After 13 dreadful, foot dragging years at Downieville school, I finally get to walk the stage and get away from this place. I ...

EMIGRANT GAP — Caltrans crews will shut down eastbound State Route 20 at the Interstate 80 junction to complete demolition of ...

Garcia-Guitierrez had been recreating on Donner Lake aboard a pontoon boat before he jumped into the water to swim. Wind conditions caused the boat to drift away from him once he ...

Deadly amatoxin poisonings from foraged fungi have surged across the state, prompting officials to call for caution.

CALIFORNIA — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has published an updated Black Bear Conservation and Management Plan, replacing the 1998 version with a modern framework to manage ...

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The 2025-2026 Sierra County Grand Jury presented its final report to Assistant Presiding Judge Jason LaChance and the ...

Sonya Meline recognizes that this district has three distinct areas, Sierra City, the Sierra Valley Senior Apartments, and ...

The Sierra Nevada Conservancy announced on May 21, 2026, that its governing board will consider awarding millions of dollars ...

SIERRA CITY — Live music in Sierra City this summer is alive and kicking! Though “Music at the Mine” has gone into indefinite hibernation, Glen and Cindy Haubl, owners of the Sierra Pines Resort, have ...

“Not on my watch.” It was a motto, a mantra that could be hummed or chanted, and it was short enough that it could fit on a bumper sticker. It came out in conversations with Don Russell, who began as ...