By Kathryn Reed It’s about 12:30am Saturday and a distinct conversation can be heard coming from the back yard of the next street. It’s a group of about 10 who are up from the Bay Area partying. They are here for this long weekend. They are going home with a $270 citation for excessive noise […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP The minister of one of several churches hit by a string of vandalism on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe says they appear to be satanic attacks by an individual who is “very angry with Jesus.” “I’ve seen nothing that would give a hint it was socially or politically motivated,” said […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee State and local officials have preached for months that California’s historic drought could be “the new normal,” the precursor to more frequent years-long episodes of hotter temperatures, less rainfall and lower Sierra snowpack. Californians across the state have responded en masse to the call for lifestyle changes, curtailing water use, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Long stalks lay lifeless on the ground; others are being carted away to be disposed off-site. Mullein looks pretty, with stalks that can grow to 10 feet, and yellow flowers blooming every other year. The problem is mullein is a weed – and an invasive one. “They take resources away from plants […]
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By Kimberly Pierceall, AP Arcade-style slot machines that might require skill to win could be in Nevada casinos as early as next year, according to one game maker’s estimate now that a single regulatory vote remains. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday recommended legal language that would allow slot machines requiring skill to win […]
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By Jodi Peterson, High Country News We’ve written quite a bit lately about “fire borrowing” — what happens when the Forest Service runs out of the funds it’s budgeted for firefighting, which are based on average wildfire costs over the last 10 years. Then it’s forced to start dipping into money meant for other programs, […]
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By Scott Smith, AP FRESNO — Armed with evidence captured by surveillance cameras, California regulators have ordered a business to stop tapping Sierra Nevada spring water that is later bottled and sold in stores, officials said. It would be the first such action taken this year against a commercial water bottling business under tight drought […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Office of Education’s board has called for a special meeting with the sole agenda item being a discussion about Superintendent Jeremy Meyers. Meyers is an elected official, so the board does not have control over any discipline or sanctions. “On the surface, and my reading of the Education Code […]
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By Nick Stockton, MSN California’s always been for dreamers. Dreams of gold brought the forty-niners. Easy seasons and expansive arable acreage brought farmers, dreaming of an agricultural paradise. Fame, natural beauty, and the hang-loose cultural mosaic have brought dreaming millions to the state where summer never seems to end. The summer dream has become a […]
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By Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun A nearly $11 million federal grant will transform how Nevada cares for children with mental health issues, according to state officials who cheered the award. On Tuesday, the administration of Gov. Brian Sandoval announced that the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services will receive a grant from the […]
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