By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Despite longtime efforts to reduce the achievement gap between rich and poor students in California, the divide grew much wider under the state’s new testing system, according to a Sacramento Bee review of state data released this month. About 21 percent of economically disadvantaged students in California […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A black bear drowned Monday after it was tranquilized by wildlife officials and then ran into a pond in Dayton and slipped beneath the water, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The bear, an 8-year-old, 300-pound male, was reported to be wandering through the Dayton Valley Golf Club Monday […]
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By Francie Diep, Pacific Standard In the right forests, one important way to prevent large fires is to let small ones burn. That’s the conclusion of recent research into wildfires, which has found that small, controlled fires remove dry brush that would serve as fuel to mega-fires if allowed to build up. In addition, moderate fires […]
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California launched the next phase in its plan to further reduce fatalities and severe injuries from collisions on public roadways. Strategic Highway Safety Plan is a national blueprint created for states by the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration to develop strategies that save lives and reduce […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Former Rep. Jim Santini, the last man to represent the entire state of Nevada in the House of Representatives, died Tuesday at a hospice center in Rockville, Md., after being diagnosed with advanced-stage esophageal cancer. Santini was a graduate of Bishop Manogue High School, the UNR and the University of […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal The agitated man wearing a red sweat shirt who rushed into the Washoe County Commission chambers on Monday and began pacing in the lobby was already familiar to Reno City Council members. After the man pulled a Roundup bottle out of his shirt and started to drink from it during public […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner is no longer allowed to speak to city staff. This edict came about last week after a closed session meeting in which the agenda item was the city manager’s review. City Manager Nancy Kerry told Lake Tahoe News on Monday that as a result of the review […]
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Firefighters were able to contain a blaze at Northstar to one-quarter of an acre this afternoon. The cause of the Sept. 21 fire is under investigation. Lack of wind and a quick response from several agencies kept it from spreading. It burned an area between Highway 267 and Sawmill Reservoir. There was no threat to […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Wildland fires don’t discriminate by geography, but due in part to some help from Mother Nature and just plain old luck Nevada has so far avoided the carnage seen elsewhere out West this summer. For the season to date there have been 501 fires that have burned […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The ouster of the Nevada Department of Corrections director signals changes are coming to the beleaguered agency at the insistence of Gov. Brian Sandoval. The Republican governor on Sept. 14 abruptly called for the resignation of Greg Cox, saying a “change in leadership” was necessary to move […]
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