The fire near Donner Lake that has shut down part of Interstate 80 had spread to about 120 acres and was 50-percent contained by 7 p.m. Wednesday, fire officials said. What firefighters called the ...

The fire, started by the accidental downing of a power line just north of Donner Lake at 1:47 p.m., raced ... but long-term planning may have saved their homes. When the wildfire reached within ...

Residents at Truckee's Tahoe-Donner subdivision took precautions ... The Angora Fire in June near South Lake Tahoe destroyed 254 homes, and a blaze Saturday burned five houses west of the lake.

With snow drifts 20-feet deep, seven men approach Donner Lake and spy a cabin near the east end of the shore. As they approach, a frail woman appears and in a weak voice asks, “Are you men from ...