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Lassen Volcanic National Park Named ‘Yosemite Without the Crowds’ by Reader’s Digest

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

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National Weather Forecaster Predicts a Warm, Dry Winter for Northern California

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

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Missing Hiker Found Dead in the Trinity Alps Wilderness

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

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Squaw Valley Offering $60 Season Passes for Military Veterans

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

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Catch a Big Sturgeon and Receive a Reward from California Department of Fish and Wildlife

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

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Busy Day: Officials Rescue Two People in a Matter of Hours on Mount Shasta

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

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Toxic-Blue Algae Known for Killing Dogs Found in Whiskeytown Ponds

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

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5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off the Coast of Eureka

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

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Officials Continue Search for Lost Solo Hiker in the Trinity Alps

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

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Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Northern California this Week

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

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Mill Creek Watershed in the Redwood National Park Closed for Public Safety

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

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The Battle Between Ranchers and Tule Elk Coming to a Head in Point Reyes

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

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Hailstorm Blankets Lassen Volcanic National Park During its Busy Birthday Weekend

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

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Lightning Ignited 36 Fires in NorCal National Forests this Week

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

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578 Lightning Strikes Have Ignited 7 Fires in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the Past 24 Hours

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

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NorCal Slammed with Hundreds of Dangerous Lightning Strikes With More on the Way

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

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Celebrate National Farmers Week with These 10 Markets in Shasta County

As the 2019 National Farmers Market Week gets off and running, it got me thinking about how few things there…

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Forest Service Announces Large Prescribed Burn Project in the Trinity Alps Wilderness

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

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Trail Cam Footage Shows Lassen Pack Pups Howling in NorCal Wilderness

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

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Celebrate Lassen’s Birthday with 2-Day Event in the Park – Discover Lassen

Lassen Volcanic National Park turns 103-years-old this week and the only way to celebrate this milestone is to head up…

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Update: Forward Progress Stopped on Palo Cedro’s Gilbert Fire

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

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Sad News: Wildcard Brewing Co. Closes its Doors After 7 Years

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

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Judge Halts Work to Raise Shasta Dam

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

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Injured Hiker Rescued by Deputy on Horseback Near Toad Lake

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

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Tucker Fire Grows to 14,217 Acres with 10 Percent Containment

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

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Millions of Butterflies Have Arrived on Lassen Peak for Yearly Migration

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

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Harmful Algae Blooms Have Turned Lassen’s Willow Lake ‘Pea Soup’ Green

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

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And the Winner of the State of Jefferson Brewfest Ticket Giveaway Is…

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

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Tucker Fire Balloons to 11,000 Acres in Modoc County

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

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Mammoth Mountain Finally Ends its Epic Winter of 2019

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

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Inspectors Prevent Two Boats Infested with Invasive Mussels from Entering Tahoe

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

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Air Quality Advisory Issued for NorCal Due to Smoke from Oregon Fire

Photo via  Cira As the Milepost 97 Fire in Southern Oregon has ballooned to 9,000 acres, Northern California looks on…

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New Gondola will Connect Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows Ski Resorts

Squaw Valley Resort. Photo: Rennett Stowe A proposal to build a gondola that connects Tahoe ski resorts Alpine Meadows and…

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Watch: Injured Hiker Airlifted Out of Potem Falls

After a hiker was recently injured during the short hike to Potem Falls, it would have taken over an hour…

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Brace Yourselves: A Heat Wave is Descending Upon Northern California

Sunset over the Sacramento River The summer has been mild so far, a welcomed sight for NorCal locals who have…

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Win Great Prizes with CalTrout’s 2019 Photo Contest

Photo: Eric Tausend The 2019 California Trout Photo Contest is now accepting submissions July 15 through August 31st! Share your best…

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Over 30 People Rescued on the American River On Saturday

Rafters on the American River. Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker With the rise in temperatures this month in Northern California, the waterways are…

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Warning: New Danger Awaits for Swimmers at Lower McCloud Falls

Flickr/scot2342 The heat is picking up in Northern California, inspiring locals to flock to the best places to cool down…

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California Trout Pushes for the Removal of the Klamath River Dams

Support for the removal of four Klamath River hydroelectric dams is gaining steam. In January 2019, the Hoopa Tribe won…

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Cascades Frog Halts the Trout Stocking of Northern California Reservoirs

Photo: CDFW In 2017, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to include the Cascades Frog on the California Endangered…

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Lake Tahoe’s Water Levels are About to Reach their Legal Limit

As the snowmelt from the crazy winter of 2019 continues to flow into Lake Tahoe, water levels are rising at…

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Fishermen Land GIANT Great White Shark in San Francisco Bay

Joe Gamez of Golden State Sportfishing has made a living catching sharks in the San Francisco Bay for the past…

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Inside the Controversial Plan to Kill Thousands of Mice on the Farralon Islands

Farralon Islands In the 1800’s, seal hunters would make the 27-mile boat trip west of San Francisco to the waters…

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Lassen’s Famed Wolfpack Grows with a New Litter of Pups

Trail Camera of the Lassen Pack The Lassen Pack, California’s only known wolfpack, has grown recently with the announcement of…

