For anyone who has stood freezing in an endless lift line at a ski resort, or flinched as some out-of-control “rad Brad” whooshes by like a Red Bull-and-vodka-fueled missile, the allure of backcountry skiing needs… A fatal avalanche put a spotlight on the risks of backcountry skiing. Here’s why people will keep going

Santa Clara County law enforcement officials are preparing to combat sex trafficking ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, the Santa Clara County district attorney’s… After a Super Bowl sex trafficking crackdown, NorCal authorities gear up for the World Cup

Geoff Davis doesn’t want his employees to have to rely on tips. The acclaimed chef who worked in restaurants and cocktail bars across the Bay Area and wine country before opening the Oakland soul food… Citing racist past, this top California eatery added 20% surcharge. Then the backlash began

Police in Orange County have issued a warning about a game called “senior assassin” in which high school students shoot one another with water guns and gel blasters that can sometimes resemble real firearms. Teenage… Why Irvine police are sounding the alarm on ‘senior assassin,’ a popular high school tradition

Most of the victims of California’s deadliest avalanche in modern history were part of a tight-knit circle — a group of moms who lived across Northern California and in Idaho and liked to meet up… Mothers, adventurers, sisters: The victims of Tahoe avalanche disaster