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    The Media Recount

    Apr 04, 2001 04:00 AM EST

    ... punched ballot could be counted as a vote, well, the result was that Al Gore could have eked out a small victory of about three votes.TERENCE SMITH: The Gore supporters are also arguing today-- the vice president himself as declined any substantive comment-- but his supporters are arguing that ...

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

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

    Feb 19, 2026 06:49 PM EST

    ... after the avalanche. Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said Wednesday that investigators would look into the decision to proceed with the trip despite the storm forecast. The skiers traveled Sunday to remote huts at 7,600 feet (3,415 meters) in Tahoe National Forest, carrying their own food and supplies ...

  • Avalanche in Northern California kills at least 8 skiers

    Avalanche in Northern California kills at least 8 skiers

    Feb 18, 2026 11:40 PM EST

    ... company Blackbird Mountain Guides over the weekend appeared to show that they were aware of the risk of avalanches. The snowstorm had been in the forecast for nearly a week. And there have been other harrowing avalanches overseas. This one struck a moving train yesterday near the Swiss town of ...

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

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

    Feb 18, 2026 03:23 PM EST

    ... particularly dangerous in the backcountry right now just because we’re at the height of the storm,” said Brandon Schwartz, Tahoe National Forest lead avalanche forecaster at the Sierra Avalanche Center, based in Truckee. The center issued an avalanche warning for the area in the Central Sierra Nevada, including the ...

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

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

    Feb 18, 2026 12:41 AM EST

    ... The skiers were on the last day of a backcountry skiing trip and had spent two nights in the huts, said Steve Reynaud, an avalanche forecaster with the Sierra Avalanche Center. He said the area requires navigating rugged mountainous terrain. All food and supplies need to be carried to the ...

  • News Wrap: Winter storm piling up snow in Sierra Nevada range

    News Wrap: Winter storm piling up snow in Sierra Nevada range

    Feb 16, 2026 11:45 PM EST

    ... rest of the state with heavy rain and strong winds. In the Sierra Nevada, nearly a foot of snow had fallen by this morning, and forecasters say there is plenty more on the way. Much of California is under winter storm warnings through Wednesday, and in those upper elevations, forecasters ...

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

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

    Feb 16, 2026 10:55 PM EST

    ... to spinouts and crashes, the California Department of Transportation reported. In Santa Barbara County, a large tree toppled onto US-101, shutting down southbound lanes. Forecasters said the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, northern Shasta County — including portions of Interstate 5 — and parts of the state’s Coast Range ...