Lake Convict in Sierra Nevadas, California. Image by steveheap via Depositphotos. The record-setting snowfall occurred in the Sierra Nevada, a picturesque mountain range straddling the border of ...

Lake Convict in Sierra Nevadas, California. Image by steveheap via Depositphotos. The record-setting snowfall occurred in the Sierra Nevada, a picturesque mountain range straddling the border of ...

Skip the Vegas Strip for this ultimate getaway in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with outdoor activities, casinos, and stunning lake views ...

Truckee, California, a Sierra Nevada town near the Nevada-California border that receives an average annual snowfall of 206.6 inches, was named the third snowiest town in the country by The ...

When Nevada was covered by prehistoric Lake Lahontan, ancient aquatic species ... deeply intertwined with the region’s culture. The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (the state animal) is synonymous ...

As California's rainy season enters its final stretch, state water managers announced Friday that the vital Sierra Nevada snowpack is just 85% of normal for this time of year. That statewide ...

Though Granada's storied history should be appreciated as much as possible, the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains are also worth exploring. The Sierra Nevada Mountains are part of Sierra Nevada ...

A bill in the Nevada Legislature would limit the speed of watercraft on Lake Tahoe near the shoreline. Senate Bill 106 makes it a misdemeanor to operate a vessel within a 600 foot no-wake zone.

After the mummified remains of Joaquin and Eleanor Sierra were discovered in trash ... only that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him. In exchange, prosecutors agreed that Dunn, who ...

A 62-year-old grandmother was killed while having an overnight "conjugal visit" with her convicted murderer husband at a California prison, according to reports. David Brinson, 54, was found ...

A South Carolina death row inmate who gruesomely killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Friday – the first execution of its ...