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Photo: CAL FIRE NEVADA-YUBA-PLACER UNIT When an SUV carrying five people drove off a 200-foot canyon near Colfax, a CalFire…

Flickr/Jonathan Mueller It was a sight we haven’t seen in a while when the clouds cleared over Mount Shasta to…

Update 11 am: Here is the original article: Facebook: Nick Smith Nicholas Smith set out around 8 am on Monday…

Two young mountain lions are seen near Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains, near where construction will soon begin…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou There are few things that hand-in-hand with the outdoors, but as we’ve learned over…

It’s September 16th and it looks like winter is coming a little early in Northern California this year! A snowstorm…

The first significant storm has officially hit Northern California, and much like any other NorCal storm, it brought snowy conditions…

The first significant storm of the season hit Northern California on Sunday evening, bringing with it some light snowfall in…

Although the official end of summer comes on September 23, it seems no one sent Mother Nature the memo. A…

It’s early September and we’ve already recorded our first snowfall of the year in the Tahoe area. The snowfall hit…

A daredevil donning a wingsuit was caught on camera leaping off a 3,000-foot-tall ledge at Glacier Point in Yosemite National…

Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic National Park. Flickr/J. Philipp Krone On Friday, September 13th, Lassen Volcanic National Park officials brought joy…

In McCloud, California sits one of the premiere outdoor destinations in Northern California. The three tiers of McCloud Falls offers…

The tragic death of 29-year-old hiker Danielle Burnett sent shockwaves through Yosemite National Park, as the famed hike to the…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service The Walker Fire burning through the Plumas National Forest became the largest wildfire of the season…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service In the northeast corner of Northern California sits the Modoc National Forest, which is home to…

Photo: Lassen Volcanic National Park In April of 2018, Lassen Volcanic National Park officials closed the trailhead for its famed…

Around 12:15 pm on Thursday, a fire was ignited by lightning in rural Tehama County just west of Red Bluff.…

Photo Courtesy of Discover Siskiyou Get ready for the fifth annual Jefferson State Flixx Fest September 19th – 22nd in…

In an installment of Lassen NPS’s video newsletter, Lassen Peek, they give a brief introduction to the human history of the…

When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941, it started World War II, sending the United…

Noble Orchards was a successful apple orchard in Paradise when the Camp Fire hit, burning 11 buildings on their 35-acre…

Yesterday we reported five earthquakes that had hit near Mount Shasta, just north of McCloud, over Labor Day weekend including…

When you’re heading east or west on Highway 80 near Tahoe’s Donner Pass, it’s not unusual to see semi-trucks parked…

Pit River Falls is easily one of the most underrated waterfalls in NorCal, most likely due to the fact that…

Everybody worries about about a late-night breaking and entering, but when its a hungry 250-pound bear, your heart can pound…

Rafters on the American River. Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker Did you think it was hot in August? Alright, alright… It’s always hot…

The Labor Day weekend near Mount Shasta received its fair share of shake-ups after five earthquakes were recorded on Sunday…

A group of people fishing the Sacramento River in Redding made an unusual discovery when they floated over what appeared…

Fishing guide Kirk Portocarrero is pretty good at netting King Salmon on the Sacramento River in Redding. If you take…

Photo: Lassen National Forest The Lassen National Forest’s Almanor Ranger District announces seasonal campgrounds and day-use areas closures beginning September…

On August 23rd, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife received a group of calls reporting sightings of a nearby…

On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service warned that thunderstorms were expected throughout Northern California, and boy were they right.…

This isn’t a new situation for Placer County Sheriff’s, who sometimes tend to need to deal with bear incidents more…

Photo: Bill Sanders/U.S. Forest Service A group of campers decided to ignite a campfire in a rock fire ring just…

Officials from the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area are seeking the assistance of the local community in identifying two female suspects…

At 8:05 am on Thursday, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake was detected in the Pacific Ocean approximately 171 miles northwest of…

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking information relevant to the proposed listing of Northern California Summer…

Brought to you by Visit Redding Photo: Visit Redding In 2014, Time Magazine created a list of American cities and…

We made the short trek from Redding, California to Lassen Volcanic National park to see one of the premiere destinations…

Photo: Wear A Map Outdoor fashion has become a worldwide phenomenon, with apparel giants like Patagonia and Columbia making a…

View this post on Instagram New extension to the Downhill trail is flowing well 🤙 Planning on getting some more…

Photo of Blue Creek emptying out into the Klamath River. Photo: Yurok Tribe The Yurok Tribe celebrated a landmark victory…

The Mountain Fire in the Jones Valley area of Redding is all but extinguished, but like so many other wildfires…

Facebook/Truckee Bike Park If you’re into mountain biking, there are a bunch of awesome options in Northern California for an…

Although most historic fire lookouts aren’t in service anymore, Lassen Volcanic National Park still has a working and is looking…

CalFire airplanes have become well known for their visually-stimulating drops of bright-red flame retardant on California fires. And while they’re…

In an instance that had many Redding residents experiencing deja vu following the devastating wildfires of 2018, the looming threat…

The Red Fire in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo by National Park Service. A lightning bolt has ignited a small…

Don’t miss the last chance to fish for free this year! Free Fishing Day in California is being offered by…

Update 8:30 am: While the feelings on Thursday afternoon had Redding residents panicked amidst a fast-growing Mountain Fire in the…

