By Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune Californians trimmed their trash to a record low last year, according to state figures showing that residents discarded an average of 4.3 pounds per day of garbage last year. That’s down from the previous low of 4.4 pounds per person per day in 2011, according to the Department […]
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By Kathryn Reed U.S. Forest Service officials are defending their approach to the July 4 melee at Ski Beach. A fight broke out between two guys that ended with five law enforcement agencies being called to the South Shore beach, three people receiving citations for fighting, and one person going to the hospital. “A subject […]
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Updated 9:45pm: Despite gusty winds and low humidity, fire personnel made significant progress today building containment lines and slowing the Bison Fire. The fire is 30 percent contained, with full containment projected for July 8. No injuries have been reported and no structures have been lost. Pine Nut Road remains closed at the intersection of […]
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Updated July 7: The bicyclist, whose name still has not been released, crashed about four miles up the trail near Lost Lake. At the same time there was a medical aid involving a person climbing in the rocks at Rooster Rock. —- A mountain biker was airlifted out of Sugar Pine Point State Park on […]
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By Emma G. Fitzsimmons, New York Times On a hot July day last summer, I was lying on the beach at Coney Island with my younger brother when he noticed a dark mole on the back of my arm. “You should really get that checked at the dermatologist,” he said in a worried tone. It […]
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Update 10:25pm Winds whipped up the Bison Fire on Friday afternoon. It now stands at about 2,000 acres. And containment has been reduced to 15 percent. Update 2:50pm: The Bison Fire is at 1,400 acres and is moving in a north, northeast direction. It is 20 percent contained. The fire is burning in a mix […]
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Just before the fireworks were to go off in Truckee on July4 a pedestrian was hit by a bicyclist. Petra Bakker-Borhani, 24, of Truckee was booked into jail on charges of driving under the influence. The pedestrian, whose name has not been released, was taken to Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee after sustaining major trauma […]
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South Lake Tahoe police responded to fewer calls this Fourth of July than years past. In the 24-hour ending at 6am July 5 city cops arrested seven people. One driver was arrested on DUI charges and one person was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence. Although officers responded to a number of complaints regarding fireworks, even […]
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By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Congress are voting more often along party lines. But within the ranks of Republicans, there is growing evidence of voting along age lines. The generational split, fueled by a surge in young lawmakers who won seats in recent elections, has been emerging on a number […]
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During the July 4 DUI checkpoint in Douglas County four people were arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and one for marijuana. The checkpoint was set up on eastbound Highway 50 near Spooner Summit. Officers were out from 2-8pm. Reno and Sparks police departments, deputies from the Washoe and Lyon county […]
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