By Megan Durisin and Linly Lin, Bloomberg Business Want a trading tip? Go long canned pumpkin. That’s the advice from the owner of Libby’s, the largest U.S. producer, after record summer rains damaged this year’s pumpkin crop. Yields in Illinois, the center of American production, are down about 50 percent from 2014, according to Nestle […]
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We would like to encourage everyone buying costumes for Halloween to check the labels and make sure they are made of flame retardant materials. Materials made of 100 percent polyester are best suited for Halloween costumes. These costume materials may be purchased at most local fabric stores. The use of commercial flame retardant sprays is […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Democrats were shocked with the election results in 2014 when they lost the majority in the Nevada Assembly for the first time in nearly two decades. Now they are developing their strategy to take back the majority and the power that comes with it in the 2016 general election. Democrats hope to […]
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By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal The American River in the canyon below Auburn was taking on an unfamiliar shade of mud on Wednesday. While the north fork was keeping its clear blue hues, the middle fork was running murky – and mixing with the clearer water at the confluence to create a chocolate-brown flow under […]
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The Truckee Donner Public Utility District joined efforts to help restore power to the Geysers geothermal power plant near Middletown and repair an electric distribution line destroyed by the Valley Fire. TDPUD responded to an emergency request for help issued by the Northern California Power Agency, which owns a geothermal power plant in the area. […]
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If a fire broke out tonight while you were sleeping, would you wake up in time to escape? If you have working smoke detectors in your home, the answer is probably yes. Smoke detectors provide early warning of a fire. Without smoke detectors to awaken you, the smoke could put you into a deeper sleep, and […]
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Weather in Tahoe is always a topic of conversation. It doesn’t matter if it’s a drought or mega-storm, it affects the way of life in the basin. The infrastructure is not built to sustain every possible scenario — like a Godzilla El Nino — which some have forecast for this winter. While Highway 89 at […]
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By Juliet Williams, AP SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation to make California the second state in the nation to begin automatically registering eligible voters when they obtain or renew their driver’s licenses. AB1461 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, aims to boost California’s voter rolls by registering visitors to the Department of […]
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To the community, Bijou Community School PTA would like to thank all the people involved who made our walk-a-thon a phenomenal success this year. Bijou students raised over $28,000 with the help of their parents and their friends and our community. These funds will go to pay for field trips, water bottle refilling stations, playground […]
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Thursday that will require police in California to obtain a warrant from a judge before searching any electronic communications, including emails, text messages, GPS data and other location information. Brown’s approval of SB178 by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s […]
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