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Winter Storm Watch: Up to 7 Feet of Snow Forecast to Fall on NorCal Mountains

On November 1st, an early-season snowstorm blanketed the Northern California mountains with 4 feet of snow. Exactly a month later,…

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Placer County Unanimously Votes to Rescind Approval of Olympic Valley Development

Photo by Cee The Placer County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rescind its approval of a development proposed for Tahoe’s…

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These Northern California Destinations Made Fodor’s ‘No List’ for 2023

Fodor’s is one of the world’s best resources for travelers. So when they tell you not to visit a place,…

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Whaleback Pack Delivers California’s Largest Known Wolf Litter in Over 100 Years

The Whaleback Pack, living in Northern California’s Siskiyou County, delivered a historic litter of pups in 2022. The California Department…

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Poachers Leave Dangerous Elk Carcasses Near Condor Habitat in Northern California

Photo by Will Goldenberg On Saturday, November 12, the Northern California Condor Restoration Program performed x-rays on two elk that…

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Hollywood A-List Actor Spotted in Humboldt. Is He Filming a Bigfoot Movie?

There have been sightings of an A-list Hollywood actor around Humboldt recently, which makes us wonder if he’s on the…

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From the Ashes: Sierra-at-Tahoe Announces Opening Day Following Caldor Fire Restoration

Just a year after the Caldor Fire swept through Sierra-at-Tahoe, the ski resort has announced its opening day for the…

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Last Major Hurdle Cleared for Removal of the Klamath River Dams

Copco Dam on the Klamath River. Photo: California Trout The last major milestone has been cleared in the journey to…

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Lassen Volcanic National Park Closes Highway for Winter Season

The winter season is upon us, meaning outdoor destinations are altering their operations to deal with snow accumulation in the…

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Lassen’s Subway Cave Closes for the Winter Season

On November 15, the Subway Cave in Lassen National Forest closed for the winter season. It’s expected to reopen for…

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Yosemite to Eliminate Reservation System for Summer 2023

Photo by Jeremy Lwanga Yosemite National Park officials made a major announcement that they will no longer require reservations for vehicle…

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Klamath River Upstream Of Interstate 5 Reopened To Adult Chinook Salmon Harvest

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that recreational fishing for adult, fall-run Chinook salmon on the…

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CBS Action Drama ‘Fire Country’ is Based on NorCal Wildfires. CalFire Isn’t Too Happy About It.

A brand-new hit action drama on CBS is making waves as it dramatizes the lives of firefighters on the front…

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Northern California’s Most Beautiful Outdoor Ice Rink Prepares for Winter Opening

As a Northern California resident, skating on a beautiful outdoor ice rink might seem foreign. When you add the stunning…

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NorCal Ski Resorts Open in Droves Following Giant Early-Season Snowstorm

Photo by Ethan Walsweer It’s time to knock the dust off your winter gear – ski season has arrived in Northern…

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Storm Totals: More Than Four Feet of New Snow Fell in the NorCal Mountains

Bunny Flat. Photo by Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center The 2022-23 winter is off to one heck of a start! This…

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Entrance to National Parks is Free on Veterans Day. Here’s Where to Go in Northern California.

Photo by Mick Haupt The National Park Service allows free entrance into all National Parks for five days every year. This…

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Save the Redwoods League Donates the World’s Oldest Juniper Tree to Mother Lode Land Trust

Photo: Save the Redwoods League The Bennett Juniper in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County is thought to be the…

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NorCal is Covered in Snow! Here’s a Look at the Mountain Roadways

The snow started falling hard on Monday night in Northern California and hasn’t let up! Following a November 1st storm…

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Witnesses Claim Meteorite Destroyed Northern California Home During Taurid Meteor Shower

Many people saw a massive fireball flying across the sky in Northern California during the Taurids meteor shower Friday night.…

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Shasta Trinity National Forest Prepares to Initiate Winter Prescribed Burns

Photo by Robert Ritchie The Shasta-Trinity National Forest plans to initiate prescribed fire operations this fall and over the winter, as…

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What Was It? Giant Fireball Lights Up Northern California Sky.

Many people were shocked to see a massive light moving quickly across the Northern California sky Friday night. No, it…

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Mt. Shasta’s Brand-New Gray Butte Lift is Finished. Here’s How it Will Completely Transform the Mountain.

