One of eight skiers killed in a horrific avalanche Tuesday north of Lake Tahoe was married to a search and rescue team member, officials revealed. The tragic coincidence was confirmed during a grim ...

The baby bears are "cute as all get out, but noisy," one Facebook user said.

Whether you call them a cougar, puma, mountain lion or panther, you’re talking about the same big cat, often solitary and ...

Without much snow in the forecast for the Sierras, it's tough to think the snowpack will have much chance to recover this year, and much of the American West is in a similar scenario. The beginning of ...

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Two skiers died Friday in separate incidents at Lake Tahoe's Heavenly Mountain Resort, marking the latest in a series of ski-related deaths in the region this month.

Eight skiers who went missing after a Lake Tahoe avalanche have been found dead, authorities said, making the avalanche the deadliest in modern California history. A ninth skier who remains missing is ...

Mourners held a heartbreaking vigil for the victims of the Lake Tahoe avalanche on Sunday night. Volunteers set up the poignant memorial in the historic downtown of Truckee for those who perished in ...

The victims were a 33-year-old man and a 58-year-old man, according to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District The deaths come after several other fatalities in the region this season Two skiers ...

After more than 20 heart-stopping seconds, two skiers uncovered the person's face from deep snow.

The group of 15 people was on a three-day backcountry ski trip to Frog Lake huts near Castle Peak, a 9,110-foot mountain with rugged terrain near Lake Tahoe, north of Donner Summit. The skiers had ...

Most of the western U.S., including the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, has had an exceptionally warm winter—breaking records in many areas. And that unseasonable warmth may have caused a ...