By April Corbin, Las Vegas Sun In July, the House Appropriations Committee voted to remove language from the Interior Department’s budget that prohibits the “destruction of healthy, unadopted wild horses and burros” managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the American West. Groups like the American Wild Horse Campaign that seek to protect the […]
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The Truckee Ranger District is planning a prescribed fire of between 40 and 90 acres near Sagehen Creek on Highway 89 west of the highway starting Oct. 30. A private contractor will be burning near Independence Lake. This will only take place as long as weather, fuel conditions, and smoke dispersal remains favorable. Predicted weather […]
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Put away the rakes and get out the snow shovels because measurable white stuff is in forecast starting Nov. 3. The National Weather Service in Reno says gusty winds, rain and snow will start Friday, with heavy snow arriving Saturday and Sunday. By Sunday the snow level will reach 5,500 feet. One to 3 feet […]
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· Placer County Board of Supervisors approved $400,000 in park dedication fees and $100,000 for improvements to Speedboat Beach, located at the base of Harbor Avenue and Lake Street in Kings Beach. The funding will cover completion of planned restroom, signage, stairway and access improvements. · New Mastersounds with Kung Fu, the four-piece jazz fusion […]
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Mr. T is a 3-year-old Boston terrier mix who has huge ears. He is a bit shy in his kennel, but take him for a walk and his true bouncy happy personality comes out. Since he is a bit shy he would probably be best in an adult-only home, but he would love to have […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – It was nothing short of phenomenal. Armed with an all-star ensemble of accomplished musicians who could seize the stage on their own, Chris Botti showed an enthusiastic Harrah’s South Shore Room crowd that live jazz is anything but dead. Botti is a rock star on the trumpet, taking the audience […]
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By Joe Mathews Want to spook your neighbors this Halloween? Don’t bother with ghouls or ghosts. Instead, just decorate your door with a picture of an eight-story apartment building. Californians are famously fearless. We devote ourselves to extreme outdoor sports, buy homes near earthquake faults, and launch startups against all odds. But in the face […]
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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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“How Did We Get Here?” is the topic of Dave Borges history talk on Nov. 14. He will talk about Highway 50 road improvements from Tahoe to Placerville and what is still visible on the road. This program will cover everything from Native American trade routes over the Sierra to the 1859 Bonanza Road, tolls, […]
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