Northern California Floriston Fire holds at 622 acres as westbound I-80 partially reopens
Westbound Interstate 80 partially reopened near the Nevada state line Friday morning as crews continued battling the 622-acre Floriston Fire.
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Westbound Interstate 80 partially reopened near the Nevada state line Friday morning as crews continued battling the 622-acre Floriston Fire.
The fast-moving Floriston Fire burned hundreds of acres in Northern California on Wednesday as evacuation orders and warnings expanded and westbound Interstate 80 remained closed near the Nevada state line.
PG&E says about 14,000 customers across 11 Northern California counties could lose power this weekend as gusty winds and dry conditions raise wildfire concerns.
A preliminary report on the February avalanche that killed nine people released by the backcountry guide company involved assigned no blame for the tragedy.
Authorities identified the three remaining victims in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe as Andrew Alissandratos, Nicole Choo and Michael Henry.
The identities of some of the victims of the deadly California avalanche near Lake Tahoe became known on Thursday.
Both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 in Northern California's high country were seeing extended closures as extreme weather blankets the region.
Some of the victims of the deadly California avalanche near Lake Tahoe were identified on Thursday by their families and friends. Brad Hamilton reports.
The avalanche was reported near Castle Peak in Nevada County, north of Boreal Mountain Ski Resort.
Every winter, the area of California's Sierra Nevada where the avalanche occurred receives an average of 411.5 inches of snow annually, making it one of the snowiest places in the western hemisphere, according to experts.
A group of 15 backcountry skiers was reportedly involved in the incident, the sheriff's office says. Nine remain unaccounted for.
A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in the Truckee area of Nevada County, officials said Monday evening.
A Tesla Cybertruck driver found themselves stuck after wading a little too close to the water up in the Sierra Nevada.
A California highway that connects the Bay Area to the Central Valley is closed Saturday afternoon after high winds caused a crash, while eastbound Interstate 80 in the Sierra is halted due to spinouts, officials say.
The effects of the first atmospheric river of the season were felt in the Sierra, as the storm brought snow to the higher elevations. Brady Halbleib reports.
A CBS News California investigation found roughly half of California voters will have someone new to the job running their presidential election this year.
Three people who set out to snow camp overnight Tuesday in the Tahoe National Forest were rescued after they got lost in a snowstorm.
Winter-like conditions in the Sierra on Wednesday led to the first chain control restrictions of the season over the summit. The region received its first significant snowfall of the season, making for a messy commute for travelers up and down Interstate 80.
A mother is calling out the operator of a family-friendly Nevada County train ride for forcing her family off mid-ride because of her crying 2-year-old child. That family was then forced to walk back to the station.
Rain is coming down in Grass Valley, where buildings have been red-tagged because of roof cave-ins due to the weight of snow. The situation is being potentially made worse by this latest storm. The weight of snow on top of a commercial caused a roof beam to crack and cause a partial collapse.
A missing 16-year-old girl who hadn't been seen since Wednesday was found dead Friday afternoon in Nevada County, authorities said.
