Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photographer braved a dangerous snowstorm in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains to capture conditions at Donner Lake on ...

The avalanche that killed eight backcountry skiers Tuesday occurred on a north-facing slope near Perry Peak above Frog Lake and just east of Castle Peak in the Central Sierra Nevada, according to the ...

NORDEN, Calif. – The Sugar Bowl Academy announced the loss of multiple members in Tuesday’s Castle Peak avalanche. In a statement on Wednesday, the academy described the individuals as respected, ...

A final missing skier was also presumed dead, the authorities said. Six survivors were rescued. The avalanche is the deadliest in modern California history. Jill Cowan and Soumya Karlamangla Reporting ...

As the downward rush of snow swept forward sometime around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 17, one of the 15 people on the last stretch of a three‑day backcountry ski trip shouted, “Avalanche!” Hours later, six ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — What was once considered Florida’s most polluted lake is making strides in its road to recovery. Agricultural discharge caused Lake Apopka to lose its submerged aquatic ...

Snow tapered off across Reno-Tahoe overnight, but icy roads and cold temperatures are expected to make for a slick Friday morning commute. Interstate 80 reopened over Donner Pass after earlier ...

The warnings were clear and eerie. A winter storm warning forecast up to 8 feet of snow in California’s Lake Tahoe Region, and avalanche conditions were considered "very dangerous." Blackbird Mountain ...

L. NAZARETH TWP., Pa. – "Lake Hydra" is going to be the new destination for scuba divers from throughout the Northeast. New owners Jim Folk and Ken Kraft have a new name for the old Dutch Springs.

Eight skiers lay dead on a Sierra mountainside Wednesday, their bodies unreachable by rescuers, a day after a powerful avalanche tore through backcountry terrain near Donner Pass. One more person ...

NEVADA CITY, Calif. -- The six backcountry skiers rescued after being caught in a Donner Pass avalanche are now safely off the mountain, Nevada County Sheriff's office said Tuesday night. Sheriff's ...