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The CA State Fair today announced the addition of the first-ever, state-sanctioned cannabis competition and awards. The CA State Fair…

The stunning beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore make for a great place to enjoy the Northern California coast. It…

On the night of August 29, the Caldor Fire picked up steam in the Sierra Nevada and moved into beloved…

Following a month of closures on Highway 50 between Sacramento and Tahoe, the popular stretch of roadway is set to…

Redwood National and State Parks completed the first mile of the Mill Creek Trail, including an elevated walkway into the…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Photo by Stephen Leonardi  If you ask any local in Siskiyou County, there’s no better…

Press Release from the U.S. Forest Service: Residents and property owners can access their properties inside the closed area between…

The Lone Pine Ranch, a 27,000-acre property straddling Trinity and Mendocino counties, is a vast property of redwood forests, grassy…

There have been plenty of historic structures revealed on Northern California reservoirs as water continues to shrink down to historically…

Press release from the Eel River Recovery Project: The current record two-year drought is causing record low Eel River flows,…

On this episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob discuss the news of the week including Northern California’s newest wolf…

Ryan Tripp is at it again! Some local guides have referred to him as the “Michael Jordan of Fishing” in…

A weekend storm brought rain and snow to Northern California, with the North Coast experiencing its typical rainy day and…

In Dixon, California sits a 63-acre fall utopia with a pumpkin patch, hay rides and the largest corn maze in…

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office experienced a unique arrest on Wednesday, with two men brought in for warrants and possession…

Each year, the National Forest Service chooses a national forest to cut and transport a tree to the U.S. Capitol…

For more than two weeks, national forests throughout California were closed due to fire concerns. Today, most of those forests…

With more than 22,000 residents returning home, businesses opening their doors to employees and customers, and schools in session starting…

On the night of August 29, the Caldor Fire picked up steam in the Sierra Nevada and moved into beloved…

We’ve deliberated for more than a decade about whether Squaw Valley should change its name. Today, the right decision was…

Another outdoor destination in Northern California has closed with the Antelope Fire escaping containment lines and moving into the western…

After much conversation and deliberation, Squaw Valley has announced its new name will be… Palisades Tahoe! That’s right, one of…

The Allen Telescope Array, an ensemble of 42 antennas used in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), is once again…

Press release from the California State Parks: California State Parks is seeking public feedback on a proposal to change the name of Patrick’s Point State Park in…

Areas of Butte, Plumas and Lassen counties have been devastated by wildfires in 2020 and 2021. The North Complex Fire…

The brand-new wolf pack that recently settled in California’s Siskiyou County has had their first litter of 7 pups, according…

On a brand new episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob discuss Zach’s experience with COVID before breaking down all…

Residents and visitors returning to the South Lake and West Shore areas of Lake Tahoe should be aware that bears…

The towns of South Lake Tahoe and Meyers remain completely evacuated do to the nearby Caldor Fire. With 10,000 homes…

Harbors on Shasta Lake will remain open, with shoreline access prohibited When the National Forest Service announced the closure of…

Emerald Bay through a haze of smoke With the Caldor Fire sending 37,000 Tahoe residents into evacuations and dangerous smoke…

California State Park Peace Officers uncovered an illegal cannabis grow site within Sonoma Coast State Park on Tuesday, August 17.…

The extreme drought in Northern California has been highlighted by the already historic wildfire season experienced throughout the region. While…

When the Caldor Fire descended down Echo Summit into the Tahoe Basin Monday night, it seemed like a certainty that…

Photo by CHP South Lake Tahoe Mandatory evacuations for the Caldor Fire have now been extended into the Nevada side…

Webcam image of Kirkwood on 8/31 Strong winds are pushing the Caldor Fire near South Lake Tahoe into different neighborhoods…

The firefighters have appeared to successfully hold the Caldor Fire south of homes in Meyers on Monday night and Tuesday…

*Note: this video was taken the night of Sunday, August 29th. It does not reflect the current situation of the…

Current heatmap as of 9:30 pm Monday The Caldor Fire continues its terrifying move towards South Lake Tahoe Monday night,…

The Caldor Fire continues to move at a rapid pace through the Sierra and towards South Lake Tahoe. With much…

It was a bold move when the National Forest Service announced it would close nine national forests in Northern California…

Another death occurred at Lake Siskiyou on August 27, with 29-year-old James David Vanaltena drowning after jumping off the Wagon…

A mandatory evacuation order was announced for South Lake Tahoe Monday morning, sending hoards of cars trying to escape the…

The increased activity on the Caldor Fire over Echo Summit has forced officials to expand mandatory evacuations into South Lake…

Photo by Bruce Warrington A sweeping closure was announced for nine Northern California national forests through the first week of September…

The next two days will provide crucial for fire officials to save lives and structures in the Tahoe Basin threatened…

The Caldor Fire burned through the summit above South Lake Tahoe on Sunday night, including the beloved Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort.…

The Caldor Fire made a strong run towards South Lake Tahoe overnight as evacuations expanded throughout the region, calling for…

The Caldor Fire intensified over the Sierra this weekend, moving quickly towards Echo Summit and forcing heavy evacuations all the…

