The first signal that Squaw Valley is a different kind of ski resort is at the entrance from the highway, a massive structure announcing its place in history as the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Since then, its steep terrain, narrow chutes, long runs and hard-packed snow conditions have trained generations of American alpine skiers. A wooden statue of a bear near the resort’s base lists the names of 46 members of the U.S
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Victims in plane crash near Yosemite identified
GROVELAND — Federal officials spent Saturday sifting through the wreckage of small plane that crashed in flames in the backyard of a home in rural northern California, killing the two people aboard but causing no injuries on the ground. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Jeff Wilson identified the victims as pilot Albert Halluin, 70, and passenger Judy Perchonock, 60
2 dead in plane crash near Yosemite
GROVELAND, Calif. — A small plane crashed in flames in the backyard of a home in rural northern California Friday night, killing the two people aboard but causing no injuries on the ground, authorities said.
Cal-Hi lists three area teams in D-III boys basketball state top 10
That Division III is the strongest in Sac-Joaquin Section boys basketball this season is reflected in this week’s Cal-Hi Sports state divisional rankings. Center is No
Evacuations continue for LA foothill areas
Evacuations remain in effect for more than 500 foothill homes in Southern California even though the storm that spawned them is petering out. Authorities say the threat of a mudslide remains in La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Acton and two canyons in the Angeles National Forest. No major mud flows were reported from Tuesday’s storm, which dumped at least an inch of rain in the area.
Evacuees return to LA-area homes swamped with mud
Graphic locates the La Canada Flintridge area of Los Angeles where mudslides destroyed homes and property Residents of foothill communities deluged by weekend mudslides north of Los Angeles have been allowed to return home. L.A
New museum to showcase Maidu basket makers’ work
The baskets of Lilly Baker and her relatives will be displayed at the Feb. 13 grand opening of Roseville’s Maidu Indian Museum and Historic Site. “The Legacy of Maidu Basketweavers” features the baskets, beadwork and family heirlooms that belonged to Baker, a Mountain Maidu basket weaver and native of Plumas County who died in 2006
Storms to follow today’s gloomy weather
Today may be dismal looking outside, with fog in the valley and clouds in the Sierra, but it likely will the most pleasant day we’ll see for about a week Dense fog in the Sacramento Valley should give way to high clouds about noon, said Steve Goldstein, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento. “It will be kind of gloomy,” he said.
Google, Apple spar in high-tech heavyweight battle
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
Google to sell Nexus One, a ’super’ mobile phone
The Nexus One phone from Google Inc. is shown at a demo in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010.