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NorCal Hawklet Adopted by Eagles Goes Missing with the Worst Assumed

It was a story that captured the hearts and minds of Northern California when a family of Redding eagles were…

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Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake Recorded Off NorCal Coast

The NorCal coast near Petrolia. Flickr/J M There has been a ton of geological activity in California lately. Following the…

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Redding Eagles Baffle Scientists by Adopting Baby Hawk

The Friends of Redding Eagles recently noticed an odd situation at the nearby eagle’s nest when baby red-tailed hawk had…

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Officials: Stay Out of the Fast-Moving, Deadly NorCal Waterways

High water in the South Yuba River at the old CA-49 bridge in January 2017 With the temperatures increasing and…

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Yosemite’s Scenic Tioga Road Opens for the Summer

Flickr/Don Graham Yosemite’s Tioga Road, the only route in the area over the Sierra Nevada, opened to the public on…

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Nudity No Longer Allowed at Tahoe’s Little-Known Nude Beach

Secret Cove. Photo: Flickr/ray_explores Secret Cove, located just south of Sand Harbor on Lake Tahoe’s east shore, has been Tahoe’s…

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Shasta Lake’s Centimudi Boat Ramp Remains Closed with Debris Build-Up

The high water levels on Shasta Lake are a welcomed sight following years of drought, but with the fast-rising water…

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Heatwave Cooks Thousands of Mussels to Death on NorCal Coast

Photo: NOAA Weather extremes have been palpable in Northern California the past seven years, with wildfires from drought and flooding…

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Federal Forecaster: California’s Wildfire Season Could be Worse than 2018

California’s 2018 wildfire season was the most devastating on record, with the state’s largest and most devastating fires ever occurring…

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Tahoe’s ‘Magical’ East Shore Trail Opens to the Public

Photo courtesy of Tahoe Fund The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is planning to build trails around the 70-mile shoreline of Lake…

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MONSTER 40-Inch Striper Caught on the Sacramento River Delta

Photo: Micki Fedan Micki Fedan and Robert Ferko were having an average evening fishing on the Sacramento River Delta on…

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Public Warned Against Harmful Algae Blooms in Bidwell’s Horseshoe Lake

Flickr/Steven Miller Officials from the Butte County Environmental Health have issued a warning to avoid the water in Bidwell Park’s…

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Tahoe Conservationists to Install 250 Cigarette Butt Canisters Around the Lake

Photo: League to Save Lake Tahoe A recent Lake Tahoe beach cleanup organized by the League to Save Lake Tahoe…

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Two Earthquakes Slam Northern California Coast in 24 Hours

At 8:53 on Saturday night, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the Northern California coast just southwest of Eureka, near…

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Northern California Summer Steelhead to be Listed as an Endangered Species

Photo: NOAA The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to begin the process of listing Northern California summer…

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Update: Fire Weather Watch Upgraded to Red Flag Warning in NorCal

After the National Weather Service announced a Fire Weather Watch in Northern California, they have since upgraded that designation to…

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What Month is It?! Giant Hailstorm Falls on Sierra Nevada Mid-June

It was Father’s Day in the Sierra Nevada on Sunday, and while offspring were celebrating their fathers, it seemed like…

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Mt. Shasta Ski Park Kicks Off Summer Season with Mountain Biking, Disc Golf and Gorgeous Views

The Mt. Shasta Ski Park is back with another summer season on the mountain, which once again includes a mountain…

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10-Year-Old Becomes the Youngest to Climb ‘The Nose’ on Yosemite’s El Capitan

Selah Schneiter is no stranger to rock climbing. She first touched a boulder at 3-days-old, and has been climbing for…

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NorCal on Red Flag Fire Watch as PG&E Mulls Power Shutdown

Increasing winds and low humidity has resulted in a Red Flag Warning for areas of Northern California on Friday afternoon…

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Hunting and Fishing will be Expanded into NorCal Wildlife Refuges

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife. The federal government announced a major expansion of hunting and…

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Yosemite Installs Half Dome Cables to Reopen Summit Hike

Yosemite National Park officials have reinstalled the cables on Half Dome, officially opening the hiking season to the top of…

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Lassen’s Manzanita Creek Trail Temporarily Closed Due to Bear Activity

Lassen Volcanic National Park announced Thursday that it has temporarily closed Manzanita Creek Trail due to bear activity. The bear…

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Whiskeytown NRA Announces Brandy Creek Falls will Remain Closed this Year

Hopes were high following the reopening of Brandy Creek beach last week following a 10-month closure due to the Carr…

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CalFire: California’s Largest Wildfire Ever was Caused by a Hammer

Photo: US Bureau of Land Management The initial investigation of the largest fire in California’s history has been completed and…

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Search Continues for Swimmer Swept Away on American River

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office continues the search for a young male who was swept down the American River just…

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Triple Digits: The First Heatwave of the Summer is Coming to NorCal

It took a little bit longer than usual, but summer has finally arrived in Northern California. A heatwave is descending…

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Young Woman Dies Taking Photos at Tahoe’s Eagle Falls

