By Heather Segale On Aug. 17, the largest recorded wildfire in the Sierra Nevada and the third largest in California history started in Stanislaus National Forest. This devastating fire burned more than 250,000 acres and took two months to contain. The effects of the fire on the terrestrial ecosystem will certainly last for years. Here […]
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Kelly Keenan’s last day as chief of the Amador-El Dorado unit of CalFire is Dec. 22. “I have spent most of my adult life dedicated to a career with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Keenan said in a statement. “It has been an amazing journey taking […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it’s the music that draws people to SnowGlobe, it is Alyssa Byrne who is on so many people’s minds. The 19-year-old Petaluma woman died last year of hypothermia as she tried to walk from the concert venue to her Stateline hotel. A lasting legacy of the tragedy is the Always Buddy […]
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By Carma Hassan and Michael Martinez, CNN A gunman and another person were killed during a shooting Tuesday at a medical building at Renown Medical Center, said Tom Robinson of the Reno Police Department. Two other people were injured and were being treated at a hospital, Robinson said. The shooter, who carried one weapon, died […]
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By Molly McMillin, Wichita Eagle The need for speed remains the catalyst behind a continuing effort by the Aerion Corp. to develop a business jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. “We don’t think there’s any doubt this is clearly the next frontier,” said Brian Barents, Aerion vice chairman and a former […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee In the face of a community backlash, the owners Squaw Valley ski resort announced plans Monday to scale back their proposal to expand an existing village at the base of the mountain. The new plan – dubbed “The Right Plan” on the resort’s website – calls for a series of […]
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Truckee firefighters on Sunday responded to what they thought was a grease fire. It turned out to be a drug lab on fire. Crews said they quickly determined there had been a small chemical explosion from people trying to make “hash oil” from marijuana by using butane fuel. The call came in Dec. 15 about […]
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By Annie Lowrey, New York Times Economists admire Americans for many traits: our profound respect for property rights, our tendency to forgo vacation days, our ingenious methods of mass-producing “food.” Another important attribute is our willingness to move, between houses, between states and across the country. Some economists believe our inborn rootlessness makes the country’s […]
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By Bryan Steele, California News Service WASHINGTON — Since he began his new job in January, Rep. Eric Swalwell, a freshman lawmaker from Pleasanton, has commuted roughly 250,000 miles from California to Washington. That’s equivalent to flying around the planet 10 times. And for California representatives, the commute is not unusual. Rep. David Valadao, R-Fresno, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Saving lives is nothing knew for fire departments. How they to it, though, changes regularly as technology evolves. Two agencies in the Lake Tahoe Basin this month were recognized by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval as a Heart Safe Community – Tahoe Douglas and North Lake Tahoe fire protection districts. The mission of […]
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