By Devin Powell, Science News SAN FRANCISCO — Groundwater levels have dropped in many places across the globe over the past nine years, a pair of gravity-monitoring satellites finds. This trend raises concerns that farmers are pumping too much water out of the ground in dry regions. Water has been disappearing beneath southern Argentina, western […]
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By Kathryn Reed A woodpecker may change the way the U.S. Forest Service and others approach thinning projects and forest restoration work in California. This is because on Dec. 15 the state Fish and Game Commission on a 3-1 vote said the black-backed woodpecker is a candidate for protection under the state’s Endangered Species Act. […]
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After frigid temperatures, it’s like a heat wave has hit the Lake Tahoe Basin. South Lake Tahoe on Sunday tied a record and Monday broke a record for the high of the day. At Lake Tahoe Airport the mercury crept up to 56 degrees Dec. 26, breaking the record of 55 set in 1976. Truckee […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee and and Chase Davis, California Watch Business interests were the top bill killers inside California’s Capitol during Gov. Jerry Brown’s first year back in office, as concerns about the state’s weak economy cut into labor’s newfound clout. Legislative data show business interests wielded strong influence despite a Capitol dominated by […]
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By Karen E. Klein, Bloomberg Businessweek When he hears about planned U.S. Postal Service cutbacks and closings in 2012, Michael Weiss doesn’t think they’re going to affect his business. Like many service providers, Weiss’ digital strategy consulting firm, Figure 18 in Westlake Village (Los Angeles/Ventura counties), operates almost entirely with electronic tools and increasingly conducts […]
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By Tim Mullaney, USA Today After years of pain and a market free fall that has shaved $6.8 trillion off the value of the nation’s 104 million homes, the decline in U.S. house prices may be nearly over. U.S. homeowners lost $681 billion this year, according to a study by real estate website operator Zillow […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Escape isn’t easy. As California buckled under layoffs and hiring freezes last year, tens of thousands of residents saw lower unemployment rates in other states and decided to move. Many couldn’t find jobs near their new homes either. The unemployment rate in 2010 among former Californians who had left the […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Brian Sandoval, a former Nevada attorney general, federal judge and chairman of the Gaming Commission, was elected governor of Nevada in November 2010, handily beating Rory Reid of Las Vegas in the general election and former Gov. Jim Gibbons in the GOP primary. Sandoval, a Reno resident who graduated from […]
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Washoe County sheriff’s detectives on Dec. 22 arrested Tavia Toussaint, 34, of Incline Village on possession of stolen property charges after she alleged negotiated the sale of an antique wagon to detectives. A trailer, which the wagon was sitting on, was also seized pending further investigation into possessing additional stolen property. The trailer had recently […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Gaming Commission approved the nation’s first regulations for Internet poker play Thursday, opening the door to the licensing of companies to offer online play within the state. Play across state lines still wouldn’t be allowed because of restrictions imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Representatives […]
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