A South Lake Tahoe man died Monday after an avalanche struck as he skied in El Dorado County’s backcountry, authorities and family said.

On Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. the NWS Reno NV issued a lake wind advisory valid for Wednesday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. for Lake Tahoe.

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

For the latest updates on the atmospheric river in California, read USA TODAY's coverage ... according to fire department officials. In Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles, a voluntary ...

The strongest storm to impact parts of California ... River in Santa Cruz County were lifted by the afternoon, along with Santa Barbara’s evacuation alerts for the Lake Fire burn area.

Ventura County saw a 9% dip to 31 hours weekly, while Santa Maria-Santa Barbara saw an 8% drop to 31 hours. California’s big-dollar paychecks remained in the tech-heavy Bay Area. San Jose was No ...

The City of Williams Lake, B.C., is calling on the province to step in to prevent the closure of a power plant critical to local employment and the municipality’s bottom line. The Atlantic ...

Seismologists are closely monitoring California's fault lines as concerns ... the quake was felt as far as 50 miles away in Los Angeles County, in Long Beach, Porter Ranch and Whittier.

That’s the existential threat.” Their host was more measured. “I believe our system is durable,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said. “We are being stress tested, but we’re durable.” ...

As of Tuesday, the "Denmarkification" petition – which calls for the country of Denmark to buy the state of California – has collected more than 200,000 signatures. The petition comes in ...