A lone wolf photographed near Lake Pillsbury marks the first confirmed sighting west of the Sacramento Valley, wildlife officials say.

The Lost Sierra Route would stitch together fire-scarred mountain towns with a $5-a-foot grassroots trail fund. Full completion is targeted for 2030.

A 170-year-old Gazelle cattle ranch nearly the size of Manhattan is becoming a free public preserve for coho salmon and gray wolves.

A quarter-mile strip inside Yosemite's western boundary could become a private shortcut for a Kingsbarn-backed developer, drawing bipartisan alarm.

The 30-year-old Davis Community Park skate park returns September 18 with a flow bowl, snake run, and a ribbon-cutting party.

A four-year-old bike park plan near Bass Lake Road hit a wall of hidden costs, from bedrock to sewer lines. Staff now want to start over.

Three trained HeroRATs debut this week in Land Park, with the first 500 guests getting commemorative stickers.

Thousands turned out at the DoubleTree for pinned beetles, live tarantulas, and one vector control scientist dressed as a fire ant.

Security video shows the bear grabbing ribeyes, brioche buns and a croissant before dining on the deck. Wildlife officials say it's part of a bigger Tahoe pattern.

Soil Born Farms' new earth-sheltered Animal Barn lets Cordova High FFA students raise livestock on-site, saving families hundreds in backyard costs.

Mary E. Grogan Community Park now spans 43 acres, with a cricket pitch and Real-Time Crime Center cameras among the new additions.

Placer County has begun environmental review of a proposed Blue Canyon destination with 50 cabins, treehouses, lake recreation and trails linking toward Tahoe National Forest.

A 9-year-old boxer named Cole is recovering after what vets say was likely a mountain lion attack; surgeons repaired his leg and he faces weeks of healing. Neighbors and wildlife officials urge caution.