By USSA VAIL -– Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson (Meyers) landed another major slopestyle victory at the Burton U.S. Open. Anderson clinched the TTR World Snowboard Tour slopestyle title with her win Friday at the snowy Vail Mountain venue. Canadian Spencer O’Brien took second and Isabel Derungs of Switzerland third in the women’s final. Canada’s […]
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By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times Americans use twice the amount of water they think they do, and appear to be particularly oblivious about how much H2O they flush down the toilet on a daily basis, according to new research. In a paper published online Monday in the journal PNAS, a researcher concluded that Americans […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP A rural Nevada sheriff’s deputy is accused of stopping travelers on a lonely stretch of Interstate 80 and confiscating tens of thousands of dollars for the county without bringing charges, according to two federal lawsuits. Two men who were traveling alone through Northern Nevada’s high desert last year offer strikingly similar […]
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By Heather Somerville, San Jose Mercury News PLEASANTON — Safeway announced on Thursday it had been bought by private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management in a $9.4 billion deal that will merge the Bay Area’s dominant grocery chain with Albertsons, creating a massive chain that promises to further transform how Americans shop for groceries. By […]
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By Teri Mizuhara Smoke alarms saves lives. They are your first line of defense in a structure fire, especially since most home fires start in the middle of the night when you are sleeping. In the event of a fire, properly installed and maintained smoke alarms can save your life by alerting you and your […]
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By KRNV-TV Thieves are targeting specific types of homes throughout the Truckee area at a higher rate than usual. Often, these crimes go unnoticed for weeks. A significant number of houses throughout Truckee are vacation hubs for secondary home owners, a demographic being heavily targeted this winter. From November to the present, more than 20 […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Black bears in Yosemite National Park aren’t snacking as much on human food as they did decades ago, according to new research that traces changes in the diet of Yosemite bears over the last century. Researchers analyzed samples of bear bones from museums and bear hair collected from the […]
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By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency issued final rules Monday to slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline, which would help cut smog-causing pollution from autos and bring the rest of the country’s fuel supply in line with California’s standards. The new rule for “Tier 3” gasoline calls for […]
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• Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee was named by Outside magazine as the place to stay in the Lake Tahoe area. • The Tahoe Junior Freeride Series will return to Sugar Bowl March 8-9 for the second stop of the 2014 season. • Children in foster care in California have typically lost their Medi-Cal […]
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By Stephanie Strommarch, New York Times ATWATER -— Hens in California are living the good life. Many can now lay their eggs in oversize enclosures roomy enough to stand up, lie down — even extend their wings fully without touching another bird. Hens in most other states don’t have it so good. Their conditions, as […]
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