Caltrans to shut part of Route 32 to keep workers safe during maintenance
The California Department of Transportation will close State Route 32 from Mondays through Thursdays during two weeks this month.
‘State News’ Articles
Shasta high school district backs away from drug testing of non-athletes
After losing rounds in trial and appellate courts, the Shasta Union High School District has backed off its policy of mandatory random drug testing of non-athletes.
Shasta high school district backs away from drug testing of non-athletes
After losing rounds in trial and appellate courts, the Shasta Union High School District has backed off its policy of mandatory random drug testing of non-athletes.
Street people chafe under Nevada City’s new anti-loitering law
Amid shade trees and a heavy iron drill from the town’s gold mining era, denizens of Calanan Park in downtown Nevada City grouse about an upcoming “Conduct on Public Property” law.
Chris French, left, hangs out with Danny Deluca, in purple shirt, and Zach Collins, lighting a cigarette, last week in Nevada City. French and Collins work in area eateries and are against the new anti-loitering ordinance.
Joshua Cunninghamstrums in Calanan Park. He says those who
gather in downtown Nevada City actually help keep the peace.
Street people chafe under Nevada City’s new anti-loitering law
Amid shade trees and a heavy iron drill from the town’s gold mining era, denizens of Calanan Park in downtown Nevada City grouse about an upcoming “Conduct on Public Property” law.
Chris French, left, hangs out with Danny Deluca, in purple shirt, and Zach Collins, lighting a cigarette, last week in Nevada City. French and Collins work in area eateries and are against the new anti-loitering ordinance.
Joshua Cunninghamstrums in Calanan Park. He says those who
gather in downtown Nevada City actually help keep the peace.
Clovis teen involved in wrestling dispute files suit
FRESNO – A Clovis teen who was accused of sexual battery after performing a wrestling move on a teammate has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several agencies and officials involved in the case.
Clovis teen involved in wrestling dispute files suit
FRESNO – A Clovis teen who was accused of sexual battery after performing a wrestling move on a teammate has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several agencies and officials involved in the case.
BLM hearing to discuss use of copters in horse roundup
The Bureau of Land Management will hold a public meeting Sept. 12 to discuss plans to use aircraft and other motor vehicles to round up wild horses.
A helicopter leads two wild horses to a trap during a Bureau of Land Management roundup last August near Susanville in Lassen County.
Culturally sensitive senior care supports aging Japanese Americans
Mary Gima greets strangers with a warm smile as she mingles among diners enjoying lunch at Nikkei Senior Gardens. At 89, she moves among newcomers and friends with equal eagerness and cheer.
Mary Gima, 89, crochets a blanket in her room at Nikkei Senior Gardens in the Arleta area in Los Angeles. The assisted-living community is designed to attract Japanese American seniors, who live longer than most other groups, according to a U.S. Census Bureau survey.
Mary Gima gets instruction fromactivity assistant Takako Miura, center,
during an arts and crafts class at the senior assisted-living center.
Lassen Park photo contest entry deadline is Sept. 9
The deadline is approaching for submissions to Lassen Volcanic Park’s annual photography contest.
Donner Summit visitors center to close after Labor Day weekend
The U.S. Forest Service’s only Donner Summit-area visitor center, Big Bend, will permanently close its doors Sept. 5, following the Labor Day weekend.
An earlier Big Bend ranger station, above, open from 1909 to 1971, was replaced by the present visitor center. The newer building was badly damaged by winter snow and will shut after Labor Day weekend. The U.S. Forest Service will put a fire station on the site that can handle modern equipment.
Man dies in fall from Yosemite’s Half Dome
An unidentified man died Monday at Yosemite National Park after plunging off the face of Half Dome, marking the 15th death in the park this year.
Institute hosts tour of cemetery, cowboy shacks, grinding holes
Sierra Institute is hosting a tour of the valley, 20 miles south of Chester, led by Beverly Benner Ogle, Maidu Indian historian and author.
Controlled burns scheduled for Rubicon Bay area’s Scenic Drive
U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled today to resume prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon Bay area near Lake Tahoe.
Sutter man fights for brother facing execution in India
Tejinder Bhullar’s brother might be hanged at any time, achingly far from Bhullar’s Sacramento Valley home.
Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s confession was extracted through torture, his brother says.
