By Associated Press U .S. weather officials say December’s wild El Niño pushed 2015 to near-record levels for heat, moisture and downright extreme conditions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that last year was the second warmest and third wettest in 121 years of record keeping for the lower 48 states. The 54.4-degree […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal After years of floundering near the bottom in a widely watched report card for state education systems, Nevada has sunk to dead last. For the first time, the Silver State fell behind all other states and Washington, D.C., in the annual Quality Counts report, which assigns overall scores to states based […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle For many, to see a waterfall can be love at first sight. Each has a look and a personality. They go dry in a drought, flood over the banks in a deluge, and each day can provide a different look. When you first sight a waterfall that captures your […]
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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is offering a free safety awareness class for business owners, managers, and employees to help them keep their businesses and themselves safe. The class will be Feb. 9 from 6-8pm at the Auburn Justice Center, 2929 Richardson Drive in Auburn. The presenter is Deputy Zach Poiesz, a problem-oriented policing deputy. […]
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South Lake Tahoe is putting on a design guidelines workshop on Jan. 21 from 3-5pm. The purpose is to discuss how to improve South Lake Tahoe’s visual character. The Planning Commission is hosting the event at Lake Tahoe Airport.
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Updated Jan. 8, 6:40pm: By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee Now tallying 20 counties among their ranks, supporters of the movement to carve an independent “State of Jefferson” out of Northern California plan to introduce a bill this session seeking sovereignty. Organizers on Wednesday turned in declarations for 15 counties, including Sutter, Nevada and El Dorado, […]
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Multimedia artist Cynthia Hooper is bringing her videos and paintings of California and Mexico landscapes to Lake Tahoe Community College’s Haldan Gallery. The exhibit opens Jan. 14 with a free artist’s reception from 5-7pm in the Haldan Gallery. Hooper will give a short talk about her work at 5:30pm. The exhibit remains open until March 18. The […]
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· Barton Health’s Health & Wellness Directory has expanded. The directory is online. · Douglas County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Carson Water Subconservancy District for the preliminary design of a flood retarding structure east of Stephanie Way in the valley. · New Treatment Options for Cardiovascular Disease […]
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By Riley McDermid, San Francisco Business Times A new Nevada state tax that could cost the promoters of popular festival Burning Man an extra $3 million a year and cause ticket prices to rise is being appealed by promoters. Promoters from the Burning Man Projects have said the increase could cause tickets prices to spike as […]
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By Joe Mathews My fellow Californians, the state of our state is nuttier than ever. I know you will hear more conventional assessments of the state of things in the coming weeks. January is the high season for elected officials to offer addresses on how our state is faring—overviews of California and its local governments. […]
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