View of the Mt. Shasta Ski Park from the brand-new Gray Butte lift. Photo by Mt. Shasta Ski Park. The…

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A Total Lunar Eclipse Called the ‘Beaver Blood Moon’ Will Light Up the Night Sky this Week

Photo by Zoltan Tasi  This week will see a spectacular lunar event with the “Beaver Blood Moon” lighting up the night…

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NovemBURIED Continues! Incoming Storm Could Bring Another 4 Feet of Snow to NorCal Mountains

Snowy Emigrant Gap. Photo by Wil Stewart. It was a stunning sight to see snow begin to fall in Northern California…

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Mammoth Mountain Opening this Weekend Following Early-Season Snowstorm

After a hefty early-season storm that blanketed the mountains of Northern California with snow, we have our first ski resort…

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Expect Heightened Activity from Lake Tahoe Bears as They Seek Food for the Winter

Fall is underway in the Tahoe Basin and Lake Tahoe bears are hungry! Autumn is the time of year when…

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Was the 8-Year-Old’s Climb of El Capitan a Hoax? Youngster’s Achievement Comes Under Scrutiny.

Photo by Patrick T’Kindt It was an achievement celebrated the world over last week when 8-year-old Sam Baker became the youngest…

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Dungeness Crab Season Delayed for Fourth Year in a Row in California

The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps will be temporarily restricted in California when the season opens on…

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It’s DUMPING in Tahoe Right Now and the Roads are Already a Complete Mess

The first significant storm of the season has officially arrived in Tahoe and it’s currently DUMPING. Some reports show 6…

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BREAKING: Snowstorm Has Arrived in Mount Shasta and it’s Coming Down HARD

Remember, remember the first of November. Those will hopefully be our words in a few months when we see a…

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VIDEO: Lassen Pack Seen Running Through Field Full of Cattle in Northern California

California’s first wolf pack to return to the state in over a century, the Lassen Pack, continues to grow in…

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NovemBURIED? A Foot of Snow Forecast for NorCal Mountains this Week

Despite another year of drought in Northern California, the fall months have already brought plenty of precipitation. September saw 1000%…

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8-Year-Old Rock Climber Becomes the Youngest to Ascend El Capitan

8-year-old Sam Baker climbing El Capitan. Photo via @samueladventure/IG A brand-new rock climbing record has been set in Yosemite National…

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Save the Redwoods League Secures Opportunity to Protect 3,862-Acre Weger Ranch in Mendocino County

Save the Redwoods League today announced that it has secured an opportunity to purchase a conservation easement on the 3,862-acre…

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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Slams Bay Area

A large earthquake rocked the Bay Area at 11:42 on Tuesday, registering at 5.1 magnitude on the Richter Scale. The…

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The Great Redwood Trail Scores Monumental Victory Over the Skunk Train

The Great Redwood Trail scored a monumental victory last week when a federal regulator rejected the Skunk Train’s offer to…

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4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Humboldt County

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit near Fortuna, just 16 miles south of Eureka, at 11:16 am Sunday, sending a jolt…

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WinterWonderGrass Returns to Palisades Tahoe for 7th Annual Festival

Photo courtesy of WinterWonderGrass WinterWonderGrass returns to Palisades Tahoe for its seventh annual festival this winter season from March 31…

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Five Northern California Destinations Being Considered for Federal Historical Designation

Fort Ross Landing Historical and Archaeological District The California State Historical Resources Commission will hold a virtual meeting next Friday,…

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Team Behind the Historic Clean Up of Lake Tahoe Sets Their Sights on the Eastern Sierra

June Lake. Photo by Levan Badzgaradze. The Clean Up The Lake (CUTL) dive team that completed the 72 mile SCUBA cleanup of Lake…

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Cables Removed from Yosemite’s Half Dome, Ending the Hiking Season on the Famed Rock

The seasons are changing in Yosemite National Park. Temperatures are dropping and fall foliage is beginning to explode as park…

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Free Swan Tours Offered Near Marysville this Fall and Winter

Photo: California Department of Fish and Wildlife The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is offering free swan tours…

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The Mystery Behind the Sunken World War II ‘Ghost Boat’ on Shasta Lake

Photo: U.S. Forest Service There have been plenty of historic structures revealed on Shasta Lake during severe drought. With multiple…

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Drought Blocks Kokanee Salmon from Spawning in Tahoe’s Taylor Creek for Second Straight Year

Taylor Creek remains mostly dry after another year of drought One of the most delightful fall activities in the Tahoe…

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Newly Released Horror Flick Features One of Our Favorite NorCal Mountain Towns

It’s not every day you get to enjoy a movie filmed in one of your favorite towns in the world.…

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Body of Missing Hiker Found in the Eastern Sierra

The body of missing hiker Robert Bondurant was found on October 6, tragically ending the search in the rugged terrain…

