By Gabriela Quirós, KQED After five years of drought in which more than 100 million trees died in California — mostly ponderosa pines attacked by tiny bark beetles in the Sierra Nevada — aerial surveys this summer revealed fewer dead pines than last year, a positive turn that researchers hope will continue if the state has another wet winter. […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A dog taken when thieves stole a pickup truck in Truckee on Saturday has been reunited with his family after he was found inside the vehicle in Reno on Tuesday. The vehicle, a 2016 Dodge Ram, was reported stolen Saturday evening from in front of the owner’s home in the […]
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By Michael Scott Davidson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Twenty years ago, Valerie Murzl became Station Casinos’ first female executive to work in corporate offices. Murzl said the male-dominated leadership welcomed her. But when she became pregnant later that year, she was reminded Las Vegas had a long way to go in bettering conditions for its working […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt There is still no permanent solution to the high pH storm water runoff from the site of the former Diamond Lime Plant just west of Placerville. For the third winter in a row, concerns have been raised on the county’s West Slope about the potential public health threat this poses. The Diamond […]
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By Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle It’s the loneliest part of the recovery. After the ruins of their homes stop smoldering, after the donations slow, and after the emergency shelters close one by one, many people displaced by this month’s fires will remain in limbo. They must find a new place to live, at least […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A Placerville-area California Highway Patrol officer is recovering from injuries suffered Monday in a struggle with a suspect in a rural area of El Dorado County. The suspect, 20-year-old Michael Treece, was taken into custody after a vehicle pursuit and manhunt, according to a CHP Facebook post. The incident began […]
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Several sections of Lake Tahoe highways are scheduled to be worked on over the next nine days, beginning in Tahoe City. Grinding and paving work on Highway 28 at the Tahoe City Y is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, requiring reversing one-way traffic control on highways 28 and 89. On Saturday, the contractor will be […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – You sense it descending Highway 50 approaching the Lake Tahoe Basin. Things are a little different in the village a few miles west of South Lake Tahoe. Cycling is all the rage. Golf can be played with a club or a foot. The Grade has long been the place to […]
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By Michael Lyle, Las Vegas Sun When President Trump signed an executive order last week to reform health care by destabilizing the market for individual insurance, various thought leaders likened the measure to a wrecking ball. With Congress repeatedly deadlocked over repealing the Affordable Care Act, Trump laid out an independent plan to cut subsidies […]
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By Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News WASHINGTON — Climate change is costing taxpayers billions of dollars in disaster relief and the tab will only increase as extreme weather events become more common, according to a new government study. The federal government has spent an estimated $350 billion over the past decade responding to extreme weather […]
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