Growing up in Burney, Mike Vessels associated Christmas with snow and snowmen, but down in Chico there was a gap. It didn’t take he and wife Cory long to discover a substitute — painted tumbleweeds.

Christmas is approaching nearly as fast as Santa's sleigh, but almost anyone in the United States fantasizing about a movie-worthy white Christmas might need to keep dreaming. Early forecasts indicate ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than a dozen states have a chance at seeing snow at Christmastime this year, according to a recent forecast from the ...