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Investigation Shows Forest Service Mismanagement Contributed to Caldor Fire Devastation

The brave firefighters battling the dangerous and fast-moving fires in Northern California put their lives on the line to protect…

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‘Lucky to be Alive’: Surfer Details Vicious Shark Attack on Northern California Coast

Jared Trainor was excited for another fun day surfing on the Northern California coast on Sunday. The Fortuna man was…

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Wildlife Officials Begin Experimental System to Bring Salmon Back to the McCloud River

State and federal biologists and engineers, in partnership with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe, have begun testing an experimental system in…

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Lassen Volcanic National Park Announces Partial Reopening of Kings Creek Falls Overlook

The rebuilding of infrastructure in Lassen Volcanic National Park continues after 73,240 acres of the park was burned in the…

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71-Year-Old Man Completes the 2,650-Mile Pacific Crest Trail

Finishing the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada is a difficult feat for even the most in-shape young…

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Yurok Tribe Partners with California State Parks to Manage North Coast Redwoods

California State Parks and the Yurok Tribe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to establish a collaborative approach to…

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Eel River Dam Removal is Moving Forward. It Will Create California’s Longest Free-Flowing River.

In April, PG&E’s 50-year license for the Eel River Dams expired, with the company opting against renewing the costly Potter…

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Fisherman Lands MONSTER 17-Pound Mackinaw on Lake Tahoe

When you think of the best places to fish in Northern California, Lake Tahoe typically isn’t near the top of…

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Will Sierra-at-Tahoe Open for the Winter Season? In Their Words, ‘Heck Yes’

After the Caldor Fire moved through Sierra-at-Tahoe in the summer of 2021, the ski resort’s management has been hard at…

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Lassen Park Highway Reopens Following Snow Closure

Photo: NPS/Charles Hardy Earlier this week, an early-season storm blanketed the high-elevation areas of Northern California, including a nice dusting…

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Old Farmer’s Almanac Predicts Two Different Winters in Northern California

Lake Tahoe winter. Photo by adrianna geo. Northern California has been on a roller coaster ride the past decade when it…

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Yosemite Lifts All Fire Restrictions Following Wet Week

After a wet week in Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service has lifted all fire restrictions in the park.…

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All Evacuations Lifted from the Mosquito Fire

Photo: CalFire This week’s rain throughout Northern California proved to be the perfect lifeboat for firefighters battling wildfires throughout the…

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Opening Dates for NorCal Ski Resorts for the 2022-23 Season

Photo by Robson Hatsukami Morgan Winter is just around the corner in Northern California, with our first snow of the season…

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Unanimous Vote Calls for the Renaming of Patrick’s Point

Photo by Tim Oldenkamp The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously voted to change the name of the famous…

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Mount Shasta Looks Stunning with a Fresh Layer of New Snow

Photo: Mount Shasta Avalanche Center The early-season storm that soaked Northern California on Sunday also brought some much-needed snowfall to…

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Lassen Park Highway Closed Due to Snowfall

The early-season storm that soaked Northern California on Sunday has brought some snow to high-elevation areas. As the rain moved…

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Drought Forces Closure Of Shasta Valley Wildlife Area To Waterfowl Hunting

CDFW Photo: Youth hunter at the Modoc National Wildlife Refuge. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that…

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The Spawning of Millions of Salmon Begins at the Feather River Hatchery

The annual process of spawning millions of salmon returned to Oroville this week as the Feather River Fish Hatchery began…

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Hallelujah! An Early-Season Storm is Forecast to Soak Northern California

Photo: Sacramento State/Andrea Price With wildfire season beginning to reach its peak in Northern California, Mother Nature is sending us…

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Study: Sierra Nevada Snowpack Will Shrink by 79% by the End of the Century

The Sierra Nevada, the iconic mountain range that sits on the east side of Northern California, has been a reliable…

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No Reservations: Yosemite Ending Vehicle Pass Requirements Soon

Photo by Rakshith Hatwar Yosemite National Park is known to be one of the most visited parks in the United States,…

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Logging Mill at the Center of the Mill Fire Plans up to $50 Million Fund for Impacted Residents

On September 2nd, the Mill Fire started in Siskiyou County, destroying 118 structures and killing two people near Lake Shastina.…

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Lake Tahoe Air Quality Reaches Hazardous 700+ AQI Due to Nearby Mosquito Fire

The Mosquito Fire burning just west of Lake Tahoe is sending a lot of smoke into Northern California and Nevada.…

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Videos Show Burned Homes in the Area of the Mosquito Fire

With the fast-moving nature of the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra foothills near Foresthill, California, fire officials have been concentrating…

