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After a full day of speculation as to the size of Shasta County’s Zogg Fire, Cal Fire has confirmed that…

On November 22, 1963, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated as his motorcade drove through Dallas, Texas. Less than two…

Update – 10 am: The Redding Police Department has announced there are no evacuations in the city limits, but only…

Zogg Fire in Shasta County Sunday night saw a flurry of wildfire action stoked by dry conditions and howling winds…

The Zogg Fire continued to burn in Shasta County overnight as firefighters battle the more than 7,000 acres blaze. The…

In the middle of the night in the areas of Sonoma and Napa, the Shady Fire and Glass Fire had…

The Zogg Fire exploded west of Redding on Sunday afternoon, growing to 7,000 acres within hours leaving many Shasta County…

When CalTrans announced they would be performing a three-week maintenance overall on Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe in September, drivers…

A wildfire started in Igo Sunday afternoon, quickly growing to 400 acres and forcing Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to close…

The past week has seen moderate weather conditions throughout Northern California, giving residents a reprieve from the heat and firefighters…

View this post on Instagram Overwhelmed by all the positive messages I’ve gotten in the last couple days since finding…

On this episode of the Talking NorCal podcast, Zach and Bob discuss the Northern California news of the week, including…

With hazardous air due to wildfire smoke, Yosemite National Park was forced to close on September 17. Today, the park…

Mark Rober ia a former NASA engineer and popular content creator who has amassed over a billion views on YouTube…

We were first introduced to the Directors of Toughness when they summited Mount Shasta, showing the sheer will and determination…

Brought to you by Visit Redding Lassen Peak The sun is shining and it’s the perfect time of year to go…

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

Visitors assisting with wayside cleaning on Public Lands Day, September 22, 2018. Photo: National Park Service. To celebrate National Public…

Boiling Springs Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Photo: National Park Service The outdoor destinations in Lassen Volcanic National Park…

Photo courtesy of Hansons of Sonoma Northern California is known around the globe for having some of the best grapes…

Whiskeytown Environmental School (otherwise known as WES Camp) in Whiskeytown National Reacreation Area has given Northern California youth outdoor education…

Brought to you by Discover Siskiyou Siskiyou County is known to many as California’s hub of outdoor adventure. There are…

Michelob Ultra is looking to expand into the outdoor industry with its announcement that it is on the hunt for…

Cal Fire recently released a “damage assessment map” showing the houses burned along the east side of Lake Oroville and…

Truckee River near Tahoe City When most of the world hunkered down in their homes at the beginning of the…

The Shasta McCloud Management Unit has implemented a forest closure order to prohibit dispersed camping/overnight use in certain areas of…

The Jedediah Smith Redwoods, sitting it the northwest corner of California, are one of the great hidden gems of the…

Following more than a week of National Forest closures throughout California due to the growing threat of human-caused wildfires, the…

As the historic wildfires continue to blaze across millions of acres in Northern California, residents have been hoping that Mother…

Yosemite’s Cook’s Meadow was barely visible this week Yosemite National Park has seen plenty of closures in 2020 due to…

Every summer on Mount Shasta there is plenty of discussion about records summiting the 14,180-foot mountain. Outdoor athletes from around…

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The historic fires continue to burn throughout Northern California, leaving thousands of residents displaced and thousands of structures destroyed. While…

This year’s wildfire season in Northern California continues its devastating march towards history. The August Complex Fire, which is currently…

The Bear Fire, which was initially a spot fire from the North Complex Fire that grew into Butte County on…

Active NorCal’s Zach O’Brien and Brien O’Brien break down the historic wildfires blazing across Northern California, including how fire season…

A group of lucky fishermen landed the fish of a lifetime on the Sacramento River recently, when they were able…

Photo: Shasta-Trinity National Forest Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. With California raging with deadly and destructive wildfires, the Forest…

Another devastating wildfire is burning in Northern California, which has destroyed approximately 150 homes in the Happy Camp area of…

As Northern California residents attempt to make sense of the historic overnight growth of the Bear Fire (part of the…

As firefighters and rescue officials worked all night to evacuate areas impacted by the wind-fueled Bear Fire (part of the…

The Bear Fire/North Complex Fire intensified Tuesday night with fast-moving winds and has been pushed all the way to Lake…

Photo by Mendocino County Sheriff Residents of Mendocino are surrounded by wildfire right now, including the August Complex Fire, which…

Due to “unprecedented fire conditions” throughout Northern California, the Forest Service has taken the astounding move of closing developed sites…

Although the North Complex Fire (which includes the Bear and Claremont Fires) has been burning for more than 3 weeks…

Helicopter crews from the National Guard and Navy were able to complete multiple daring rescue operations on Tuesday, airlifting 81…

There are so many reasons why Northern California is the land of waterfalls. You can hike to 5 waterfalls in…

While firefighters continue to battle multiple historic wildfires in Northern California, Tuesday’s heavy winds could create a dangerous problem for…

Flickr/scot2342 With heavy winds and dry conditions, outdoor areas throughout Northern California are being closed to reduce the potential for…

Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest The National Forest Service has taken the astounding approach of prohibiting camping in…

