The World’s Smallest Aircraft Carrier

Lake Tahoe Balloons has the distinct US Coast Guard accreditation of operating the world’s smallest aircraft carrier. They use that vessel to launch and land a hot air balloon from the crystal clear waters of Lake Tahoe.

2022 Emmy Award Winner

Shasta Lake Drought: 2022

Water levels at Shasta Lake are down over 150 feet, but is that as bad as it sounds? Not necessarily, but a few more years of extreme drought could be a disaster.

Such a Rush

Grass Valley is a historic mining town just outside of Sacramento, California. In the early 1900's it saw huge success in gold mining. Now, a company wants to reopen one of the mines because they believe there is more gold still down there than was ever taken out.

2022 Emmy Award Winner

NPPA Quarterly Clip Competition, 3rd Place

Amador Wine Country

Di Arie Vineyard & Winery is one of fifty vineyards that sit tucked in the Sierra Foothills in Amador County. We explore why this vino hot spot has the charm, atmosphere, and taste to rival the famous Napa Valley.

Oh My Goodness, the Expense

In response to some of the largest and most destructive wildfires California has ever seen, PG&E committed to burying a massive amount of their utility lines in high fire threat areas in Northern California. Here's a look at how they're getting that done.

2022 Emmy Award Nominee

NPPA Quarterly Clip Competition, 1st Place

Saving Pollock Pines

In 2021, the Caldor Fire burned over 200,000 acres in Northern California. Deep in the burn scar is a small town called Pollock Pines. Find out how a forest thinning project helped save the town, and why agencies are pushing for more projects like it.

2022 Emmy Award Nominee

The Future of Farming

In 2019, a record number of American farms filed for foreclosure. California was largely unaffected by this trend. California farm experts explain why.

8 Hours in Paradise

This 360-degree virtual reality tour combines interactive video with aerial videography to document the first eight hours of the Camp Fire in 2018. First responders and call centers describe the terror, panic, and heroism.

Taking Back the Trail

The American River Trail in Sacramento has become overrun with homeless campers. What can the city do about it, and how safe is the trail for recreational use?

2020 Emmy Award Nominee

Exposed: The East Area Rapist

FOX40 Investigates digs deeper into one of California’s infamous cases: The East Area Rapist.

Through in-depth interviews with the victims, their families, and the original investigators you get a glimpse into the terror and the pain one man caused.

2018 Emmy Award Winner

Exposed: The Shadow Keeper

To many, she was a gentle woman who cared for the elderly and disabled. But Dorothea Puente, beneath the surface, was a calculating criminal who poisoned her tenants, her business partner, and her fiance.

Appearances can be deceiving.

2018 Emmy Award Winner

This Isn’t Home

At the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, much of the world shut down. In Sacramento we saw empty interstates, parking lots, schools, and businesses. This is a visual representation of the eerie emptiness that gripped cities during the pandemic, along with an optimistic outlook for the future.

A Walk Among Giants

Take a walk around the Giant Sequoias at Big Tree State Park in Calaveras County.

Boating with Zero Emissions

When technology, environmentalists, and water sports collide. Check out the fully-electric Super Air Nautique GS22E on beautiful Lake Tahoe.

NPPA Quarterly Clip Competition, 2nd place

2020 Photographer Emmy Composite

A compilation of photojournalism work by Grant Hansen in 2020.

2020 Emmy Award Nominee

2021 Photographer Emmy Composite

A compilation of photojournalism work by Grant Hansen in 2021.

2021 Emmy Award Nominee

Floating Across the Sky

Take a ride with Napa Valley Balloon over beautiful Northern California.

A Crystal Clear View

Explore Lake Tahoe with Crystal Clear Kayaks.

Journey to Flag Rock

Flag Rock, also known as Devil's Backbone, is an amazing site high above the Jackson River just outside of Iron Gate, Virignia. In this episode of Virginia Crossroads, we take you on a trip to the flag that seems almost impossible to reach.

2013 Emmy Award Winner