By Garance Burke, AP SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout California’s desperately dry Central Valley, those with water to spare are cashing in. As a third parched summer forces farmers to fallow fields and lay off workers, two water districts and a pair of landowners in the heart of the state’s farmland are making millions of dollars […]
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July 5 is the first of two free fishing days in California in 2014. All fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours and stream closures remain in effect. Every angler must have an appropriate report card if they are fishing for steelhead or sturgeon anywhere in the […]
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By Chris Mooney, Mother Jones It’s the 4th of July, and you love your country. Your likely next step: Get ready for the fireworks and drink a lot of beer. But that last word ought to trouble you a little. Beer? Is that really the best you can do? Isn’t it a little, er, uncreative? […]
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By Dave Richards This year’s Fourth of July marks the 237th birthday of the United States of America. Between then and now, the country and the world have changed in ways the Founding Fathers, including George Washington, likely never imagined. From our vantage point in history we can appreciate how much things have changed; but, […]
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Publisher’s note: El Dorado County officials were not able to provide a record of this opinion piece being discussed in open session during a Board of Supervisors meeting. Therefore it was done so in a serial meeting, which is a violation of the Brown Act — California’s open meeting law. To the community, We ask […]
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U.S. Forest Service personnel are doing what they can to not have a repeat of last Fourth of July when Ski Beach on the South Shore nearly became a riot scene. To help the regular law enforcement officers, five California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and five El Dorado County probation officers will be assisting […]
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The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on July 5 on Highway 50 between Pioneer Trail and Highway 89. The goal is to target roads where there is a high frequency of drunken driving. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the […]
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An all-American Fourth of July picnic will cost slightly more this year, but still comes in at less than $6 per person, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Farm Bureau’s informal survey reveals the average cost for a summer picnic for 10 is $58.72, or $5.87 per person. That’s about a 5 percent increase […]
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By Michael Bastasch, Daily Caller While Americans get ready for the thousands of fireworks shows that will be occurring across the country this weekend, Republicans are warning that pending federal water regulations could ruin fireworks displays next year. The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to expand its authority under the Clean Water Act. Republicans warn […]
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Several Northern Nevada law enforcement agencies will be putting extra officers on the street this weekend. On Friday afternoon and evening, police officers from the Reno and Sparks police departments, deputies from the Washoe, Lyon and Douglas counties sheriff’s offices, and troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol will be conducting the DUI road block on […]
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