2 killed in small plane crash near Lake Tahoe

Two people died when a single-engine airplane crashed amid moderate snow conditions in a California mountain town just north of Lake Tahoe, authorities said.

2nd avalanche hits Palisades Tahoe resort

One day after a deadly avalanche hit the Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, a second slide occurred. No one was injured, officials said.

Bay Area skiers flock to Tahoe ahead of big storm

A major snow storm is expected to blanket the Sierra with some much needed snow this weekend. The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for blizzard-like conditions in the mountains much of Saturday, and Caltrans says travel on area roads could be “difficult to impossible."