The police said several other rescues took place. The avalanches happened amid severe weather warnings across the region.

Eight skiers died and another who has yet to be found but is presumed dead after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, marking ...

Eight of the nine skiers missing in California after an avalanche have been found dead and one remains missing in horrific blizzard conditions, police said Wednesday.

Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said during a news conference that authorities have told the families the mission has ...

Six skiers were rescued on Tuesday in the Castle Peak area of the Sierra Nevada.

Authorities say six backcountry skiers have been found alive and nine others are missing after an avalanche in Northern ...

Six others have already been rescued, with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office due to give an update later.

Eight backcountry skiers died and one remains missing after an avalanche in the Lake Tahoe area, officials said on Wednesday.

An avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe​ has become the fourth deadliest in U.S. history. Here's what we know about the six deadliest slides.

Legal experts say a criminal investigation announced into whether negligence played a role in a deadly California avalanche ...

Flows dropped suddenly after a New Colgate Powerhouse rupture, leaving hundreds or more young Chinook salmon stranded and dead.