By Susan Wood You weren’t seeing a mirage this summer. The vehicle backups on Lake Tahoe roads were not caused so much by heavy road construction, but by travelers who were frequenting the tourist destination in large numbers this summer. And according to tourism officials and stakeholders, there are multiple reasons they were coming to […]
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By Brian D. Ellison We can say this of Kim Davis: She understands freedom of conscience. Standing defiantly behind the counter, submitting to federal marshals, emerging to a hero’s greeting with presidential candidates by her side, Davis understands that no law, no court, no other human being, can bind her mind and heart. The clerk […]
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By Justin Gillis, New York Times Burning all the world’s deposits of coal, oil and natural gas would raise the temperature enough to melt the entire ice sheet covering Antarctica, driving the level of the sea up by more than 160 feet, scientists reported Friday. In a major surprise to the scientists, they found that […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho — If increasingly destructive wildfires in the Great Basin can’t be stopped, the sage grouse population will be cut in half over the next three decades, scientists say. A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey comes just ahead of a court-ordered Sept. 30 deadline faced by the […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal For much of his life, crooner Frank Sinatra had a notoriously prickly relationship with the press, but when he came to Reno in August of 1951, Old Blue Eyes was downright cheerful. Apparently, divorce will do that for some guys. It was a big month and a big year for Reno […]
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JimBoy’s Tacos, which was founded in a camper trailer in 1954 at Kings Beach, is going national. The Food Network is planning to film a segment at the Folsom location this fall. Last week’s shoot had to be rescheduled (new date not yet released) because a member of the TV crew got ill. Celebrity chef […]
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To the community, The American Medical Marijuana Association has announced that it is filing a lawsuit over the violation of Proposition 215 by the California Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown. The recent adoption of the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act attempts to modify a voter initiative, Prop. 215, something specifically forbidden by the California […]
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By Matt Egan, CNN Money Don’t bank on Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. That’s the message from the gamblers placing bets on the 2016 race for the White House. Trump is beating his rivals by double-digits in national polls, but bettors remain skeptical the billionaire’s lead will last until the […]
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By Cheryl Katz, National Geographic From frustrated snowboarders to migrating birds arriving at shriveled wetlands to wildfires raging through national parks, the Sierra Nevada’s lack of snow has transformed just about every aspect of life in California. Farmers, fish, forests, gardeners, hikers, boaters, and more depend on Sierra snow for water. But now it’s clear […]
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A dozen young men and women based at the California Conservation Corps center in Meyers are providing logistical support to CalFire at the Lake County Fairgrounds to assist with issues surrounding the Valley Fire. They are working 16-hour shifts along with five other CCC crews. Statewide, the CCC has 40 crews — 520 corpsmembers — […]
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