On Dec. 26, 1846, some members of the ill-fated Donner Party are believed to have turned to cannibalism in order to survive during a Sierra Nevada snowstorm. The information below originally appeared ...

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day brought a gift to Tahoe ski resorts that may be a hurdle for holiday travelers. Eastbound Interstate 80 was closed between Colfax and the Nevada state line late Friday ...

"On Oct. 5, 1846, John Snyder was angry that James Reed's slow-moving heavy wagon was keeping the Donner Party from making ...

Interstate 80 has reopened near the Nevada-California border, but chain controls remain in place after Sierra storms left hazardous travel conditions over Donner Pass. Drivers without four-wheel drive ...

Low-elevation rain will spread across much of the western United States early in 2026, bringing the highest flooding risk and travel disruptions to Northern California. Falling snow levels will also ...

Parts of the Golden State have seen by far the largest amounts of snow in the last 24 hours. A staggering 55 inches has been reported in the mountain community of Aspendell, according to the National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Traffic conditions were difficult as heavy snow blanketed the Donner Summit crossing in the Sierra Nevada, Northern California, on ...

A storm that brought more soaking rain to Southern California on Thursday is on the way out, but there will be little break with a conga line of storms set to hit waterlogged California through early ...

SKYKOMISH, Wash. — Last week's floods left Stevens Pass completely inaccessible, just as the resort was preparing to open after a delayed season. Now Vail Resorts, the owner of the ski resort, is ...

Heavy rain and flooding impacted Northern California over the weekend, leading to rescues and evacuations throughout the region. In Placer County, emergency crews carefully and slowly rescued a baby ...