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Record snowfall buries California mountain town

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A series of mega-storms throughout March have been bringing record-breaking snow to Mammoth Mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada’s, burying homes, cars and businesses. A series of mega-storms throughout March has brought snow to Mammoth Mountain in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, burying homes, cars and Business es. Snowboarders walk and cars attempt to drive in the Sierra Nevada mountains, as now reached record levels, March 29, 2023 in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images Workers remove snow from the roof of a condominium complex in the Sierra Nevada mountains, after yet another storm system brought heavy snowfall, March 29, 2023, in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images Earlier this week, 20.7 inches fell in 24 hours at Mammoth Mountain, surpassing the all-time season snowfall record, according to the UC Berkeley Snow Lab, with more than 700 inches for the season. The previous record, set in the 2010-2011 season was 668 inches. A person removes snow in fron...

British actor Julian Sands, Hawthorne man reported missing in mountains near Los Angeles

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British-born actor Julian Sands started his onscreen career in the 1980s. He and a Hawthorne man have been missing for days in California's San Gabriel mountains. British actor Julian Sands is one of two hikers missing in the mountains of southern California amid recent winter storms, officials from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. Sands was reported missing by family Friday in the Mount Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel Mountains outside Los Angeles. Authorities separately are searching for another hiker who was reported missing Monday. The 65-year-old Sands is said to be in good Health , but the sheriff’s department warned Wednesday that recent snowy, windy and icy weather on Mount Baldy could challenge even more experienced hikers, calling the conditions “adverse and extremely dangerous.” Mount Baldy has seen over a dozen rescue missions in the past four weeks by the county Sheriff’s Search and Rescue teams. After 14 attempts to rescue people who were los...