Sierra Nevada

One of California’s rarest mammals will get critical habitat protections following legal ruling.

The disaster a world away from California has raised a question for people who live along the state’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, where glaciers still populate its highest peaks.

This Fresno County foothill town got its name through a tortured tale of mispronunciation.

Since 1924, the City of Fresno has run this rustic camp in the Sierra National Forest, east of Fresno.

A heroic dog gave Dinkey Creek its unusual name.

For 24 days, Tiffany Slaton had no contact with her parents. She had gone missing during a hike in the snowy Sierra Nevada mountains.

Tiffany Slaton, 27, from Georgia, was missing for nearly three weeks in remote wilderness.

Today you can take Highway 168 from Fresno and Clovis and all the way to Huntington Lake. But at one time Fresno leaders dreamed of the highway crossing the Sierra Nevada.

The "table mountains" along the San Joaquin River are one of the Fresno area's most interesting geographic features. How did they form?

California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, but more storms are needed to keep the state’s water supplies on track.