Once a diet fad hits social media, it kind of takes on a life of its own, like sardine fasting -- eating nothing but sardines ...

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There were dozens of great-tailed grackles in nearly every tree, a range of ducks waddling on the shore and paddling in the ...

June Lake lives in the shadow of bigger, busier Mammoth Lakes but the eastern Sierra town can be just as good for a rustic ...

Few journeys offer the sense of freedom and variety that comes from traveling along this long, winding coastline. One moment ...

According to Cervantes, the fish die off is the result of a phenomenon associated with sudden climate changes and swings in ...

Lake Shasta and California’s other lakes and reservoirs got a big boost from wet holiday storms. Nearly two weeks into 2026, all of the state's 17 major reservoirs are brimming above their 30-year ...

California’s Lake Manly has reappeared in Badwater Basin of Death Valley, thanks to two weeks of heavy rain through the holidays, according to video bloggers who have visited the site since New Year’s ...

Water levels at California's largest reservoir have surged by more than 35 feet since mid-December. Lake Shasta, near Redding, California, faced dangerously low water levels in the summer of 2022, ...

The next round of rain moves in Friday evening. After a New Year's Day filled with heavy rain and flash flooding, more rain is heading to drenched California. On Thursday, the rain was focused on ...

CHARGES WITH A HATE CRIME ENHANCEMENT. DIVE TEAMS RECOVERED A BODY FROM LAKE NATOMA TODAY. THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT SAYS PERSONAL BELONGINGS WERE FOUND NEXT TO THE WATER LINE ALONG THE AMERICAN ...

Rain and rising reservoir levels are routine this time of year, but the impact from recent storms is clear, state and local water agencies agree. A powerful series of atmospheric rivers has delivered ...