the extreme athletes known to push the limits in the area,…

Stand By Me is a cult classic movie from 1986 about four curious boys wandering into the wilderness in search…

Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of the best kept secrets in Northern California, as its a hotbed of volcanic…

A family of bears broke into a Tahoe home recently and had to make a great escape after volunteers with…

Photo: Parker Ulry Nearly a hundred years ago, Lake Tahoe was full of Lahontan cutthroat trout, the only native fish…

Last week’s PG&E power shutdowns sparked outrage in Northern California as nearly 800,000 residents lost power for up to three…

View of the Camp Fire from a satellite. Photo: Stuart Rankin There’s no doubt that many contributing factors went into…

The Briceburg Fire, which has reached 4,905 acres and is currently at 30 percent containment, has not closed down nearby…

Following two days without power for nearly 800,000 Northern California residents, PG&E is beginning the long and tenuous process of…

School night’s are typically made for after-school activities and homework, but if you’re lucky, you might just get a nice…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Flickr/D.O’Brien The season’s changing in Northern California. The days are getting shorter, the leaves…

With businesses closed, schools out and a general sense of angst in Northern California due to the recent PG&E power…

Flickr/SunnyvaleRocks With the persistent winds slamming Northern California this week, the National Weather Service has extended the Red Flag Warning…

The sweeping power shutoffs have begun to take hold in Northern California, with PG&E turning off power to some half…

Photo: Flickr/Santa Rosa Fires It’s all anybody in Northern California can talk about. Due to extremely windy conditions, PG&E began…

Photo of the Briceburg Fire from the Mt. Buillon firecam Around 2:30 pm on Sunday, the Briceburg Fire began in…

The National Weather Service has forecasted winds of up to 50 mph this week, causing experts and PG&E to prepare…

PG&E’s equipment has been at the center of many Northern California fires, forcing the company to perform power shutoffs during…

Similar to hideout entrances seen in Batman movies and the Legend of Zorro, Hedge Creek Falls cascades in front of…

Brought to you by Visit Redding Hat Creek There are plenty of spots to catch big fish throughout Northern California.…

On Saturday, September 28th, a Northern California community was taken by storm by the emergence of a “tornado” near Davis.…

Lassen Volcanic National Park received a rare snowstorm this past weekend, resulting in multiple inches of snow accumulation throughout the…

As the clouds clear on the rare September snowstorm that swept through Northern California this week, the mountains are already…

Sitting at just 6,880 feet elevation, the Mt. Shasta Ski Park sometimes has trouble receiving the same amount of snowfall…

All chain controls have been dropped over Donner Summit on I-80. There are currently no restrictions going over the pass…

As the summer season winds down in Northern California, it seems like we may just skip the fall season entirely.…

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area announced a closure at Brandy Creek Beach due to the potential threat of debris flow during…

Just past 6 pm on Saturday, Northern California residents were surprised when the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning…

Although summer just officially ended on September 23rd, it’s beginning to feel like winter in Northern California. We’ve already seen…

A 28-year-old woman skydiving from the Lodi Parachute Center was killed on Thursday after landing on a nearby highway and…

Welp, that was quick… It hasn’t even been three months since Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows closed for the ski season…

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Oroville Salmon Festival, the annual event that celebrates the return of salmon to…

The Walker Fire in the Plumas National Forest became the largest wildfire in California during this year’s fire season, as…

The “No Swim Advisory” that had been issued on the South Yuba River just below Englebright Lake in Nevada County…

Forecasts of heavy wind and low humidity have created a situation conducive to wildfire activity this week, forcing officials from…

Map of households who could be affected by power shut down With a Fire Weather Watch issued by the National…

The king salmon season is red hot on the Sacramento River right now, with multiple fishing guides recording large returns.…

Odd-colored water in Englebright Lake. Photo: NEVADA COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT A “No Swim Advisory” has been issued on the South…

Earlier in the week we reported that Mount Shasta was forecast to see up to two feet of snow this…

Photo: Butte Environmental Council The Butte Environmental Council is hosting its 32nd Annual Bidwell Park and Chico Creeks Cleanup on…

A list of the best hikes in every National Park in America was recently compiled by Outside Magazine, including the…

Photo: Nash Ranch Mud Mash Another Fall season in Northern California means it’s the perfect time to get muddy! And…

A family in Sonora was terrified when they recently received a late-night intruder into their home – one of the…