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Mosquito Fire Explodes in the Sierra Foothills with 3,666 Structures Threatened

UPDATE: CalFire has announced the Mosquito Fire sits at 14,250 acres with no containment. Our initial acreage was based on…

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The Largest Dam Removal in History Nears Final Approval

Photo: Yurok Tribe During the final week of August, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its final Environmental Impact Statement…

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Sacramento Shatters 97-Year-Old Heat Record

Photo by Stephen Leonardi The city of Sacramento shattered its all-time heat record on Tuesday afternoon when it recorded a temperature…

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Buckle Up: All-Time Record Heat Could Hit NorCal this Afternoon

Photo by Stephen Leonardi The current heat wave in California is already putting up staggering numbers, breaking multiple heat records, placing…

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Mill Fire Update: 2 Dead, 91 Structures Burned as Containment Grows Near Weed, California

The Mill Fire burning in Siskiyou County was slowed by fire officials over Labor Day weekend, but not before providing…

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Based on History, the Worst of Northern California’s Fire Season is on the Horizon

The Dixie Fire burned nearly a million acre in 2021 Compared to the past five fire seasons, this year has…

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Shasta River Resumes Normal Flows Following Rancher Backlash

Water flows on the Shasta River have returned to normal following a warning from California officials to a group of…

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Study: Catastrophic Mega-Flood an Imminent Threat to Northern California

Over the past decade, we’ve seen dramatic swings in weather during the different seasons in Northern California. From drought to…

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Scientists Have Spent Billions to Improve Lake Tahoe’s Clarity. It’s Only Getting Worse.

Lake Tahoe’s clarity is its most notable attribute. In the early 1900s, scientists gushed about being able to see 100…

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Mount Shasta is Almost Entirely Devoid of Snow

Photo taken of Mt. Shasta on August 16 by the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center We’re in the dog days of…

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Siskiyou Ranchers Told to Stop Diverting Water from Drought-Plaqued River

Photo: Cal Trout The state of California has warned a group of ranchers to stop diverting water from the Shasta…

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Documentary About the Deadly Avalanche on Alpine Meadows Coming to Northern California Theaters

On March 31, 1982, a large avalanche hit Alpine Meadows, burying the main lodge and parking lot in 20 feet…

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Help One of Our Favorite NorCal Photographers as He Deals with 3rd Battle with Cancer

Jake and his daughter in the flowers below Lassen Peak Some of our favorite content in Northern California comes from…

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Hiker Crushes the Pacific Crest Trail in ‘Fastest Known Time’

A 27-year-old British man has become the fastest person to complete the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) as a self-supported athlete,…

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Mt. Shasta Ski Park Reveals Trail Map of Brand-New Gray Butte Lift

As Mt. Shasta Ski Park continues its construction of the brand-new Gray Butte Lift, which will drastically change the popular…

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The 2022 Perseid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Week. Here’s How to See it in Northern California.

Photo by Micha? Mancewicz On the night of August 11 and into the early morning of August 12, the Swift-Tuttle comet…

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Five Media Outlets Under Investigation for Behavior in McKinney Fire Burn Area

Photo: Siskiyou County Sheriff The Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue has announced an investigation into five media outlets that abused…

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Northern California Wolf Packs Welcome 11 New Pups in 2022

Photo of the Whaleback Pack in 2011. Photo by Patrick Griffin. Despite massive wildfires destroying large patches of wolf territory…

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Massive Fish Kill on the Klamath River Believed to Be Caused by the McKinney Fire

Officials from the Karuk Tribe were surprised when they found a massive fish kill between Indian Creek and Seiad Creek…

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Insane Video Shows Cars Washing Away in Flash Flood in McKinney Fire Burn Scar

After the McKinney Fire grew to more than 55,000 acres in just a couple of days in Siskiyou County, rains…

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Most of Klamath River, California ‘Wiped Out’ by McKinney Fire

Rain showers brought reprieve to firefighters working to slow the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County, but not before the flames…

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Yosemite to Reopen Mariposa Grove Following Washburn Fire Closure

Following a nearly month-long closure in which the Washburn Fire grew to nearly 20,000 acres in Yosemite National Park, the…

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Redding Woodworker Creates $65k Table from 1,500-Year-Old Redwood Tree

A woodworking company in Redding recently created a table from a 1,500-year-old redwood tree, selling it to a local restaurant…

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McKinney Fire: Two Found Dead Inside Burned Vehicle Along Highway 96

The McKinney Fire continues to grow at a rapid pace in Siskiyou County, forcing mandatory evacuations of more than 2,000…

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