That’s because of a ridge of high pressure that built up off the coast, blocking many storms. That ridge has now dissipated, ...

A 70-year-old man snowshoeing in the Sierra was rescued by a California Highway Patrol helicopter after falling more than two ...

The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere ...

Three college students found a way to take photos of the Mt. Lyell shrew, which has never been photographed in the 100 years ...

In the northern Sierra Nevada, snow will fall in feet — not inches. And in the northern California Coastal Range, a general 5 ...

People in 13 states were warned of heavy snow and hazardous travel on Friday as multiple winter storms threaten.

This weekend, a small winter storm may brush through the Sierra Nevada, delivering several inches of cold, light snow.

A group of young researchers captured and photographed the animal on a three-day expedition to the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...

Rainy weather is expected this weekend in Stockton, and some parts of the Sierra could get as much as a foot of snow.

Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving ...

That narrative flipped this week. While sunny days are ahead for the Sierra Nevada, in Southern California, Big Bear saw its first snowfall since November. A low pressure system moving south into ...

Deep beneath California, a dramatic geological process is underway—one that could reshape the state’s landscape over millions ...