Among these species is the Tule elk, an elk that's endemic to California but hadn't been seen in the Sierra foothills for ...

This acquisition, which will restore 17,000 acres to the Tule River Indian Tribe, is the largest-ever "land return" deal in ...

The first signs of winter weather arrived in the Sierra Nevada Mountains this week, as a strong storm system traveling south along the West Coast brought the first snowfall of the season.

Stretching across the western foothills of the Sierra Nevadas, Gold Country is hands down one of California's most underrated ...

A powerful blizzard howled in the Sierra Nevada, closing a long stretch of Interstate 80 in California, forcing ski resorts to shut down, and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. More ...

A weekend spring storm that drenched the Bay Area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada. The wet weather ...

The return of the iconic predators to the Golden State has been a quiet success story—but this month, state officials ...

The third snow survey of the water season — which began Oct. 1 — was conducted on Thursday morning at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. While a Thursday update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows ...

Duggan could get her wish if Proposition 50 passes. California’s redistricting proposal would shrink the 3rd Congressional ...

The high peaks of the southern and central Sierra Nevada are home to a unique and endangered animal, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. John Muir called them “the bravest of all the Sierra mountaineers, ...

It’s Dry January, and you know what that means: Nonalcoholic beer is having a moment. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., California’s largest craft brewing company, is the latest to hop on the nonalcoholic ...