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Folsom Lake Drowning Victim Identified as Search Discontinues

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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Most Tahoe Ski Resorts are Closing this Weekend

Photo: Homewood Ski Resort As Easter weekend approaches and the warm temperatures move into Northern California, most Tahoe ski resorts…

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Dead Whales are Washing Up on NorCal Shores at an Alarming Rate

Photo: Clara Field / The Marine Mammal Center On Monday, April 15th, commercial crabbing season in California came to a…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tahoe Snowpack is More Than Double It’s Historical Depth

There are so many statistics we could present to you that would indicate just how incredible the snowfall in Northern…

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Yosemite National Park Announces Changes to Half Dome Hiking Permits

The thrilling hike to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park is a world-famous adventure. In fact, it’s…

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Forecast: A Week of Rain, Snow and Thunderstorms in Northern California

As 2019 hits the first day of April, dreams of flower blooms and spring hikes fill the mind. But Mother…

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Mistake Causes the Deaths of 390,000 Juvenile Salmon at Coleman Fish Hatchery

Photo: Steve Martarano/USFWS An unfortunate mistake led to the deaths of 390,000 juvenile fall Chinook salmon at the Coleman National…

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Breaking: The Brand-New Oroville Dam Spillway will be Used this Week

A drone view of the Lake Oroville main spillway in Butte County, California. Photo taken Photo taken March 29, 2018.…

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Jaws of Life Used to Rescue Deer Stuck in Lodi Fence

Firefighters arrived at a scene in Lodi on Thursday where they discovered a desperate deer stuck in a fence. The…

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NorCal’s Dungeness Crab Season Cut Short to Protect Whale Populations

Flickr/Mike Baird This week, a legal settlement reached between state regulators, environmentalists and crab fishermen will cut the commercial fishing…

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NOAA Predicts Warm Spring Temperatures, Flood Risks in Northern California

Lassen Park Snow Removal The National Atmospheric and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center recently released its 90-day forecast for the…

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Lightning Strike Explodes Top of Redding Tree, Sending Debris 150 Yards Away

Wednesday night saw some extreme weather in Shasta County. A strong storm brought flooding to some areas along with a…

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Flash Flooding Reported in Shasta County

In the last week of March, a winter storm has descended upon Northern California, creating flash floods in eastern Shasta…

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Water Revival: Major NorCal Reservoirs are Currently Filled to the Brim

Shasta Lake The winter of 2019 has singlehandedly revived California from a 7-year drought and the major reservoirs of Northern…

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Crew Mistakenly Cuts Down 27 Healthy Oak Trees in Bidwell Park

The City of Chico Public Works directed an inmate crew to cut and remove a group of damaged Catalpa trees…

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Fisherman Dies on Humboldt Coast After Being Swept Away by “Sneaker Wave”

Luffenholtz Beach. Flickr/Jackal of all trades It was Adrew Machi’s 39th birthday when he visited the Luffenholtz Beach near Trinidad…

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Resort for Outdoor Adventurers Prepares to Open in Mt. Shasta

Photo: LOGE Camps Mt. Shasta is known as an outdoor mecca for many. Surrounded by mountains, lakes, trails, rivers and…

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The San Francisco Bay is Currently Full of Migrating Whales

Photo: San Francisco Whale Tours The San Francisco Bay has recently seen an increased population of migrating whales and marine…

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Winter Storm Warning: 4 More Feet of Snow to Fall on NorCal this Week

The historic snowfall of 2019 is set to continue through the last week of March, with a new storm set…

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Sites Reservoir Plan Publicly Criticized by Conservation Groups

Proposed site of Sites Reservoir. Photo: Sacramento River Preservation Trust As California continues to create new water storage initiatives, the…

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Another Avalanche Hits Mount Shasta Near Bunny Flat

For the second time in a little over a month, an avalanche has hit Mount Shasta. On Monday afternoon, the…

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The Wild and Scenic Film Festival Returns to Red Bluff on March 30

Be prepared to be wowed! The 5th Wild & Scenic Film Festival is returning to the historic State Theater in…

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Winter Returns: Up to Four Feet of Snow Expected in NorCal this Week

With NorCal’s record snowfall of February in the rearview mirror, March has recently seen a long span of spring weather…

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Flock of Millions of Butterflies Migrating Towards Northern California

