Nevada County

June 5, 2011 - Yet another late season cold storm is offshore of the Central California coastline. Moisture from this storm will stream across the Sierra Crest bringing snow accumulations to elevations above 6500 to 7000 feet later today through tomorr...

“Filmmaker Alden Olmsted’s effort to prevent California state parks from closing fits every known definition of a grassroots campaign,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “The son of a renowned naturalist, Olmsted is visiting every one of the 70 state parks slated for closure and dropping off plastic donation buckets that were once used...

“An Australian prospector claims a giant gold nugget purportedly found in Nevada County that fetched $460,000 at auction actually came from Australia’s Golden Triangle,” according to News10 in Sacramento. “Murray Cox, 56, of Geelong, Victoria, contacted News10 after seeing a picture of the so-called Washington Nugget in a gold mining magazine. ‘”I picked up...

The local political hard right’s effort to oust incumbent county clerk-recorder Greg Diaz — led by tea party supporter Barry Pruett and endorsed by none other than our Congressman Tom McClintock — failed miserably in last year’s election. But that hasn’t stopped our local hard right contingent from slinging mud at Diaz — a...

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NORTH LAKE TAHOE, California/Nevada, June 3, 2011 – The esteemed Amgen Tour of California recently picked Lake Tahoe for its 2011 Stage 1 and Stage 2 legs. Although cancelled due to a fluke snowstorm, the Tour has successfully introduced the world to...

June 2, 2011 - An El Dorado County man who was arrested in connection with an alleged cockfighting operation in Garden Valley last February was formally convicted last week, ordered to serve 45 days in county jail, and pay $700 in fines and fees and ov...

Nevada City June 3, 2011 — The Nevada County District Attorney's Office announced today that: The Nevada City branch of the Superior Court held an identity hearing yesterday to determine whether a suspect arrested in May 2011 was in fact Frank Patrom...

SACRAMENTO, June 3, 2011 – Starting July 1, 2011 new legislation will go into effect requiring homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in every California home; a move CAL FIRE officials say will save lives. "Carbon monoxide is a silent kille...

June 3, 2011 - The Golden West event committee announced today its aerial performer lineup for the event that begins on June 10-12, 2011. An aerobatic airshow will be held each day that will include some of the finest ladies on the circuit today. Ju...