As the Creek Fire exploded to over 130,000 acres over Labor Day weekend in the Sierra National Forest, hundreds of…

Photo: Cal OES/Mark Ghilarducci It was a hellish night in the Sierra National Forest over Labor Day Weekend as the…

We all know about the top attractions in Siskiyou County. Places like McCloud Falls, Lake Siskiyou, Lava Beds National Monument…

Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, the plague has entered Tahoe. Visitors to Tahoe’s Tallac Historic Beach,…

You may have seen plenty of photos of massive Chinook salmon (also known as king salmon) caught on the Sacramento…

The last chance of the year to fish for free arrives over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Free Fishing Day…

Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct For most people in Northern California, there are two ways to drive to Lake Tahoe –…

My rickety old horse was slowly approaching a broken-down building with a crooked SALOON sign swaying in the breeze. She…

It seemed like just another day on the water for fisherman Jon Kenyon, who’s been a guide on the Sacramento…

The recent weeks have seen a lot of videos of bears entering businesses for human food in the Lake Tahoe…

After the Big Basin Redwoods State Park was destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire on August 20, people searched…

Photo by Brandon DesJarlais  Castle Crags State Park is a popular area for outdoor adventurers just north of Redding along Interstate…

Photo by Matthias Rossini It’s summertime in California, which means it’s waterfall chasing season for any outdoor adventurer. Finding great…

WATCH: For the second time in just over a week, a Safeway grocery store in Lake Tahoe got an unexpected…

Sitting just outside Redding, California is one of the most beautiful rivers in California. The Trinity River is known for…

Tahoe’s King Beach community is used to having run ins with bears. During the summer months, bears emerge from hibernation…

With the news that the Big Basin Redwoods State Park had suffered extensive damage from the CZU Lightning Complex Fire,…

Milky Way as seen from the Lava Beds National Monument. Photo by the National Park Service. Sitting in the the…

In this episode of Talking NorCal, Zach and Bob discuss the craziness surrounding the lightning and wildfires in Northern California…

Photo: Yun Huang Yong After months of deliberation, Squaw Valley Resort has decided to permanently change its name to remove the…

When a wildfire comes close to your home, you’re bound to do anything to save your personal property from being…

Following a historic week of lightning-caused wildfires across California, the collective sentiment of residents bracing for another round of thunderstorms…

Firefighters have been a crucial line of attack on the massive wildfires burning throughout Northern California, protecting homes and creating…

Twitter/@TVHOTSHOT2 Before violent thunderstorms created hundreds of wildfires in Northern California, the fire season was relatively calm. But less than…

Photo: Facebook/Paul Menesini‎ Another popular outdoor destination has been destroyed by the devastating fires in Northern California. Earlier this week,…

With news of wildfire damage to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Thursday, there was plenty of discussion as…

What used to be Park Headquarters at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Photo by California State Parks. Wildfires are burning…

Photo: NASA The wildfires from Northern California are so big that they can be seen from space. That’s why astronauts…

As Northern California continues to battle hundreds of wildfires spanning over 700,000 acres created by a violent thunderstorm last weekend,…

Photo: Daria Devyatkina In the week following the violent thunderstorms that sent over 10,000 lightning strikes into California, over 300…

The Big Basin Redwoods, a 10,800-acre haven of beautiful old-growth forest, was established as a California State Park in 1902.…

As massive wildfires continue to burn throughout California, displacing tens of thousands of residents and destroying hundreds of structures, the…

The LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which includes 7 active fires in Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Yolo and Solano counties, has forced…

Due to abnormally high activity online, CalFire’s website has been going in and out all day. With wildfires burning throughout…

It’s been two years since the Carr Fire blazed through the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, burning approximately 90 percent of…

The Hennessey Fire, part of the larger LNU Complex Fire, exploded in size Tuesday night and has continued to travel…

It is estimated that there were nearly 8,000 lightning strikes across California on Saturday and Sunday, dominating the sky with…

The wildfires in Sonoma and Napa Counties that were caused by lightning over the weekend have grown to become the…

The management at Lake Shasta Caverns received a surprising alert this week as the Shasta County Health and Human Services…

The violent thunderstorms that brought nearly 8,000 lightning strikes to California this weekend moved into Butte County Monday morning, causing…

A wild weekend of weather dominated the conversation in Northern California, with a record heatwave sweeping through the area along…

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

A wild weekend of weather throughout Northern California included excessive heat, booming thunder, thousands of lightning strikes and a “firenado.”…

Update: 6:00 pm The Loyalton Fire in the Tahoe National Forest exhibited extreme behavior in the late afternoon on Saturday,…

The Loyalton Fire in the mountains of Sierra County has exploded to 2,300 acres with 5 percent containment, forcing mandatory…

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It’s no secret that Northern California sits as the unofficial home of Bigfoot. So when Rob Lowe and his sons…

The most expensive mansion on Lake Tahoe is worth around $75 million and it’s one of the coolest houses we’ve…

While Redding, California is known to be the home of the some of the most beautiful wilderness in the western…

The Sacramento-area scuba diver Mike Pelley, also known as Merman Mike, found a drone at the bottom of the American…