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Cold case: DNA links California killer to 1982 Tahoe-area murder

May 9, 2019 at 4:46 p.m.

A man who confessed to killing three people in the early 1980s has been identified through DNA genealogy as the person who shot and killed a young woman in the...

Monterey Bay: Video of killer whales attacking gray whale calf, mother

April 29, 2019 at 8:06 a.m.

In the video, the killer whales are seen repeatedly working as a team to ram the calf and separate it from its mother.

(L-R) Michael Sabaggian, Deputy Director of Security and Emergency Management for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Andrew Resing Water Resources Engineer, DWR Snow Survery Section, assist John King, Water Resource Engineer, DWR Snow Survey Section, during the fourth snow survey of the water year. The manual survey recorded 106.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 51 inches, which is 200 percent of average for this location. The survey was held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County on April 2, 2019. (Dale Kolke/California DWR)

Video: Sierra Nevada snowpack at 161 percent of normal

April 3, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

State water officials consider the annual snowpack reading in the Sierra Nevada on April 1 to be the most important of the year for planning summer water supplies across California.

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA. – FEB. 27: Rich Willson paddles through the miniature golf course in Guerneville, California, after the Russian River flooded Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Russian River flooding swamps two dozen towns

March 1, 2019 at 6:34 a.m.

All roads in and out of the Sonoma County town of Guerneville are flooded after about 20 inches of rain fell in the hills above the Russian River Valley.

In the span of two months, California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack has gone from a discouraging, below-average amount to a level seen only a handful of times in the previous 40 years. Fueled by a parade of “atmospheric river” storms in February that blanketed the Sierra Nevada with as much as 25 feet of snow, California’s […]

Sierra Nevada snowpack through February fifth largest in 40 years

February 28, 2019 at 1:59 p.m.

Fueled by a parade of storms in February, California’s statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack surged to 152 percent of its historical average Thursday, a level seen just four other times since...

GUERNEVILLE, CALIFORNIA. – FEB. 27: Guerneville residents paddle through the flooded streets of their Russian River town, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

Russian River flooding swamps two dozen towns in Sonoma

February 28, 2019 at 8:25 a.m.

All roads in and out of the Sonoma County town of Guerneville are flooded after about 20 inches of rain fell in the hills above the Russian River Valley.

Guerneville is an island, and the river is still rising

February 27, 2019 at 3:59 p.m.

All roads in and out of the Sonoma County town are flooded after about 20 inches of rain.

The Russian River at Guerneville is expected to reach 45.9 feet Wednesday night, more than 13 feet above flood stage, according to the California Nevada River Forecast Center.

Worst flood in 24 years projected for Russian River at Guerneville as atmospheric river soaks North Bay

February 26, 2019 at 5:54 p.m.

The Russian River at Guerneville is forecast to go 14 feet above flood stage Wednesday night, the highest since 1995, with major flooding downtown expected.

(Bob Minenna for the Record-Bee) Wolf Creek looking more like Wolf River in Spring Valley after the last big storm to hit the region. Another "Atmospheric River" in Norhtern California is forecast for early next week.

‘Atmospheric river’ storm may hit next week

February 22, 2019 at 6:14 a.m.

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service said an "atmospheric river" storm could hit the Bay Area early next week, but so far computer models have delivered contrasting forecasts in terms...

Fueled by a parade of storms in recent weeks that have blanketed the Sierra Nevada with several feet of snow, at least two ski resorts are reporting a record amount of snowfall this month — with more storms possible in the coming days. At Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows in the Tahoe area, 247 inches (about 20.5 […]

In Sierra Nevada, some ski resorts report record February snowfall

February 19, 2019 at 2:41 p.m.

Tuesday, the Sierra Nevada’s snowpack measured at 146 percent of its historical average for this time of year, up from 69 percent on Jan. 1.

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