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 ...

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 ...

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.

When the pair's canoe capsized, it was dark, the water was cold and it was windy, but a 19-year-old woman was able to swim to shore and knock on one of cabins at Donner Lake. She told the people ...

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 ...