By AP SPARKS — A California-based biofuel company building a plant east of Reno has been awarded a $70 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to help speed delivery of its high-tech process that converts household garbage into jet fuel. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the grant announced Friday is in addition to […]
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Updated 8:45pm: The massive King Fire that destroyed 10 single family residences and 22 other structures, mostly in the White Meadows area, is now 17 percent contained. However, there are 12,000 single residences and 9,000 other minor structures that remain threatened by the blaze burning east of Pollock Pines. Nearly 3,000 people are still displaced. […]
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By Abby Phillip, Washington Post Your commute is making you unhappy, and you probably didn’t need a scientific study to tell you that. In 2000, 76 percent of Americans drove to work alone every day. In addition to the frustrations of rush-hour traffic, those commutes also tend to be longer and start earlier in the […]
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An abandoned illegal campfire that flared up last week at Dicks Lake in Desolation Wilderness is expected to be extinguished Sunday. The U.S. Forest Service authorized bucket drops and a crew hiked in with a pump. This fire would not have been visible from the lake. However, there were reports on Sept. 20 from people […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two Lake Tahoe Community College District 5 candidates a series of questions. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Michelle Sweeney Profession/work experience: Please see my resume following: Strategic Planning | Policy Development | Knowledge-building High-integrity, energetic, listening leader building management structure and […]
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Updated 10:10pm: Visibility grounded air resources fighting the King Fire that continues to burn out of control east of Pollock Pines. However, a low pressure system passed south of the incident Saturday, bringing clouds and increased humidity to moderate fire activity. For the night of Sept. 20 officials anticipate the spread to be minimal. The higher humidity should moderate the […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Business was slow at Apple Hill’s famed orchards Saturday, as smoke from the King fire in El Dorado County discouraged people from visiting, owners said. Apple farmers, bakers and craft vendors said foot traffic had dropped by at least 50 percent, marking a gloomy start to the high season that […]
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By Raquel Maria Dillion and Gillian Flaccus, AP Firefighters are dropping record-breaking amounts of retardants on the King Fire that is burning explosively because of the prolonged drought. California firefighters and the U.S. Forest Service together had bombarded the conflagration with more than a half-million gallons of retardant, fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said Friday. That included […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — The Nevada Supreme Court has decided that a 10 percent tax on strip club admission doesn’t violate exotic dancers’ First Amendment rights of free expression. All seven justices on Thursday sided with a lower court’s ruling that upheld the Nevada Live Entertainment Tax. Justices ruled it was constitutional to […]
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Dylan Sullivan has started her job as El Dorado County Superior Court judge four months sooner than expected. Presiding Judge Suzanne Kingsbury swore Sullivan in on Sept. 19. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed her to the position this week. This is the only judicial interim appointment Brown has made. Sullivan was elected in June to fill the […]
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