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Skiers with roots in Lake Tahoe's alpine community among the 8 killed in California avalanche

By Brooke Hess, Julie Watson, Hallie Golden, Associated Press

A rescue team departs to the site of an avalanche where skiers were stranded, in Nevada County

How a snow drought helped set the stage for deadly California avalanche

Several feet of new snow did not have time to bond to the earlier layer before the avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed at least eight backcountry skiers, said Craig Clements, a meteorology professor at San Jose State University…

By Tammy Webber, Associated Press

Avalanche in Northern California kills at least 8 skiers

In Northern California, at least eight people are dead following ‌an avalanche. Search and rescue teams are still scouring the mountain wilderness for one remaining body. Amna Nawaz reports.

By Amna Nawaz, Winston Wilde

Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony in New York City

Sanders and Newsom clash over proposed tax on California's billionaires

As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall's midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford…

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial, in Los Angeles

Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed trial testing social media addiction claims

The unprecedented social media trial questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Bereaved parents are expected to be in the limited courtroom seats available to the public.

By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

9 still missing after rescuers push through California winter storm to find 6 avalanche survivors

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Julie Watson, Associated Press

Crews pushed through mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe during a snowstorm to rescue six backcountry skiers who survived an avalanche but were trapped by its snow and ice.

8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

By Olga R. Rodriguez, Julie Watson, Associated Press

Six backcountry skiers were found alive and 10 others were still missing Tuesday after an avalanche in Northern California during a powerful winter storm moving through the state.

Winter storm wallops California with high winds, heavy rain and snow

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press

The storm wreaked havoc on roadways spanning from Sonoma County to the Sierra Nevada.

Four dead and three receive liver transplants after eating death cap mushrooms in California

By Julie Watson, Associated Press

Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.