View of Lake Tahoe over Eagle Falls. Photo by Joe Parks A young woman was taking photos at the overlook…

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DWR Prepares to Use Brand-New Oroville Dam Spillway Next Week

The California Department of Water Resources has announced plans that it may use the Oroville Dam Spillway next week. The…

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Whiskeytown NRA Celebrates the Reopening of Brandy Creek

Following a 10-month closure at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area due to the Carr Fire, park officials today reopened the lake’s popular…

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Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Memorial Day in Northern California

Typically, Memorial Day sits as the ceremonial beginning of summer for Northern California. That won’t be the case this year.…

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Tornado-Like Storm Brings Crazy Clouds, Golf Ball-Sized Hail to NorCal

What a Friday night in NorCal! We all knew a storm was heading our direction for Memorial Day Weekend, but…

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Thunderstorms, Mountain Snow Forecast for Memorial Day Weekend in NorCal

Clouds over Bridge Bay on Shasta Lake Sheesh, what a bummer. Although Memorial Day isn’t the official first day of…

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Geologists Say ‘Ring of Fire’ Volcanoes in Northern California are Due to Erupt

With the volcanic eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii last year, geologists are on high alert for the other volcanoes located…

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Fish and Wildlife Officials Offer $2,500 Reward for Information in Humboldt Elk Poaching Case

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife In December 2018, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife pleaded with the…

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NorCal Reservoirs Approach Capacity with More Rain and Snow in the Forecast

Shasta Lake At the beginning of May, Northern California reservoirs were already sitting at historic levels. Then came the unexpected…

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Record Breaking 33-Pound Catfish Caught on Clear Lake

On May 9th, Frank Gentle went to Clear Lake looking to catch some fish in the lake known for its…

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Snowy Conditions Bring Chain Controls to the Tahoe Area

With the rare May storm that is currently hitting Northern California with unseasonable snow in the mountains, winter driving conditions…

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Winter Weather Advisory: Another Foot of Snow Forecast for NorCal Mountains

Following a series of storms that brought historic rain to the Northern California valley and nearly two feet of snow…

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It’s Officially Sacramento’s Wettest May on Record

Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker These storms that have been slamming Northern California the past week have brought heavy precipitation, with inches of…

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Rainy Weather Postpones the Shasta Bike Tour

The rare rainy weather in May is causing issues for what’s otherwise sunny weather during the Shasta Bike Month. Unfortunately,…

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Maybruary?! Another Storm with Heavy Rain and Snow Moving into NorCal Today

After the historic winter of 2019 that singlehandedly brought Northern California out of a 7-year drought, some were hoping for…

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Whiskeytown’s Brandy Creek Reopening on May 31

Following a 10-month closure at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area due to the Carr Fire, park officials have announced the imminent…

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Squaw Valley Surpasses 700 Inches of Snowfall on the Season

Photo: Squaw Valley Resort The historic winter of 2019 is lasting well into May, with a new snowstorm this week…

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Missing Camper Found Dead in Sacramento River South of Lake Siskiyou

A camper who was visiting from Asheville, North Carolina was found dead in the Sacramento River this week after he…

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NWS Issues ‘Winter Storm Watch’ with Over 2 Feet of Snow Forecast for NorCal

It’s not over yet, folks. In fact, this weird winter weather in May is just getting started. A rare May…

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NorCal Storm Update: Heavy Rain, Sierra Snow and Chain Controls

A rare mid-May storm slammed Northern California on Wednesday, bringing with it some winter conditions during a time of year…

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“Significant Weather Advisory” Issued in Shasta County

The rare mid-May storm that is currently slamming Northern California has peaked in Shasta County, with the National Weather Service…

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“Jump Start” Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Return to Coleman Fish Hatchery

Photo: Jacie Knight/USFWS Wildlife and water management officials are heralding the early returns of a special group of winter-run Chinook…

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California Attorney General Sues Feds Over Shasta Dam

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to halt the federal government’s ongoing project to raise the Shasta…

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Shasta County Currently Ranks 3rd in National Bike Challenge

Photo: Shasta Bike Challenge The National Bike Challenge is hosted every May and is a friendly competition between counties in…

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Whiskeytown NRA Offering Ranger-Led Kayak Tours Memorial Day Weekend

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is beginning to resume normal operations following the Carr Fire and that is evident with their…

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New King of Tahoe? Mark Zuckerberg Quietly Purchases $59 Million Properties in Tahoe

Carousel Estate. Photo: sunnysidelakefront.com If you drive through any areas surrounding Lake Tahoe, you may come across numerous bumper stickers…

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Lassen Park Officials Measure 28-Foot Snow Walls During Road Clearing Efforts

The road clearing in Lassen Volcanic National Park continues as officials are beginning to realize just how big the snow…

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Winter in May? Storm to Bring a Foot of Snow to the NorCal Mountains this Week

Just when you thought it was over, the winter of 2019 is coming back with a vengeance. A big storm…

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Jet Skier’s Body Found in Folsom Lake Nearly a Month After He Went Missing

Alexander Ham On April 14th, 29-year-old Alexander Ham of Vineyard went missing while jet skiing on Lake Folsom. Nearly a…

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