A search continues for two people still missing after six others were killed when a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California during a powerful weekend thunderstorm that whipped up high waves.

Officials say six people were confirmed dead and two others were missing after a boat capsized on Lake Tahoe in California.

A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” is howling in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

California authorities shut down 100 miles of Interstate 80 on Friday as the biggest snow storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada.

The most powerful Pacific storm of the season has started barreling into the Sierra Nevada.

An avalanche has roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more rest and relaxation.

Tourism officials at Lake Tahoe were surprised when a respected international travel guide included the iconic alpine lake on a list of places to stay away from this year because of the harmful ecological effects of overtourism.

A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.

Last winter, most ski resorts at Lake Tahoe had to postpone their usual November openings because there wasn’t enough snow.

Parts of the Southern Plains are surveying the damage and counting the injured after tornadoes and other powerful winds.

Wildlife biologists and forest rangers at Lake Tahoe and across the West have been preaching the mantra for decades: Don't feed the bears.

A powerful storm is bringing drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California as the state gets ready to usher in a new year.

Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be series of storms poised to usher in the new year, likely bringing downpours and flooding.

Scuba divers at Lake Tahoe are sorting through their haul after an unprecedented, yearlong effort to remove litter from the alpine lake's entire 72 miles of shoreline atop the Sierra Nevada.

U.S. government forecasters see a hot spring for much of the nation with drought in the West likely deepening.

Authorities in Northern California say one person drowned and another was injured after a group of people fell through the ice while skating at a reservoir north of Lake Tahoe.

The water contained in California's mountain snow is now at 92% of its historical average after a January without significant amounts of rain or snow.

A majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them.

The 2-month-old California wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe resort region over the summer has been declared 100% contained.

Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in California.

With a wildfire no longer threatening Lake Tahoe, residents, tourists and scientists drawn to its clean alpine air, clear blue waters and fragrant pine trees now wonder about the long-term effects that remain.

A huge California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region is about half contained.

Wildfires burning in the U.S. this summer have upended plans for countless outdoor adventures.

Officials say better weather has slow the growth of the huge California wildfire that has been threatening the Lake Tahoe resort region.

Last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week.

Officials say they lucked out with favorable weather conditions that kept a huge forest fire out of the city of South Lake Tahoe, California.

Fire officials have ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as crews deal with a two-week old blaze.

Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region, hoping to take advantage of calmer winds before hot, heavy gusts return.

A community on the shore of Lake Tahoe issued an emergency declaration and a tourism group discouraged visitors from coming amid smoky skies from a major wildfire nearby.

Ash is raining down on Lake Tahoe and thick yellow wildfire smoke is blotting out its famous postcard views of mountains surrounding pristine blue waters.

More than 13,500 firefighters are working to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to flee.

A 14-year-old California boy has become the youngest person to swim the entire 21.3-mile length of Lake Tahoe and complete the alpine lake’s Triple Crown.

Federal wildlife officials have decided to list the Sierra Nevada red fox as an endangered species.

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