A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.

Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding threats, snow and bitter cold throughout much of the West through Christmas.

Authorities are still searching for information leading to the arrest in the 2009 slaying of Evaristo Sierra.

Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle Wednesday against two expanding forest fires threatening Sequoia National Park’s giant sequoia trees and infrastructure.

The Caldor Fire in Northern California can be measured in more than acres burned.

A man on his way to work Monday morning found a weapon believed to be connected to a Sunday night armed robbery.

Hikers discovered his mountainside grave and unearthed the skeleton in 2019, leading authorities to retrieve the bones and return them to the Matsumura family. Giichi Matsumura, who signed up for the World War I draft, registered again on Feb. 14, 1942. Under an April 20, 1942 order, the Matsumura family had about a week to leave their life in the canyon behind. Exactly what happened to Giichi Matsumura remains unknown. Shumyo Kojima, a Buddhist priest, assembled a small altar with a framed photo of Giichi Matsumura in front of the box containing his remains.

When a garden is tended to feed a community in need, it’s also built on faith. The harvest from the St. Phocas Garden feeds predominantly Hispanic, low-income people living on the West Side of San Antonio — its vitality determining whether many families will be able to eat fresh produce. Named for the patron saint of gardeners, the St. Phocas Garden helps supplement a local food pantry operated by Catholic Charities of San Antonio. At St. Phocas, the sowing extends to the hollows of the multicolored painted concrete blocks that line 12 garden beds. In recent days, volunteers armed with wheelbarrows, shovels and hope returned to St. Phocas.

San Antonio – Sierra Graham, Owner of Sierra’s Sweet Cakes has watched her business take off in the last 4 months from a viral tweet about her amazing cheesecakes. Sierra had originally began making cheesecakes because they weren’t all that common in the area, and at first she was only making them for her friends and family until a tweet of her cheesecakes went viral. Her most popular flavors include the lemon blueberry, plain with strawberry sauce, and the Oreo cheesecake. Sierra makes all of her delicious cheesecakes out her own home kitchen and hopes to one day have her very own kitchen specifically for her creations. To get your hands on one of these cheesecakes visit Sierra’s Sweet Cakes website.

BOERNE – Compadres Hill Country Cocina has been open for just a few months and already, it’s making waves in the foodie world. “Some people are driving hours just to come try our food,” Chef Mark Sierra said. Inside the restaurant, you’ll find American flags and tributes to all branches of the military. The former executive chef at Fair Oaks Hill Country Club was laid off as the COVID-19 pandemic took over. Move forward to today, you’ll find Chef Mark and his wife, Dalia, serving up the smoked favorites at their Boerne restaurant, located at 209 Lohmann St.Great food is something Chef Mark takes very serious.

BOERNE – Chef Mark Sierra is known for his smoked Tex-Mex food “Hill Country style.”“I always put my own twist on it,” owner of Compadres Hill Country Cocina, Mark Sierra, said. “Some people are driving hours just to come try our food,” Sierra said. “Mark is just a good guy and the way he takes care of veterans is so selfless,” Goldberg said. On National Purple Heart Day, the two are teaming up for the first annual Purple Heart Project dinner, a private event Friday night. Fore more information on Compadres Hill Country Cocina, click here.