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SF Gate
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Firefighters had a close call early Monday as they worked to keep a wildfire away from homes in the foothills east of Los Angeles.
Winds, which had been fairly tame, unexpectedly kicked up, sending flames within yards of several houses on the northern..
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SF Gate
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Nine teenagers and two adult guides who were missing on an adventure trip in the Sierra south of Yosemite National Park were found safe this afternoon, the Fresno County Sheriff's Department said. Three of the people are from the Bay Area.
Four girls,..
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SF Gate
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Truckee, Nevada County - Three months ago, Perry Norris took his 7-year-old son to the Waddle Ranch in the northern Sierra Nevada and pointed out the sweeping panorama of pine forests, pristine meadows, birds and wildlife that make up the Martis Valley...
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Los Angeles Times
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Four miles north of this High Sierra town, the front-porch gang at the Grizzly Store recently threw a shindig to ring out another fishing season at Lake Davis and curse the dreaded predator that has haunted these parts for the past decade.
Folks came o..
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SF Gate
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Since Europeans first stepped foot in the Sierra Nevada, hikers have been cresting peaks and declaring how great life would be if that gorgeous panoramic view was outside their living room window.
The trouble is, more people than ever are putting up th..
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Al Jazeera
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Taylor is accused of arming a rebel group in neighbouring Sierra Leone that killed, raped and maimed thousands.'Charade'
"I cannot take part in this charade that does injustice to the people of Liberia and the people of Sierra Leone," Taylor told the..
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SF Gate
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State officials today took their penultimate Sierra snow survey for the season, and the news was grim.
The snow pack, an essential part of California's water supply, is far below normal, ranging from 55 percent of the average in the north to 40 percent..
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