Update 8:30 am: While the feelings on Thursday afternoon had Redding residents panicked amidst a fast-growing Mountain Fire in the…

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Sagebrush flats, rolling hills, wide-open skies and crisp mornings characterize California’s general pronghorn…

Photo of crevasse by Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office Officials had a busy day on Thursday, August 15 on Mount Shasta…

Rob Decker grew up in the Bay Area and found a love for National Parks at a young age. He…

Matt Herron is a fly fishing guide in Tahoe and had quite the run in with a giant brown trout.…

Chico, California is known to have a robust taco truck culture. With hungry college students looking for a delicious meal…

Beginning in Northern California and running all the way up to Alaska in the Pacific Ocean sits multiple fault lines…

You don’t hear about Lassen Volcanic National Park when the top national parks in the United States are discussed, and…

The winter of 2019 was historic for many reasons. Ski resorts experienced record snowfall and the incessant downpour of rain…

It was a sad ending to a 5-day search and rescue mission for missing solo hiker Daniel Komins in the…

Military personnel at Squaw. Photo: Squaw Alpine Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is showing their support for military veterans by providing…

Are you planning to go sturgeon fishing in California this year? Keep an eye out for a white tag on…

It was a busy day for search and rescue officials on Mount Shasta on Thursday, with two separate incidents bringing…

Flickr/daveynin Officials from the Whiskeytown National Recreation have announced that two ponds on the north side of Whiskeytown Lake are…

Eureka Beach At 8:23 am on Friday, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit 360 miles off the coast of Northern California,…

Photo of lost hiker Daniel Komins During the late evening of August 14, 2019, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office received…

Beating the heat on Lake Tahoe This past weekend, Northern California saw a crazy thunderstorm that brought thousands of lightning…

“I think that when people think of news here in California, they think of large-scale wildfires.” “The entire state’s a…

We joined Chris King, one of the premiere fly fishing guides on the Sacramento River, to catch some rainbow trout…

Mill Creek, Redwood NP & SP. Flickr/Redwood National and State Parks The Mill Creek Watershed (Hamilton Road) area of Redwood…

Karl Bly returning lost items on the American River. Photo: American River Lost & Found Karl Bly has been diving…

We’ve reported heavily on the thunderstorm and subsequent lightning strikes that were so prominent over the weekend in the Northern…

Flickr/DAVID MCSPADDEN Point Reyes National Seashore, sitting north of San Francisco on the California coast, is home to a flourishing…

Facebook/Lassen Volcanic National Park It was supposed to be a busy weekend in Lassen Volcanic National Park. On Lassen’s 103rd…

The skies were bright in some parts of Northern California Friday night, with hundreds of lightning strikes filling the air…

It was a busy week for firefighters in Northern California national forests this week, with two days of thunderstorms bringing…

Flickr/Patrick Dirden Dangerous lightning strikes have been prominent throughout Northern California and Southern Oregon over the past 24 hours and…

We’re in the thick of fishing season and some real pigs are getting caught on Northern California waterways. Fishing guide…

View this post on Instagram A little bit of last night's action at the Sundial. Torn between getting rest and…

Flickr/zug zwang The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is planning a large-scale prescribed fire project called the Trinity Alps Wilderness Prescribed Fire…

Photo by Michael Andrews On the nights of August 12th and 13th, the Swift-Tuttle comet will put on an extraordinary…

In the 1870’s, the national headlines set there eyes on the Modoc War, a bloody battle between the army and…

It was recently announced that the Lassen Pack, California’s only known wolfpack, welcomed a litter of three new pups. While…

Update: CalFire has announced that the Gilbert Fire, which grew to 25 acres, closed down Old Highway 44 and forced…

Facebook: Wildcard Brewing Co. In a sad and surprising turn of events, Wildcard Brewing Co. has announced it will be…

The Shasta County Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction that halts Fresno-based Westlands Water District from working on the Shasta…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service On Sunday, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a hiker who had injured…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service The Tucker Fire grew significantly on Monday night, ballooning from 2,000 to 11,000 acres overnight. As…

Combining history and nature, the Ney Springs Canyon Trail near Siskiyou Lake in Mount Shasta City is an easy hike…

Every year in the fall, Lassen Peak is bombarded by millions of California Tortoiseshell Butterflies during their yearly migration. This…

Willow Lake has turned green due to the toxic algae blooms. Photo by Craig Hemping, Lassen National Forest. Located between…

Our friends at Discover Siskiyou wanted to give away two tickets to our audience for the State of Jefferson Brewfest…

Flickr/LassenNPS Friday through Saturday, August 2-3, 2019Join park rangers, astronomers, and astrobiologists in celebrating all that is out of this…

Photo: U.S. Forest Service On Monday, the Tucker Fire sat at around 2,500 acres but with warm, dry conditions in…

View this post on Instagram Tradition. 🙌🏽 #closingday 🎥 @blake.kehoe #mammothstories A post shared by Mammoth Mountain (@mammothmountain) on Jul…

If you’ve ever driven through a boat inspection station in the Tahoe area, they usually look pretty inactive. But with…

Sitting right outside Redding, California is one of the most underrated National Parks in the United States – Lassen Volcanic National Park.…

When you’re part of the Tahoe Dive Team, you have an important duty to help the people out at Lake…