Snow tapered off across Reno-Tahoe overnight, but icy roads and cold temperatures are expected to make for a slick Friday morning commute. Interstate 80 reopened over Donner Pass after earlier ...

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NEVADA CITY, Calif. -- The six backcountry skiers rescued after being caught in a Donner Pass avalanche are now safely off the mountain, Nevada County Sheriff's office said Tuesday night. Sheriff's ...

This report was updated to include the most current information. A powerful winter storm is moving into the Sierra, bringing heavy snow, strong winds and hazardous travel conditions across California ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a major winter storm pounded the Sierra Nevada with some of the worst conditions in years, key stretches of Interstate 80 and ...

Eight skiers lay dead on a Sierra mountainside Wednesday, their bodies unreachable by rescuers, a day after a powerful avalanche tore through backcountry terrain near Donner Pass. One more person ...

As the last daylight faded Sunday, the sound of “Amazing Grace” rose toward the peaks that cup this mountain town. Holding candles, hundreds of residents of this and other Tahoe-area communities sang ...