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The extreme winter conditions in Northern California have been leading to sights not seen in decades, including a frozen Emerald Bay near South Lake Tahoe.

Many Swifties know all too well that Taylor Swift’s songs can be analyzed and dissected till the day is long.

The famed Bay Bridge LED light display was supposed to have its swan song earlier this month, but perhaps only to further demonstrate why it needed to come down, the "off switch" glitched Sunday night, providing an unexpected encore presentation. 

Heavy rains over the weekend breached a levee on the Pajaro River on California's Central Coast, flooding out nearly the entire town.

A longtime Peet's employee was killed at an Oakland coffee distribution warehouse early Friday morning when the roof partially collapsed following heavy rains, a company spokeswoman said.

If Steph Curry is the heart of the basketball dynasty that is the Golden State Warriors, then Nanea McGuigan is the backbone. 

Oakland High's boys basketball team and Oakland Tech's girls basketball team both advance to the state championships.

The already heavily saturated Bay Area was set to get more rain this week, prompting a flood watch warning for the region and a rush to get sandbags in place.

The recent and seemingly unrelenting winter weather has buried parts of Mendocino County under massive amounts of snow, prompting road closures that have left dozens of people stranded, some of whom rescue crews have had trouble reaching because of the conditions. And with more snow on the way, the situation could get worse. 

The game with the most attention is the "Battle of Oakland." That's Oakland Tech vs. Oakland High for the Division 3 NorCal title.

It's a hard call to make: Which season is the most stunning at Yosemite National Park? Some say it's winter.

With all the winter weather slamming California, it's not surprising that many of the Golden State's sun lovers bundle up and stay indoors. Not Todd Glieden.

A 16-year-old student was killed after being stabbed during a fight at a Santa Rosa high school on Wednesday morning and another student -- a 15-year-old boy – was taken into custody in connection with his death, authorities said. 

An avalanche struck near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday night during the latest California snowstorm – the snowiest on record in the Sierra since 1970 –  forcing people to evacuate an apartment building that was slammed by the snow in Placer County, the sheriff said.

Yosemite National Park has received so much snow that officials don't know when they can reopen to visitors.

This month, the work of an Oakland educator and celebrated author of children’s books was featured at Target stores to mark Black History Month. The author’s work and success also earned her a visit to the White House on Tuesday.

The Sierra was getting hit with another flurry of snow on Tuesday as the region remained under avalanche and blizzard warnings with whiteout conditions and snow obstructed roads leading to road closures. 

Here's what California residents and businesses need to know about the extended deadline to file their taxes.