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University of Calif. approves big fee hikes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after two days of tense campus protests across the state. more...
  11/19/2009 2:55pm
Additional land to become part of the Tahoe National Forest
The Tahoe National Forest has just acquired more than 1,000 acres of upper elevation land in four separate transactions. The acquisitions have been finalized during the past two months with contributions from private entities and funding from the Land...
  11/18/2009 2:24pm
Business leaders blast state regulations
California has to cut back government regulations to avert bankruptices and more fiscal peril according to a number of area leaders who spoke at a special meeting Friday in Nevada City.
  11/13/2009 1:13pm
Yuba County balks at pot shops
Advocates for a medical marijuana cooperative in Yuba County are doing a slow burn these days that has nothing to do with cannabis.
  11/13/2009 8:35am
Governor signs $11B water bond measure
Framed by a shrinking mountain reservoir in Fresno County, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a far-reaching water bond Monday intended to rebuild California's crumbling water system and fund new dams to save up the precious resource for dry...
  11/09/2009 9:44pm
Hurray! The detour's done
Nevada County residents who live along Highway 49 and 20 will be glad to hear the rumbling of large trucks through the area due to the Interstate 80 detour is over.
  11/04/2009 10:46pm
Two in Yuba County die after getting swine flu
The global swine flu pandemic has exacted a toll on the Yuba-Sutter region, with two Yuba County residents dying within the last week from complications of the H1N1 virus.
  11/03/2009 8:10am
Bay Bridge reopens but crews plan daily checks
The Bay Bridge reopened Monday, but transportation engineers said their work may not be finished.

The heavily used span was closed Oct. 27 after two rods and a metal crossbar came crashing down on the roadway during evening rush hour.
  11/02/2009 9:54pm
Yuba County among most economically stressed in state
The latest ranking of the most stressed counties in the United States puts Yuba County in the top 10, though one local observer said the picture is a bit more mixed.
  11/02/2009 11:21am
Lake Tahoe mussels face $2M battle
The effort to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels out of Lake Tahoe has received a $2 million lift from Congress.

The money is part of a $32.2 billion spending bill for the Interior Department and environmental programs.
  11/02/2009 11:16am
Boreal opens for the season
Donner Summit — After 50 hours of full throttle snowmaking at Boreal pumping out more than 6.3 million gallons of recycled water in sub-20 degree temperatures, Boreal Mountain Resort opened Friday for the season.
  10/30/2009 2:32pm
Service reductions announced for state parks
More than half of California's 279 state parks will see reduced hours, closed campgrounds, canceled school field trips and padlocked bathrooms several days a week under a wave of service reductions announced Tuesday by the state parks department.
  10/28/2009 3:46pm
Bay Bridge closed both ways indefinitely
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has been closed indefinitely after a rod installed during last month's emergency repairs snapped, causing a traffic nightmare for the 280,000 motorists who cross the landmark span...
  10/28/2009 8:45am
San Francisco doctor arrested on rape charges
A San Francisco physician was arrested Saturday on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman at his home in Truckee over the weekend.
  10/27/2009 12:12am
Former NFL player Onterrio Smith arrested in Truckee
Former NFL halfback and Grant High School football star Onterrio Smith was booked into the Nevada County Sheriff's Office's jail in Truckee early Thursday morning on a drug charge warrant.
  10/22/2009 10:08pm
Former NFL player Onterrio Smith in Truckee jail
Former NFL halfback and Grant High School football star Onterrio Smith was booked into the Nevada County Sheriff's Office's jail in Truckee early Thursday morning on a drug charge warrant.
  10/22/2009 10:43am
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