Yosemite, CA…Mr. Fred Zalokar, 61, of Reno, Nevada was found deceased and he was recovered on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, near the summit of Mount Clark. This incident remains under investigation. No additional information is available. Our condolences to his family and friends. Earlier Zalokar was day hiking on Saturday, July 17, from Happy Isles […]
Gardnerville, NV…Carson Valley Community Food Closet extending services to Alpine County residents. “We will supply residents with groceries on a weekly basis for the foreseeable future as we know the need for food will go beyond this initial disaster and want to be available for individuals and families as they get back on their feet.” […]
Van Horn, TX…Blue Origin successfully completed New Shepard’s first human flight today with four private citizens onboard. The crew included Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen, who all officially became astronauts when they passed the Kármán Line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. Upon landing, the astronauts were greeted by their families […]
Carson City, NV…Carson Tahoe Health is pleased to announce that HopeFest has evolved… This year, Carson Tahoe Health will host a Virtual Walk of Hope. Over the years, HopeFest proceeds have supported patients by covering insurance premiums, co-pays, mortgages, rent, and utilities for those unable to work during treatment, and much more. The money raised […]
Markleevile, CA…The Tamarack Fire, burning in Alpine County in eastern California has led Forest officials on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to close a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail. The fire is burning northeast of the trail near Raymond Peak (around mile 1060) in the Pleasant Valley Creek area. The fire is 21,000 acres with […]
Washington, DC…From the Office of the Surgeon General. “Each of us has the power to stop health misinformation in its tracks. So the next time you want to share a health-related article or video, check your sources and make sure the information is backed by scientific experts. If you’re not sure, don’t share. I am […]
San Francisco, CA…Researchers at UC San Francisco have successfully developed a “speech neuroprosthesis” that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as text on a screen. Jessie Liu, BS, David Moses, PhD, and Sean Metzger, MS. The achievement, which […]
“The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbor.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
“If evils come not, then our fears are vain: And if they do, Fear but augments the pain.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
