Advocacy Groups Submit Comments Opposing Trump’s Asylum Ban
Jan. 11, 2019 - In November, President Trump took the unprecedented action of banning asylum for individuals who enter the United States between ports...
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
Jan. 4, 2019 - The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial biological activity impacts the...
Updated elections results for Nevada County
NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 13, 2018 - The latest update from the Nevada County Elections Office adds 9,177 ballots to the previous...
UN General Assembly renews long-standing call for end to US embargo against Cuba
Nov. 1, 2018 - The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly voted in favour of condemning the United States economic, commercial and financial embargo...
Conservation Organizations Seek Protection for California’s Endangered Bumble Bees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. October 16, 2018 - Today conservation and food safety groups filed a petition with the California Fish and Game Commission to list...
U.S. District Court Denies Motion to Dissolve Nationwide Injunction Blocking Transgender Military Ban in...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. Sept. 18, 2018 — The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California rejected the Trump-Pence Administration’s latest attempt to implement...
Carr and Mendocino Complex fire insurance claims top $845 million
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. Sept. 6, 2018 — Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones today announced that insured residential and commercial losses from the Carr and Mendocino Complex...
Mechanical issue possible cause of fatal RV accident on Hwy 20
August 7, 2018 - At approximately 5:01 PM yesterday (Monday) evening, Mr. Lukas Ross, a 32-year old resident of Nampa, Idaho, was driving a...
Free Picnic Pops concert on Sunday on July 22
NEVADA CITY, Calif. July 12, 2018 - The Nevada County Concert Band continues its 47th season with the third of four Picnic Pops Concerts...
Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border
June 18, 2018 - The desperate sobbing of 10 Central American children, separated from their parents one day last week by immigration authorities at...
California Lawmakers Move to Ensure Lead-Free Water in Child Care Centers
May 17, 2018 - California lawmakers are moving toward ensuring that lead-free drinking water is required in all child care centers, catching up with...
Caltrans Sierra Roadwork Schedule Sunday through Saturday, April 29 – May 5, 2018
April 29, 2018 - Sierra Roadwork Schedule Sunday through Saturday, April 29 – May 5, 2018 LONG-TERM PROJECTS Interstate 80 (Placer County) from Long Ravine underpass...
In Pompeo, Trump Taps First Known Climate Denier For Secretary of State
WASHINGTON, March 14, 2018 - If CIA Director Mike Pompeo becomes the next Secretary of State, he will be the first known climate denier...
Researchers issue first annual sea-level report cards for U.S. localities
March 14, 2018 - Researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science are launching new web-based “report cards” to monitor and forecast...
Coalition of 23 AGs Files Suit to Block Illegal Rollback of Net Neutrality
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2018 – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman led a coalition of 23 Attorneys General in filing a petition...
French Meadows project on the Tahoe National Forest is on course to accelerate forest...
January 30, 2018 - What improvements in water security do we receive as a side-benefit of accelerating the pace and scale of forest restoration? That...
How much can 252-million-year-old ecosystems tell us about modern Earth? A lot.
Dec. 11, 2017 - A whopping 252 million years ago, Earth was crawling with bizarre animals, including dinosaur cousins resembling Komodo dragons and bulky...
Placer County to assume snow removal duties in the Soda Springs area
December 1, 2017 - On August 8, 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution approving a contract with Sugar Bowl Corporation for snow...
Cascade Fire Coroner’s Investigation – Douglas Way, Loma Rica
October 11, 2017 - The Yuba County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office is investigating the discovery of a body located at a burned residence in the 12000...
Stone Age child reveals that modern humans emerged more than 300,000 years ago
October 2, 2017 - South Africa is well-known for its hominin fossil record. But this time, results from a study of ancient DNA presented in the...