By Brooke Edwards Staffs, Orange County Register A growing number of California law enforcement organizations and leaders are voicing objections to a state ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana, saying it would make the state less safe. San Bernardino County District Attorney Mike Ramos said the initiative to legalize marijuana “will do nothing to […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee Visitors light up as they step off tour buses at Tunnel View and see Yosemite Valley for the first time. Half Dome and El Capitan, those towering walls of granite, demand attention. From miles away, visitors can watch water pour from Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls and Bridalveil Fall. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed We almost didn’t make it to the lake. There were so many pretty places along the stream that called out it was hard not to stop and just take it all in. It was one of those hikes where the journey truly surpassed the destination. And the destination was stunning, especially with […]
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By NOAA When you think of the role NOAA’s National Weather Service plays in hazardous weather, you may think of the forecasts they produce or the watches and warnings they issue leading up to a storm. What you may not realize is that the NWS has eyes on the sky before, during and after some […]
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By Ric Anderson, Las Vegas Sun As Nevada voters prepare to vote this fall on whether to decriminalize recreational marijuana use, they’re going to hear a sinister-sounding warning that the push for legalization is being fueled by out-of-state money. Former Assemblyman Pat Hickey, a prominent opponent of legalization, already sounded the alarm in a June […]
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Updated: Aug. 8 to reflect President Obama is definitely attending. By Kathryn Reed Protecting Lake Tahoe has been on the radar of the federal government for decades – and not just because the feds own 85 percent of the land in the basin. Congress implemented regulations mandating effluent be pumped out of the basin, created […]
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By Joseph Serna and Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times As California enters traditional brush-fire season, there is something ominous in the air and on the ground. Drought-stricken and ready to burn, the tree canopy in the central and southern end of the Sierra Nevada is awash in yellows, browns and oranges. Many of the trees showing […]
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By Michelle L. Price, AP More than 100 million acres of America’s most rugged landscapes designated as wilderness are off-limits to mountain bikers, but two Utah senators have introduced legislation that would allow bikers to join hikers and horseback riders in those scenic, undisturbed areas. The proposal is controversial within the biking community and opposed […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s true – a Whole Foods is looking at coming to South Lake Tahoe. But the deal has not been consummated. It wouldn’t be the big grocery stores, but instead one of the chain’s new concepts called 365 by Whole Foods Market. Some have compared them to a Trader Joe’s. Besides being […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal At 70 years old, Dee Goodman has clocked in decades as a member of the American workforce. Ask the small business owner about retirement, however, and she just shakes her head. As the owner of Old West Barber in Reno, Goodman says she still loves doing her job. For many of […]
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