By Melissa Pandika, Los Angeles Times In the battle of the sexes, a new study places females in the lead — concluding that they respond better to repeated stress thanks to estrogen. “It’s kind of a popular view that males and females respond differently to stress,” said University at Buffalo neuroscientist and study co-author Zhen […]
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By Ron Winslow, Wall Street Journal Americans are living longer than they did two decades ago, but they are losing ground on key measures of health to people in other developed nations, a study shows. The findings, from the most comprehensive analysis of the health of the U.S. population in more than 15 years, show […]
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The Kyburz Fire was completely contained Thursday, a day sooner than originally expected. U.S. Forest Service personnel repeatedly changed the number of acres that were burned. The latest total is 572 acres. The blaze began Monday afternoon when a vehicle on Highway 50 lost a wheel and that sparked the fire. The fire took out […]
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El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a young woman who was last seen July 6 at 7am. Elise Hays, 20, has a developmental disorder and has only physically and mentally developed to the age of 12. She left her residence in Pollock Pines last Saturday morning. She is possibly in the South Lake […]
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Updated 7:25pm: The Bison Fire is at 91 percent containment. — Firefighters working the Bison Fire in Douglas County have started mopping-up and are conducting fire-line rehab. All evacuations and road closures have been lifted. One old mining structure was consumed by the fire. Crews will continue to extinguish the hot spots on the north […]
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Firefighters have the Bison Fire in Douglas County more than 65 percent contained, with full containment expected Sunday. Crews concentrated their efforts Wednesday along a ridge above the evacuated homes and other hot spots. The voluntary evacuation order for homes in Douglas and Lyon counties has been lifted. “No residences were damaged or lost in […]
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Updated 12:20pm: Hillary Brennan-Marquez, 23, from Palo Alto sustained knee and wrist injuries, and lacerations. She was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital. Assisting with the rescue were EDSO search and rescue, CHP, Lake Valley Fire, U.S. Forest Service, Fallen Leaf Fire and CalFire. —- A woman hiking on Angora Peak had to be airlifted out […]
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Northern Nevada’s May gaming win far outpaced the rest of the state, which helped bring in a positive number for the entire Silver State. Stateline and Reno casinos each saw a 9.7 percent increase from May 2012 to 2013 with $13.3 million in revenue, the Gaming Control Board said in numbers it released July 11. […]
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The Kyburz Fire burning on Highway 50 between Tahoe and Placerville is 95 percent contained, with full containment expected Friday. Motorists are advised to watch for debris on the roadway. Granite Springs Road and Webber Mill Road remain closed for public safety. All campgrounds are open. The fire, which is in the same location where […]
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A former El Dorado County sheriff’s sergeant has been accused of possessing child pornography. William Wilson, 51, turned himself in to the county jail in Placerville on July 9. He was booked and released. The investigation started in January. “During the course of the investigation the employee retired, but the investigation continued. Eventually information was […]
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