Sierra residents wake up to fresh snow, chain controls, icy conditions
An atmospheric river is bearing down on Northern California.
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An atmospheric river is bearing down on Northern California.
With winter driving conditions setting in, the cost of tire chains is at an all-time high.
Chain controls were in effect in the Sierra.
Wet weather is finally starting to hit the Sierra and Foothills this fall. People up I-80 were woken up to the sound of rain and some snowfall, but Caltrans said I-80 is ready for winter travel.
The Northern California high Sierra Nevada region saw its first chain controls of the season as a series of storms move through the region.
Temperatures are dropping this week, and things will be really cold up in the high country.
This was the first time since 2004 that Palisades Tahoe saw August snowfall.
Crews were still working to fully reopen Interstate 80 in Northern California following a Tesla semi-truck fire near Emigrant Gap.
A portion of the Sierra in El Dorado County is under a Flash Flood Warning due to brief heavy rain and lightning on Saturday afternoon.
The hiker was bitten in the Sierra Nevada by what she thought was a spider, Inyo County search and rescue officials said.
For some, Wednesday will be the hottest day of the year so far as highs reach for the mid to upper 90s. Many in the valley will be under a moderate heat risk. But a change in our weather pattern is on the way this weekend bringing some relief to the valley.
Two people from Northern California died after they went missing while climbing California's Mount Whitney earlier this week.
The highway is closed between Twin Bridges and Sierra-at-Tahoe on Thursday.
With so much snow falling across the Northern California Sierra Nevada in the last two weeks, search and rescue teams have been busy in many counties training to ensure they succeed when called upon.
A busy ski weekend is on tap in the Northern California Sierra Nevada after a recent monster storm brought several feet of fresh snow.
The Blizzard Warning was extended through midnight Sunday and a Winter Storm Warning continues through Wednesday morning as several feet of additional snow is expected.
A blizzard that brought this season's biggest snowfall to California's Sierra Nevada eased slightly on Sunday, but more unstable weather was expected.
There was a standstill on Highway 50 Sunday morning after a snow slide trapped several vehicles near Echo Summit.
Interstate 80, through the Sierra Mountains, remained shut down for the third consecutive day Sunday, as the winter storm blankets the region with heavy snowfall.
Some downtown Truckee businesses never opened while some closed early because of the snow.
A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations.
The Sierra high country could see up to 12 feet of snow in total after this weekend's storm. Submit your photos here: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/send-photos-video-news-tips/
A severe winter storm has begun bringing copious amounts of snow to California's Sierra Nevada this week. Extremely dangerous mountain travel is expected, with long stretches of roadway becoming impassible with blizzard conditions.
With voting underway for the primary election, county election offices in the Northern California Sierra Nevada and Foothills are taking emergency precautions leading up to the forecast blizzard conditions.
A water resources engineer said Northern California's snowpack is nearly 80% of average to date and 74% of where we need to be by April 1, typically when we peak.
A panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California ruled Democrats can proceed in using their redrawn congressional maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
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A Verizon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that the company is aware of "an issue impacting wireless voice and data services for some customers."
A longtime Raley's grocery store in Roseville will be closing by the end of the month, the company says.
For the second time in a week, Sacramento's light rail service has been disrupted due to a copper wire theft vandalism incident.
A panel for the U.S. Central District Court of California ruled Democrats can proceed in using their redrawn congressional maps for the 2026 midterm elections.
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A longtime Raley's grocery store in Roseville will be closing by the end of the month, the company says.
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Law enforcement officials say a protest near the ICE building in downtown Sacramento led to vandalism but no arrests or confrontations with officers.
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Head coach Kyle Shanahan stated that the goal is for Warner to return "next week," referencing a potential NFC Championship Game if the 49ers were to advance past the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.
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DeMar DeRozan had 22 points and became the 23rd player in NBA history to reach 26,000 points, helping the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 111-98 on Sunday night.
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The White House defended a video that appeared to show President Trump flipping off a person who yelled at him while touring a Ford factory in Michigan on Tuesday.
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Kaiser Permanente has reached a lawsuit settlement over alleged patient data breaches involving Kaiser websites and mobile applications, with members eligible to receive a payment from a $46 million settlement fund, the health care giant announced.
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San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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The fires burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne County caused air quality officials to issue a smoke advisory, warning people that the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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Here's a look at the weather forecast Wednesday afternoon.
Ashley Sharp reports.
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