By Scott Sonner, AP PYRAMID LAKE — Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years. The petroglyphs found on limestone boulders near Pyramid Lake in northern Nevada’s high desert are similar in design to etchings […]
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The black bear and cub that were caught in the Foothill Road area of Carson Valley were released tonight in the foothills of Douglas County near Kingsbury Grade by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The two bears were caught early Aug. 15. A trap had been set in the area 10 days ago because there […]
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By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A decade after a vast power outage shut down the Northeast, the electricity grid remains “highly vulnerable” to blackouts because of extreme weather fueled by climate change, a report by the White House and the Energy Department concludes. The Aug. 14, 2003, blackout occurred when an alarm […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – It felt a bit like being back at spring training – a warm night that never required long sleeves, grass beyond the outfield fence to sit in, beer prices that don’t break the bank and an intimate ballpark. Now in their fifth season, the Reno Aces are developing players for […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Climate change is melting glaciers, worsening droughts and raising sea levels around the world. But when it comes to redwood trees — the ancient, iconic sentinels that scientists have worried may be at risk as the planet heats up — global warming may actually be helping, at least […]
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By Barry Eberling, Fairfield Daily Republic State Sen. Lois Wolk has proposed a $5.6 billion state water bond, one that includes no money for the controversial proposal to build twin tunnels to take water exports under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Instead, Wolk, D-Vacaville, proposes to spend $1.5 billion on safe drinking water projects, $1.8 billion […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Concerned by a major development proposal, a group of Squaw Valley activists say they have more than enough signatures needed to start the process of turning the tiny ski resort community into the new city of Olympic Valley. The process is expected to cost in excess of $100,000 and take […]
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By Olga Kharif, Bloomberg In February, six students on snowshoes battled as much as 12 feet of snow to penetrate into the heart of the American River basin. Moving through dense forests and meadows, they mounted 90 iPhone-sized machines, designed to measure everything from soil moisture to temperature and relative humidity, onto 16-foot poles that […]
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By CBS-13 A woman and her two children shared a home with a murderer and didn’t realize it until later. Now that killer is accused of striking again. She describes him as odd, but charming and charismatic. The worst she thought was he could have been a good con man. When cops knocked on Theresa […]
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By Kathryn Reed Before construction resumes at the hole in South Lake Tahoe, some deconstruction is going to occur. Eight columns out of the nearly 100 that are in the ground need to be taken out because they don’t meet current standards to withstand an earthquake. Two changes to California’s building codes have occurred since […]
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