With the unbelievable precipitation in California this winter, flower superblooms have exploded the population of painted lady butterflies in the…

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Increased Populations of Ticks Found in Butte County

The western black-legged tick The Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District reminded Butte County residents that tick populations continue…

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Body of Missing NorCal Snowboarder Recovered at Northstar in Tahoe

When a 40-year-old Vallejo resident never returned from his solo snowboard trip to Northstar in Tahoe, his family alerted authorities…

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After 7 Years, California is Officially “Drought Free”

On December 20, 2011, officials made the proclamation that California had entered a drought. On March 14 of this year,…

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Abandoned Bear Cubs Found in Far NorCal Spark Poaching Investigation

Earlier this month, two small bear cubs were found along Highway 96 just outside Yreka. The cubs were moved to…

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Lassen Volcano Adventure Camp Open to Youth Group Applications

Photo: National Park Service Lassen Volcanic National Park and its partner Lassen Park Foundation invite youth groups to plan their…

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Academy Award Winning Documentary “Free Solo” Now Available on Hulu

The documentary Free Solo follows rock climber Alex Honnold as he climbs up Yosemite’s famed El Capitan. Over the past few decades,…

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Public Warned Against Eating Fish in Whiskeytown Lake

Flick/Wayne Hsieh While Whiskeytown Lake isn’t known for its world-class fishing, there are certainly some fish to be caught in…

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Hiking Permits for Yosemite’s Half Dome are Now Open!

The hike to the top of Yosemite’s Half Dome isn’t only one of the most spectacular hikes in Northern California,…

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Over 880 Pounds of Garbage Removed from Illegal Dump Site in Shasta-Trinity National Forest

After a large, illegal dump site was found in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, officials across multiple agencies coordinated a cleanup…

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NorCal’s Shingletown Tops CalFire’s List of Wildfire Vulnerable Communities

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection submitted a 45-Day Report to Governor Gavin Newsom that outlines 35 fuel-reduction…

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Flash Flooding Sends River of Mud Down Tuolumne County Streets

Torrential rain over the past month has caused significant flooding incidents throughout Northern California, but the most recent storm may…

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Summer Skiing in NorCal: Squaw Valley will Stay Open Until July 7th

Squaw Valley saw record breaking snowfall in February, with the most snowfall it’s ever recorded in a month in its…

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As Water Leaks Out the Oroville Dam Spillway, Officials Prepare for its First Test

Reconstructed Oroville Dam Spillway. Photo: Department of Water Resources With historic precipitation slamming Northern California in recent months, Department of…

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Humboldt 4-H Leader to be Honored in D.C. Following Young Sisters’ Wilderness Survival Story

When 5-year-old Caroline Carrico and 8-year-old Leia Carrico were younger, they were taught wilderness survival tactics from their local 4-H…

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Shasta Trinity National Forest Temporarily Allows Fuelwood Cutting

With winter storms slamming the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, many trees have fallen in the area, creating an issue for for…

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Sports LTD Bike Thieves Captured by Redding RPD

On March 1, a female entered Sports LTD in Redding telling workers she was looking to purchase a bike. When…

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Increased Shasta Dam Flows Force Flooding Closures on Redding Street

On Wednesday, the Bureau of Reclamation increased flows of the Shasta Dam to alleviate water storage in Shasta Lake, sending…

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250 Million Gallons of Treated Sewage Spills into Santa Rosa Streams Amidst Flooding

Santa Rosa Creek Flooding in 2017 Santa Rosa waterways have seen record inflows since last week’s massive storm, forcing the…

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Flash Flood Watch Issued in Fire Scarred Areas of Shasta County

With torrential rains continuing to push through Northern California, officials are on high alert for flooding in the fire scarred…

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CalFire to Dramatically Increase Forest Management Efforts Following Devastating Fires

Since October of 2017, Northern California has fallen victim to the two most destructive fires in California history (Tubbs Fire,…

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Golden Gate NRA is the Most Visited National Park System in the U.S.

