One of the core services provided by the Department of water Resources is to monitor the state’s snow pack to predict annual ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY – Authorities say they have called off the search for a California man who was last believed to be hiking in the Emigrant Wilderness. Michael Moore, 71, was last seen on Aug. 16, ...

TUOLUMNE COUNTY – Search crews have found the body of a man who had been missing for weeks in the Emigrant Wilderness. Michael Moore, 71, was reported missing in mid-August. The Tuolumne County ...

At first, Charlie Hey, 12, didn’t think much of it when his Boy Scout troop passed an elderly man standing at the edge of a trail deep in the Emigrant Wilderness. The man, Douglas Montgomery, 78, was ...

The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday afternoon that it suspended the search for a 71-year-old hiker who went missing in the Emigrant Wilderness more than a week ago. Michael Moore, of ...

A search is underway after a 71-year-old man embarked on a trip to the California wilderness, but never returned. According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, Michael Moore obtained a wilderness ...

A forest in northern California with stunning landscapes is often forgotten because it borders Yosemite National Park, the sixth-most-popular national park in 2024 with 4.1 million visitors. The ...

The California National Guard partnered with the Stanislaus National Forest to transport crucial supplies to a remote cultural site near Cooper Meadow on Oct. 30. The site is Cooper Cabin, a ...

Montgomery, 78, was alone and had lost his backpack containing his food and GPS-enabled communicator when Santa Barbara-based Troop 26 found him on Aug. 6 "I was getting colder and colder. And that’s ...

The Flat Fire near Sisters appeared to be winding down on Aug. 29 but the Emigrant Fire continues to chew through forest south of Oakridge. The two fires are the state's largest, but a collection of ...