By KTVU-TV and AP SEATTLE — A Truckee man who worked as a climbing guide for a Seattle company has been identified as one of the six people who likely fell thousands of feet to their deaths in a horrible alpine accident on Washington state’s iconic Mount Rainier. Matt Hegeman of Truckee worked as a […]
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By Kimberly Kindy, Washington Post On Wednesday, in response to the Isla Vista shootings, a bill was introduced in the California Legislature that would give families, neighbors, friends and law enforcement the ability to appeal to a judge to temporarily remove firearms while a court determines a person’s competency. Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who introduced […]
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Nevada National Guard will pay homage to the United States’ flag and celebrates the U.S. Army’s birthday during the annual Nevada National Guard Flag Day ceremony on June 13 at 10am in the Nevada Capitol Assembly Chambers in Carson City. The ceremony will also mark the 239th birthday of the U.S. Army. (Note the official […]
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By Don Thompson, AP SACRAMENTO — Part of a river draining the central Sierra Nevada could win new protections from a wild-and-scenic designation under a bill approved by the state Senate on Thursday, despite complaints that the action could aggravate water shortages caused by California’s drought. The state Senate voted 22-12 to apply the designation […]
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By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — After declaring in 2000 that measles had been eliminated from the U.S. through a successful vaccination program, government officials now say the number of confirmed cases has reached a 20-year high as people who get the disease abroad bring it back to America. Unvaccinated Americans and foreign […]
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By Bruce Kennedy, MoneyWatch Have we really, truly turned into a cashless society? There have been loads of predictions over the years that coin-and-paper currency may soon become museum pieces. And studies agree more and more that financial transactions now involve debit and credit cards — as well as other electronic forms of money transference, […]
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By Marilyn Marchione, AP CHICAGO — It’s National Cancer Survivors Day, and chances are good that you know at least one of them. Cancer survivors now number more than 14.5 million in the United States and are expected to grow to 19 million over the next decade, a report finds. More cancers are cured, more […]
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• TAMBA is looking for volunteers to work on Corral Trail on June 8 and June 14. Meet at 9am at the Corral dirt parking lot off Fountain Place Road. Wear long sleeves, long pants, sturdy shoes and bring sunglasses/eye protection and gloves. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP via Facebook. • Pioneer […]
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By Chris Orestis June is Men’s Health Month, a reminder for men to do the things that they generally don’t do as well as women: getting screened for conditions that, detected early, are easily treated; seeking education about health issues, and supporting each others well-being. If being happier with good health isn’t enough, then men […]
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Historically, the wintertime recreation area atop Echo Summit on Highway 50 was a ski resort with chairlifts and a rope tow, known variously since the 1940s by names such as the early Nebelhorn or the later Echo Summit Ski Area. In 1968, it was the site of the Olympic training track to prepare athletes for […]
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