By Grayson Schaffer, Outside Of all the hazards out there in the woods — mountain bikes, porcupines, thin ice, your trigger-happy hunting buddies — none are as dangerous as skiing with your dog. You’ve got four long, sharp metal edges that move at high speed; he’s got four soft paws and, most likely, a strong […]
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There will be public memorial service for Alyssa Byrne on Jan. 12 at 10am in the gymnasium at Casa Grande High in Petaluma. People are asked to wear pink — Byrne’s favorite color. Byrne, 19, died last week near South Lake Tahoe after attending the SnowGlobe Music Festival.
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By Theresa Harrington, Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO — California’s schools chief on Tuesday called for sweeping changes in the standardized tests that measure student achievement, dispensing for the most part with multiple choice questions in favor of more rigorous, thought-provoking exams. As part of an overhaul of the state’s curriculum standards, the STAR tests familiar […]
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By Mark Grossi, Fresno Bee The National Park Service is calling for a $235 million renovation of world-renowned Yosemite Valley — featuring a pedestrian underpass near Yosemite Falls and a limit on visitors during crowded times. The changes are part of the embattled Merced River Plan, a draft of which was released Tuesday. Yosemite Lodge, […]
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Updated Jan. 10 11:45am A missing snowboarder from Gardnerville said he spent the night at the Horizon hotel-casino with an acquaintance. He called his dad about 9am Thursday to say he was fine. According to deputies who spoke with Corey Hoffman, he was unaware a search had started the previous evening at Heavenly Mountain Resort. […]
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By Neela Banerjee and Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times The Food and Drug Administration has proposed sweeping rules to curtail food-borne illnesses that kill thousands of Americans annually — and, in the process, to transform itself into an agency that prevents contamination, not one that merely investigates outbreaks. The rules, drafted with an eye toward […]
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Most resorts reporting more than a half foot of fresh snow. Here is the Jan. 10 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has received a $35,000 award from the FBI to cover overtime costs related to the sheriff’s Cyber Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The FBI award enhances the ability of detectives to timely investigate crimes against children on the Internet. For more information about cyber security, the […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN – Some Douglas County School District support staff have to wait another month to receive pay increases due them since July 2012. The county’s school district board of trustees was scheduled this week to vote on ratification of a long-negotiated contract agreement with the Douglas County Support Staff Organization, which is […]
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By Patrick Donahoe The 112th Congress adjourned without having passed postal legislation. Such legislation could quickly restore the Postal Service to profitability and put the organization on a stable, long-term financial footing. This lack of action is disappointing. The Postal Service has worked closely with the Congress over the past two years to advance a […]
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