Love the water? California is home to the No. 1 lake in the nation, according to USA Today readers.

News Channel Three's Tori King spoke with the Friends of Big Bear Valley, and local animal experts at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens on how fireworks displays can affect our native animal species.

It's been an unusually busy summer for Gold Country Wildlife Rescue in Auburn, which is now caring for six orphaned black ...

Anglers of all ages are invited to forego fishing licenses during Free Fishing Days in California on July 5 and Aug. 30.

Famed bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow briefly flew the coop July 4 during Big Bear Lake fireworks celebration. By late Saturday night, they had returned.

A Fourth of July display sparked backlash from fans of California’s superstar eagles, raising questions about the impact of fireworks on wildlife. There’s nothing more American than fireworks ...

The group that runs the 24-hour camera feed of the nest has asked people to stop harassing, bullying and doxing organizers of the July 4 fireworks show.

A bear with a history of break-ins and human conflicts in South Lake Tahoe has been euthanized following an attack on a camper, California wildlife officials said. The bear’s two 5-month-old ...

A bear with a history of break-ins and human conflicts in South Lake Tahoe has been euthanized following an attack on a camper, California wildlife officials said. The bear’s two 5-month-old ...

The Big Bear bald eagles are pictured in their nest near Big Bear Lake on Monday, May 12, 2025. "This type of behavior is horrific and we absolutely condemn it," she said.