The Bay Area's windy, rainy conditions mixed with frigid air in a few high-elevation areas to produce a noticeable, if thin, blanket of snow o…
Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, Haiti.
Police in Peru say they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes. The body of William Stampfl was found last Friday near a camp 5,200 meters, or 17,060 feet, above sea level. The 58-year-old Stampfl was trying to climb the 6,768-meter Mount Huascaran with two friends when he was killed by the avalanche. The body of one of the friends was found shortly after the avalanche. The other is still missing.
Fire officials are seeking information about a 29-acre fire in the morning of Friday, June 3, on San Bruno Mountain.
Another round of widespread rain and heavy snow in the mountains is shaping up for recently drenched California and much of Nevada in the comi…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From the southern border of Germany to the highest peaks in Africa, glaciers around the world have served as moneyma…
A Fire Weather Watch issued by the National Weather Service for parts of the North Bay and East Bay will take effect Sunday night.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — When a wildfire crested the mountains near North America's largest alpine lake, embers and ash that zipped across a s…
An air quality advisory for the Bay Area has been extended through Monday, the fifth consecutive day that wildfire smoke will bring hazy skies…
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory and an excessive heat warning Monday night for much of the Bay Area beginning Wednesday, w…