Authorities halted recovery efforts Thursday for the skiers killed in Tuesday’s deadly Sierra avalanche as weather conditions remained too dangerous to retrieve the bodies, Nevada County sheriff’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the eight backcountry skiers killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe was the spouse of a Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue team ...

The majority of Surry County residents view addiction as a disease, a 2025 survey found — yet that same research showed stigma remains one of the biggest barriers keeping people from seeking help. A ...

H ave you heard the (somewhat disturbing) expression “there are many ways to skin a cat?” Up until this moment, I had never pictured a back room full of hairless carcasses and stretched skins. But ...

At least 8 people have died following an avalanche in the central Sierra Nevada region of Northern California, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said in during a press conference Wednesday. Moon said ...

The C-MoRe smartphone app tracks hand movements as a patient recovering from a stroke performs the "box and blocks" task used to assess recovery. C-MoRe, developed by two UC Davis computer science ...

JUBA, February 5- Two new World Bank Group reports released today underscore that South Sudan stands at a critical crossroads, where restoring public finances and taking urgent, climate-smart action ...

Heart disease is a leading cause of death across the globe. In the United States, someone suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds. Now, new research in mice suggests that after such an event, the ...

It's a particularly bleak January — reason enough for literary escape. But, while some readers opt for sunshine (maybe a romance or historical novel) others are drawn to a genre that transports us ...

Two climbers who had not been in contact with anyone since Saturday were found dead at Mount Rainier National Park. Park rangers began an inquiry Sunday as their climbing permits were overdue.