Many sites on the American River exceeded the EPA’s limit for safe levels of E. coli bacteria in 2015 and 2016. The bacteria comes from human and animal waste, and its presence indicates an increased likelihood of disease-causing organisms.
A small Piper Cub plane crashed into the Yuba River Sunday morning near Marysville. California Highway Patrol's Valley Division Air Operations executed a search and rescue for the injured pilot.
A security camera above a refrigerator shows six bears invading a Lake Tahoe vacation home through a window in October 2017. The homeowner who shared this video asked not to be identified because he fears harassment from bear advocates in the area.
Coming to sacbee.com: Imagine going to the kitchen for a midnight snack and finding that a family of bears is ransacking your cupboards. Such scenarios are growing more common in Lake Tahoe. Read about the risks and the controversy over what to do.
Robert Martinez dropped a video on YouTube in February that captured in crystal clear imagery mountain lions on Sunset Ridge in the Angeles National Forest, west of Los Angeles.
Capt. Patrick Foy of the Department of Fish and Wildlife describes how investigators discovered that a Lassen County man had allegedly killed more than 100 birds of prey.
Increasing amounts of non-recyclable material mixed with recyclables makes sorting at the Recycling Center difficult. Chinese recycling processing facilities are insisting on improvement.
Dubbed Ms. Jarhead Coyote by rescuers, the animal was released Monday evening in her home territory near Cool, California. Gold Country Wildlife Rescue rehabilitated the coyote after finding in critical condition with her head stuck in a plastic c
An infestation of nutria, an invasive swamp rodent, was recently found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. See how to identify them and report sightings.
The nutria is an invasive rodent that has recently been discovered in rivers and wetlands near Modesto and Merced. California officials hope to eradicate them before they can become established.
A Northern California coyote saved by a human search party last week after she got her head firmly stuck in a plastic container has increased her daily food intake. Here's a look at her dragging a water bowl into her kennel.
A young female coyote has been freed after spending at least a week-and-a-half wandering Placer and El Dorado counties with a plastic jar stuck over its head.