VALLEJO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 – California’s landscapes are under siege from a host of threats. Catastrophic wildfire, climate change, invasive species and increasing human population put these delicate ecosystems at risk. The U.S. Forest Service has recognized and battled these threats for decades, but recently the agency recognized the need for a more focused […]
Truckee, CA….CHP Truckee is reporting a rollover accident on I-80 near Hirschdale. A white Ford Explorer has gone off the roadway and overturned. There is also the normal slipping and sliding during winter weather around the area as well. Lets be careful out there as with the holiday week ahead many of the drivers on […]
Tahoe City, CA…Today: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Sunday: A […]
Bali, Indonesia…Today, I’m speaking to you from Indonesia as I finish up my trip to the Asia Pacific – the region where we do most of our trade and sell most of our exports. And over the past week, the progress we’ve made in opening markets and boosting exports here will help create more jobs […]
On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, at approximately 11:00 am, deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a home in the Topaz Ranch Estates residential area of south Douglas County, regarding a suspicious death/possible homicide. Details of the investigation cannot be revealed at this time; however detectives from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office […]
Washington, DC…In the week ending November 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 393,000. The 4-week moving average was 396,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 400,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was […]
Washington, DC…The Internet Blacklist Legislation – known as PROTECT IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House – is a threatening sequel to last year’s COICA Internet censorship bill. Like its predecessor, this legislation invites Internet security risks, threatens online speech, and hampers Internet innovation. Urge your members of […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended its 2011 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2011) with a net loss of $5.1 billion. The year-end loss would have been approximately $10.6 billion had it not been for passage of legislation that postponed a congressionally mandated payment of $5.5 billion to pre-fund retiree health […]
Minden, NV…On Monday, November 14th, 2011, Investigators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office located a single vehicle 90 feet down the side of an embankment near the old power dam on the East Fork of the Carson River, in Gardnerville. The vehicle matched the description of a vehicle driven by a 56 year-old Patricia Loraine […]
Tahoe City, CA…U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade near North Benjamin today, Monday, November 14, 2011. In addition, operations will begin near Logan Creek in Douglas County and Granlibakken on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe, weather permitting. Operations may continue through the week. Residents […]
