Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

California's snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains measures 96% of average. It's the third straight year the state has had near-average or above-average amounts of snow.

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

No matter how hard wildlife officials try to direct the wolves toward their natural prey, mostly deer and elk, they seem to ...

Included is about $31 million each for the Sierra Nevada Conservancy, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, State Coastal ...

A new study found that it's possible to return grizzly bears to California. Whether that's a good idea is a matter for ...

Heavy snow and strong winds were reported in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains on Monday, March 31, as officials warned of difficult travel. Footage from the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab ...

The results for USA TODAY's 10Best Readers Choice Awards list of brewery tours is in and one brewery nestled at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains ... in Chico, California, and Mills River ...

If you're looking for a hidden gem to add to your California road trip, this scenic roadway offers stunning canyon views and ...

(CNN) — Seismologist Deborah Kilb was wading through California earthquake records ... deep earthquakes that had occurred under the Sierra Nevada at a depth where Earth’s crust would ...

Since 1984, the actress has split time between her Los Angeles home and her ranch near the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California Amy Sussman/WireImage Anjelica Huston has held many titles ...