The second bear this year has been killed in Douglas County, according to Nevada Division of Wildlife officials. Carl Lackey, biologist with the state agency, said the bear was put down Friday near Holbrook in southern Douglas County because people had been feeding it, which led the bear to break into homes to obtain people […]
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A mobile home on Julie Lane in South Lake Tahoe was destroyed by fire Monday night. South Lake Tahoe and Lake Valley firefighters found about one-third of the double wide mobile home consumed by fire when they arrive at 10:21pm June 12. Firefighters said the attic space was hot and full of smoke. “The quick […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Earlier this year, former Assemblyman Roger Niello proposed a ballot initiative that contained a politically explosive idea: set 62 as the full retirement age for all California public employees, including current workers. Another idea floated by a pension reform group includes making “defined benefits payable when employees reach the retirement […]
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The voluntary evacuation order for the Serene Lakes community was lifted after clean-up work was done on the last active property known to be affected by a propane leak. The order was lifted by the Truckee Fire Protection District and Placer County Sheriff’s Office in consultation with the county’s Environmental Health Division and county Office […]
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A local backpacker reported overdue by friends on Saturday walked out of Desolation Wilderness on Sunday afternoon safely. “The subject was lost, ditched his camping gear, but was able to work his way out near Loon Lake. All ended well with no injuries at about 5pm,” El Dorado County sheriff’s Lt. Les Lovell told Lake […]
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Proportionately more young Hispanic adults are completing high school and fewer are dropping out than were doing so a decade ago, according to an analysis of enrollment trends by the U.S. Census Bureau. Among Hispanic 18- to 24-year-olds, 22 percent were not enrolled in high school and lacked a high school diploma or equivalent in […]
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By Linda Shrieves, Orlando Sentinel Migraines affect more Americans than diabetes and asthma combined, but funding for migraine research is low. Without an infusion of research dollars, researchers say, it will be hard to conquer migraines. Migraine specialists attending the American Headache Society meeting in Washington last weekend said they believe more government money for […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors adopted a proposed 2011-12 budget to ensure the county has a spending plan in place when the next fiscal year begins July 1. The $720 million budget is down 4.9 percent from the final 2010-11 budget. The county budget has dropped by 16.8 percent since the 2008-09 fiscal year. Board […]
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By Anjeanette Damon and David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Any lobbyist will tell you it’s much easier to kill a bill than to get one through the Nevada Legislature. But there is a golden hour at the end of every legislative session that is the exception, particularly for industries and individuals […]
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By Sacramento Business Journal A tire recycling grant program by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has made several grants in the Sacramento region. Out of $7.5 million to be sent to local agencies, four of the 83 agencies selected are in the region. “By promoting and developing markets for waste tires, […]
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