It was late fall in 1844 when a group of pioneers, horses, oxen and wagons arrived on the shore of a beautiful lake embedded below the wall of the Sierra Nevada. Snow had already accumulated on the ...

This was the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party, the first European Americans to cross the Sierra Nevada with wagons. All 52 people survived the journey to California, including two infants who were born ...

Back in May 1891, Truckee was abuzz with treasure fever. While on a fishing excursion near Donner Lake, Edward Reynolds uncovered a cache of coins near the shore, claiming that they had been buried by ...

They were following the journey of the Stephens, Townsend, Murphy Party who left here in 1844. Because of development and ...

It’s time for another deep dive into history with John Curley. This time, we go back to 1846 to the tragic and true story of the Donner party. Listen to The John Curley Show every weekday at 3pm on ...

In May 1846, the nine covered wagons made the slow journey from Springfield, Illinois to Independence, Missouri. The Donner Party would purchase provisions here for their long, arduous journey to ...

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Interstate 80 over Donner Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada was closed to traffic in both directions at 1:30 p.m. Monday because of cars spinning out on slick, snowy roads, officials said. The ...

Caltrans briefly held traffic on Interstate 80 over Donner Pass on Thursday afternoon due to multiple spinouts and heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, officials said. Just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, ...