Bad luck and poor decisions turned the already dangerous trek from Missouri to California into a fatal affair for roughly ...

Just hours ago, roads over Donner Summit were clear, but winter roared back with a vengeance, transforming the pass into a treacherous, snow-covered maze. The California Highway Patrol warns drivers ...

The mountain range straddling California and Nevada has had mostly warm storms this winter. Finally, a cold one has piled up ...

Avalanche conditions will also be closely monitored with periods of high concern during the storm due to intense snowfall ...

Whiteout driving conditions on the Donner Summit Pass along Interstate 80 near Truckee, California. An atmospheric river ...

Due to ongoing staff cuts by the federal government, the Sierra Avalanche Center may have no choice but to cut back on the number of forecasts it issues.

Caltrans held traffic on Interstate 80 over Donner on Interstate 80 due to spinouts and heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, ...

Schools and roads impacted as a winter storm hits region and Lake Tahoe area. As much as 5 feet of snow expected over ...

A winter storm warning for the Tahoe area and Donner Pass goes into effect at 10 p.m. Wednesday and expires late Friday.

Nestled in the Sierra Nevada mountains, the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, or CSSL, has been a vital research field ...

The answer haunted the 87 migrants of the Donner Party, who in 1846 attempted a shortcut to the Western frontier but instead lost 39 of their group to a winter of hunger and fierce blizzards.

The major U.S. tolling company that was sold to a Singapore-based firm under the Biden administration is reigniting national security concerns over its links to China, after it won the E-ZPass ...