By Seth Borenstein and Emily Swanson, San Francisco Chronicle After hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria blitzed the nation, most Americans think weather disasters are getting more severe and see global warming’s fingerprints. A poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 68 percent of Americans think weather disasters seem to be […]
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By CBS-13 Health officials say three high school students in El Dorado County have been infected with viral meningitis. The El Dorado Union High School Districts says the three teens are students at Ponderosa High School. Health officials are now taking a look at where the kids traveled in the school and are working to […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Jose Medina has Nov. 1 circled on his calendar, because “that’s the day the gas goes boom.” More to the point, it’s the day that a 12-cent increase in the base gasoline excise tax goes into effect statewide. Senate Bill 1 was signed into law earlier this year by Gov. […]
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By Brian Fung, Washington Post Federal regulators have voted to eliminate a longstanding rule covering radio and television stations, in a move that could ultimately reshape the nation’s media landscape. The regulation, which was first adopted almost 80 years ago, requires broadcasters to have a physical studio in or near the areas where they have a […]
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By Ryan Sabalow and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee A wolf has killed a California rancher’s cow for the first time in more than 100 years, raising tensions in the newly reclaimed wolf country in California’s rugged northeastern corner. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that a member of the so-called Lassen Pack killed […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Winter is coming … later. And it’s leaving ever earlier. Across the United States, the year’s first freeze has been arriving further and further into the calendar, according to more than a century of measurements from weather stations nationwide. Scientists say it is yet another sign of the changing climate, and […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Ski resort companies are shouldering more responsibility for workforce housing after years working in the background with community partnerships. In Telluride, Colo., resort owner Bill Jensen spent $6 million this year on homesites and revamping an empty apartment complex for employees. Aspen Skiing spent $4 million on 40 tiny homes […]
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Barton Memorial Hospital was on lockdown earlier this month after a man shot himself outside the emergency room. CEO Clint Purvance on Oct. 24 sent a letter to staff about the suicide that had occurred nine days earlier. In part it said, “… a lockdown was ordered to allow law enforcement and security to assess […]
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By Susan Wood CAMP RICHARDSON – “It could happen to anyone.” The words of Kasandra, a Tahoe native attending South Tahoe Middle School, resonated with about 120 captivated listeners sitting on both floors of the building. It was as if the hush over the audience allowed hearing a pin drop at a stunningly quiet Valhalla […]
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Former South Lake Tahoe resident Ty Robben will be going to prison for the next seven years for making threats to public officials. Robben, whose full name is Todd Christian Robben, received the maximum sentence on Oct. 27. On Sept. 25 he was found guilty in Sacramento County Superior Court of eight felonies involving threats […]
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