By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee The fact that you drag that recycling to the curb doesn’t mean it escapes the landfill. In the years since California enacted a recycling framework, subsidized by the deposits paid on cans and bottles, people have generally been willing to do their part. Cities and counties have reflected that […]
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By Dylan Scott, TPM They wear camouflaged uniforms, bearing military-style insignia. They ride helicopters over the forests of Mendocino County equipped with firearms, where they cut down illegal marijuana. But they aren’t the army. They aren’t even the police. They are Lear Asset Management, a private security firm that is attracting a lot of attention […]
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By Lisa Leff, AP SAN FRANCISCO — A national marijuana advocacy group took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement to the presidential election year. The Marijuana Policy Project filed paperwork with the […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times The more than 600 earthquakes that have struck the Mammoth Lakes region over the last 24 hours are an indication of tectonic, not volcanic, stress, an expert said Friday. At least 109 of the earthquakes were magnitude 2.0 or greater, with smaller quakes making up the bulk of the […]
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Updated 9:55pm: Significant precipitation and decreased winds have helped firefighters suppress the Cascade Fire burning near Snow Lake in the Desolation Wilderness. Based on infrared data, the estimate of the fire’s size has been reduced to 20 acres. With significant precipitation in the weekend forecast, the incident commander plans to begin releasing resources Saturday. The fire […]
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A suspected burglar entered a Truckee residence Sept. 23 when the owner and her infant were home. The suspect fled the Estates Drive house when confronted by the woman. Three days later Truckee police officers arrested Angel Torres of Truckee on charges of outstanding burglary warrant, possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property […]
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Updated 9:10pm Rain has helped the more than 7,700 firefighters bring containment of the King Fire to 74 percent on Sept. 26. Since the fire began Sept. 13 at the hands of an alleged arsonist 97,009 acres that have been charred. The fire is moving northeast from its origin of Pollock Pines. The Tahoe National […]
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By Ali Winston, Center for Investigative Reporting LOS ANGELES – Without notice to the public, Los Angeles County law enforcement officials are preparing to widen what personal information they collect from people they encounter in the field and in jail – by building a massive database of iris scans, fingerprints, mug shots, palm prints and, […]
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By Thomas C. Frohlich, Robert Serenbetz, Alexander Kent and Alexander E.M. Hess, 24/7 Wall St. The proportion of Americans with a college degree has increased steadily each year for more than a decade. According to the latest U.S. Census data, 29.6 percent of Americans at least 25 years old had at least a bachelor’s degree […]
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Bundle up because the temps are going to drop and white stuff is going to fall. Expect a dusting of snow at lake level on Saturday. Above 8,000 feet there could be 4 to 6 inches. The National Weather Service in Reno told Lake Tahoe News the storm that is passing through could impact travel […]
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