As the National Park released its annual visitation numbers, San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area regained its top spot…

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Life of Missing Lost Coast Trail Hiker Celebrated by Family and Friends

In early January, a 32-year-old Canadian man texted a friend indicating that he had gotten injured while solo hiking the…

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“Trout in the Classroom” Program Flourishing in Northern California Schools

Teaching kids about the importance of the ecosystems in Northern California waterways has become an important initiative, with one school…

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Storm Warning: 5 Feet of Snow and Flooding Forecast for NorCal this Week

Another week, same ol’ story. After historic precipitation in Northern California in February, we were given a little reprieve with…

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Young Sisters Found After Being Lost for 2 Days in Rugged Humboldt Wilderness

Photo from the family GoFundMe page When 5-year-old Caroline Carrico and 8-year-old Leia Carrico were younger, they were taught wilderness survival…

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Burney Falls is GUSHING, Pumping Out 225 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

With Northern California’s historic precipitation in February, it was only a matter of time before the water made its way…

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Tourist Trapped in Deep Snow on Mt. Shasta Rescued with an Extensive Snow Removal Operation

Everitt Memorial Highway The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office received a desperate call from a Massachusetts woman whose Toyota Prius had…

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February Snow Totals: Tahoe Ski Resorts Smash Monthly Snowfall Records

What’s come to be known as #FebruBURIED, the month of February 2019 saw epic snow totals in Northern California mountains.…

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Shasta Lake Water Levels Rose 39 Feet in February

The large increases in snowpack in the Sierra Nevada have been well-documented around Northern California, but another benefit of February’s…

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Sierra Nevada Snowpack Doubled During February Snowfall, According to the DWR

On New Years Day, Department of Water Resources officials made their annual trek into the Sierra Nevada to measure snowpack…

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Researchers Recapture Rare Red Foxes in Lassen Volcanic National Park

Photo: Lassen Volcanic National Park State wildlife biologists in Lassen Volcanic National Park have been trying to learn about the…

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Mt. Shasta Ski Park Reopens with Blue Skies, 70 Inches of New Snow

While the lower Sierra Nevada has seen the brunt of this month’s historic snowfall, Mount Shasta just got hit hard…

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Interstate 80 Reopens Near Tahoe Following 2-Day Storm Closure

With the most recent storm capping the historic snowfall of February, the popular stretch of Interstate 80 between Auburn and…

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6 People Rescued Atop Cars on Flooded Butte County Road

Officials across Northern California have pleaded with the public not to attempt to drive through floodwaters in the wake of…

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Storm Closes Mt. Shasta Ski Park for Second Consecutive Day

This month has been a whirlwind of blizzards and snowfall throughout Northern California, which has been a greta boost for…

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Interstate 5 Closed in Corning Due to Flooding

Flooding has become prevalent throughout Northern California, causing travel delays and even forcing evacuations in some communities. Now the flooding…

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Dangerous Flooding Forces Evacuations Throughout Northern California

The historic rain continued to pound many areas of Northern California through the night on Tuesday, causing major flooding in…

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Tahoe Police Rescue Woman Inside Car Buried in Snow

Photo: City of South Lake Tahoe Historic snowfall in the month of February in the Sierra Nevada has made a…

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Blizzard Conditions Close I-80 Near Tahoe With No Timeline for Reopening

Due to whiteout conditions and multiple spinouts, CalTrans closed Interstate 80 near Tahoe in both directions from Colfax to the…

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February is Officially the Snowiest Month Ever at Squaw Valley Resort

Photo: Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows On February 1st, it began snowing heavily at Squaw Valley Resort near Lake Tahoe. The…

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Evacuations Ordered as Russian River Reaches Flood Stage

Residents of Guerneville have been urged by officials to evacuate the area as the Russian River nears flood stage in…

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Turtle Bay Partners with California Trout on Aquatic Adventures Program

Photo: Turtle Bay Turtle Bay Exploration Park, a museum and animal conservation along the Sacramento River in Redding, announced a…

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Hiker Killed by Falling Rock and Ice on Closed Yosemite Trail

Wintertime in Yosemite National Park creates dangers and challenges for visitors and park rangers alike, especially with this year’s extra…

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NOAA Upgrades this Week’s Storm with Over 100 Inches of Snow Forecast for NorCal

UPDATE:The NOAA has upgraded this week’s storm in Northern California and increased the snow totals. Here are the updated totals:…

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Flash Flood Watch Issued for NorCal, Sacramento River on High Alert

With another atmospheric river storm heading for Northern California this week, the National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood…

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Skiers Stranded After Chairlift Breaks Down at Northstar Resort

It was a beautiful day on the slopes for skiers and snowboarders at Northstar in Tahoe on Sunday. But for…

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