By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee There’s a “light in the tunnel” for the Truckee-Tahoe area’s numerous bicyclists and hikers, who have long had to negotiate Truckee’s 25-foot-wide, 1928 Mousehole tunnel on Highway 89. A smaller tunnel just for them was punched through east of the Mousehole last week, and a paved pedestrian/bike trail through […]
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By Amy Quinton, Capital Public Radio A study has found plastic or fibrous debris in the guts of nearly one of every four fish sold at fish markets in California and Indonesia. The research raises concerns for human health. UC Davis researchers sampled fish and shellfish from Indonesia and California. They thought the results would […]
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By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times American workers saw their out-of-pocket medical costs jump again this year, as the average deductible for an employer-provided health plan surged nearly 9 percent in 2015 to more than $1,000, a major new survey of employers shows. The annual increase, though lower than in previous years’, far outpaced […]
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By Rory Carroll, Reuters California environmentalists plan to file a new water bond proposal with the secretary of state next week, a measure backers say will provide critical money for programs that were under funded by the $7.8 billion bond passed by voters last year. The exact amount of the new water bond has yet […]
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By Michelle Rindels, Reno Gazette-Journal An annual health survey of Nevada kindergartners shows a big drop in the percentage of children without health insurance, a change that researchers attribute to more use of Medicaid benefits. The seventh annual report from the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, […]
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By Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times More time spent on technology in the classroom doesn’t necessarily help kids do better in school, a new study has found. In fact, above a certain threshold, an over-reliance on technology might actually detract from learning. “Limited use of computers at school may be better than no use at […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval’s three-day drought forum ended Wednesday with a push for more collaboration and fewer lawsuits about water. Forum facilitator Lewis Michaelson said the feeling was that the right move is taking small steps in changing the law, not making major innovations. The governor’s drought […]
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By Yuki Noguchi, KQED-TV The Labor Department is considering changing rules that define who qualifies for overtime pay and who does not, and businesses say it would have far-reaching consequences that may not be good for workers. Currently, the rules say you have to make less than $23,660 a year to be eligible for overtime, […]
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By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters Three bodies have been found in a burned West Slope vacation cabin owned by a family missing for 10 days, and the incident, initially thought to have been caused by wildfire, is being investigated as a homicide and arson, authorities said on Thursday. The bodies have not been identified, but Adam Buchanan, […]
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Gilbert Wetenkamp of South Lake Tahoe pleaded not guilty this morning to one misdemeanor count of unlawful taking of an animal. He is accused of shooting a black bear to death on July 9. The 2½-year-old bear was shot in the backside with buckshot from a shotgun. It was sprawled on its back at the […]
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