Map of evacuation in Tahoe. Red is mandatory and yellow is a warning Expanded evacuations have hit the Tahoe Basin,…

The Caldor Fire continues its destructive path through the Sierra, quickly moving east towards South Lake Tahoe. The fire has…

Evacuations were expanded in the Tahoe region on Sunday night with the Caldor Fire continuing its dangerous march towards more…

With the Caldor Fire creeping towards Sierra-at-Tahoe, firefighters have positioned their equipment to defend the popular ski resort just west…

Tourism officials in South Lake Tahoe have asked potential visitors to the area to postpone their trips due to heavy…

Photo by Stephen Leonardi 21-year-old Aurdie Murphy was killed on August 21 when he jumped off the Wagon Creek Bridge on…

As the Caldor Fire continues its frightening path towards Lake Tahoe, hundreds of homes have burned and thousands of residents…

California’s historic drought brings plenty of negative impacts on the region, including water shortage and an already historic wildfire season.…

Residents of the Lake Tahoe Basin are on edge as the Caldor Fire continues its dangerous approach to some of…

Driving through Mount Shasta right now is rather eery. The mountain that can be seen for nearly a hundred miles…

Photo by Quentin Burgess When the Dixie Fire made its historic movement through the south side of Lassen Volcanic National Park,…

The Caldor Fire continues to grow in the Eldorado National Forest between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, destroying 400 homes and…

As the Dixie Fire burns through the southern areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park, locals are desperate for any information…

With wildfires burning over a million acres in Northern California this season, and upcoming extreme fire weather approaching, the National…

With the legalization of recreational cannabis in California, the area known as the Emerald Triangle in Northern California is finally…

The drought continues to have an enormous impact on Northern California. One of the more obvious impacts is the states…

During the week of August 9-12, 2021, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) conducted multiple…

A 7-year-old Tehama County boy tragically died following the contraction of a rare brain-eating amoeba in a Northern California lake.…

The Caldor Fire erupted over the weekend in El Dorado County and due to extreme fire conditions, it quickly grew…

Photo by Patrick  A 25-year-old woman was camping on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe over the weekend when she was…

The Dixie Fire is continuing its destructive path through Lassen Volcanic National Park, with park officials evacuating the area. Recent…

It was terrible news to hear that areas of Lassen Volcanic National Park had been burned by the Dixie Fire,…

The Dixie Fire continued its devastating path through Northern California on Monday night, burning through homes in the town of…

Photo by Randy Robbins When the town of Greenville, California was devastated by the Dixie Fire, photographer Randy Robbins decided…

David Pruitt, 7, died following the contraction of a rare brain-eating amoeba in a Tehama County lake. A 7-year-old Tehama…

Hot, dry and windy weather is forecast for Northern California this week, leading to the first PG&E power shutdown of…

Sitting at 6,225 feet elevation as the largest alpine lake in North America, there is plenty to be fascinated with…

On the night of August 4, 2021, the massive flames of the Dixie Fire converged on the small town of…

Photo via Explore Butte County In the summer of 2020, the North Complex Fire burned through Butte and Plumas counties…

It was terrible to learn that the historic Mount Harkness Fire Lookout was destroyed from the flames of the Dixie…

As the Monument Fire continues to grow in Trinity County, the sheriff has announced a mandatory evacuation order for the…

The flames of the Dixie Fire exhibited extreme behavior in the communities surrounding Lake Almanor on Thursday night, with the…

With wildfires burning across Northern California at a historic rate, homes and businesses have been destroyed and residents remain displaced…

Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic lockdown in March 2020, coyotes sightings have been on frequent in areas of…

Photo by Sanath Kumar Forest Service officials have announced the closure of the Trinity Alps Wilderness, including all trails and recreational…

The Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed the BLM-managed public lands west of Junction City because of the rapidly…

Mt. Shasta Ski Park’s summer operations were short lived, with increased fire risk and staffing challenges forcing the mountain to…

On this episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob breakdown the news of the week including the McCloud Falls campground…

Every time he visited California he got arrested. When a grizzly bear chewed off his hair and ear, he had…

Illegal grow site in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest By Jane Hendron – U.S. Fish and Wildlife At first glance, California’s…

The Dixie Fire continues it historic run through Plumas and Lassen counties, destroying homes and leaving thousands evacuated. In the…

An infrared flight on August 6, 2021 showed fire activity near the Mount Harkness Lookout in the Juniper Lake area…

The Monument Fire destroyed multiple structures in Big Flats on Friday, including the beloved Trinity River Rafting company. The Monument…

Smoky webcam view of the Lake With the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area surrounded by nearby fires, including the Monument and…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Photo by Stephen Leonardi Siskiyou County is open! Following a year of travel restrictions due…

With extreme fire conditions throughout Northern California this week, the Dixie Fire exploded to an astounding 432,813 acres by Friday…

The Dixie Fire continues to blaze through communities in rural Northern California and force thousands of residents to evacuate their…

Backpackers planning a visit to the Lost Coast Trail within the King Range National Conservation Area may face unfavorable tidal…

The flames of the Dixie Fire grew intense Wednesday, with the fire completely devastating the town of Greenville. According to…

Photo by Meritt Thomas For the second year in a row, the Taylor Creek Visitor Center and Kiva Beach in South…