An Olympic Valley woman died skiing at Squaw Valley on Saturday. Elizabeth Danel, 62, was on a run off the Headwall chairlift on the afternoon of Feb. 27 when she fell. Although she was wearing a helmet, resort officials said she sustained multiple injuries after sliding into the trees. Authorities said she was unconscious when […]
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By Tatiana Sanchez, Los Angeles Times Officials at California’s four-year public universities are reaching out to an estimated 10,000 undergraduate students who might qualify for a special loan aimed at reducing their tuition — a program that further distinguishes the state as a national trendsetter in providing services to immigrants who are in the country […]
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Divers on Sunday recovered the second victim from Friday’s fatal canoe trip on Donner Lake. Lucas Johnson, 34, from the Auburn area and Joshua Patterson, 33, from Cool were canoeing Feb. 26 when the vessel capsized. Waves that afternoon were reaching 3 feet because of the heavy winds. Neither man was wearing a life jacket. […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Carson City sheriff’s deputies found a man’s body in a vehicle believed to be associated with a person reported missing in December last year. Deputies responded at 12:09pm Feb. 26 to a report of a vehicle with a body inside found about three to five miles east of Carson City in […]
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By Guy Kovner, Santa Rosa Press Democrat In a move to cut down on the deadly toll from drunken driving, a Southern California legislator has proposed a bill that requires training for restaurant and bar workers intended to prevent the serving of alcohol to intoxicated patrons. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, said her measure was […]
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Two high-speed chases resulted in three people being arrested Saturday. Speeds at times were in excess of 80 mph on Kingsbury Grade. The initial chase involving a Mercedes started about 3:30pm Feb. 27 in the Carson Valley. That car at times was clocked at going more than 100 mph on Highway 395. An hour later […]
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By Jeremy Roebuck, Philadelphia Inquirer Civil rights lawyers said Wednesday that they intend to appeal a federal court ruling in Philadelphia that citizens do not necessarily have a right protected by the First Amendment to record police activity. In an opinion issued last week, U.S. District Judge Mark A. Kearney wrote that unless a videographer announces […]
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By Jim Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — A state official on Friday welcomed a new federal report that did not pick the Nevada National Security Site the “preferred alternative” for the disposal of low-level radioactive waste. Instead, the U.S. Department of Energy gave that designation to the Waste Isolation Pilot Project near Carlsbad, N.M., and […]
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By Jeff Horwitz, AP Donald Trump said Friday he will weaken First Amendment protections for reporters as president, making it easier for him to sue them. The celebrity businessman turned Republican presidential front-runner said he wants to “open up” libel laws at a rally in Fort Worth, Texas. The changes envisioned by Trump would mean […]
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By Jon Erdman, Weather.com While this fall and winter have provided needed rain and Sierra snow in California, time is running out for significant drought relief from this strong El Niño as we head into spring. After an optimistically wet start to the rainy season in the Golden State, including the highest Sierra snowpack measured […]
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