First weekend of summer bringing critical fire conditions to the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley and snow showers to the ...

The National Weather Service in Reno, Nevada, has issued a blizzard warning for a 300-mile stretch of the Sierra, a mountain range running along the eastern edge of California, from Thursday ...

A winter storm pounded the western U.S. on Saturday, dumping heavy rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada that shut down mountain highways and triggered flood watches and avalanche warnings. From the ...

Another winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds was moving into the northern Sierra Nevada late Friday where ... most areas until Monday. The U.S. Forest Service activated a backcountry ...

Sunday 3 p.m. update: SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways ...

On Saturday, snow was spotted in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Mammoth, close to the Nevada border and around 250 miles ...

California's snowpack has hit a 25-year milestone, reaching 96 percent of the historical average. The accumulation of snow in the Sierra Nevada and other high-altitude regions serves as a critical ...

Along with improved supplies for agriculture and municipal water customers, increased water yields from thinner forests can ...

On the Sierra's eastern slope, a winter weather advisory runs from 10 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. for Reno, Sparks and Carson City, with snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches (2.5-7.5 cm) on valley ...

Thinning of forests, generally undertaken to reduce dangers from wildfire and restore the forest to a more natural state, also can create more mountain runoff to mitigate drought effects in the ...

Another winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds was moving into the northern Sierra Nevada late Friday where as much as 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow is forecast in the upper elevations ...