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TRUCKEE, Calif. -- Authorities investigating the deadly avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada will look at whether criminal negligence played a role in the tragedy, a sheriff's office leading one of ...

Sheriff probing possible criminal negligence, no charges yet Eight killed, six rescued in guided Sierra tour Expert cites unstable snowpack, urges no rush to blame Feb 19 (Reuters) - Investigators are ...

Local and state authorities are investigating whether criminal negligence was involved in the backcountry skiing trip caught up in Tuesday’s deadly avalanche in Lake Tahoe. The avalanche on Tuesday, ...

NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities confirmed the recovery of eight bodies following an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Lake Tahoe, with one skier still unaccounted for. This incident ...

The conditions that drove the deadliest avalanche in California’s modern history began to emerge days in advance, as a blizzard brewed after an unusually dry January in the Sierra Nevada. Citing rapid ...

A final report from the Sierra Avalanche Center sheds new light on the February avalanche near Donner Summit that killed nine people, confirming extreme storm conditions at the time but leaving ...

More than a month after the deadly avalanche that killed nine people in the backcountry near Lake Tahoe, avalanche experts have released a report about what happened during that accident. The report ...

A report on the deadliest-known California avalanche released March 31 contains new details about the events leading up to the tragedy and points to actions the group took that may have put them in ...