State

Megan Dahle Announces Run For Senate 2024

Friday, February 3

Assembly Woman Megan Dahle has announced her candidacy for California's District 1 Senate seat currently held by her husband, Brian Dahle, whose term is ending.The assemblywoman had just won the district's assembly seat by a large majority with over 60% of the votes in... Read More.

DWR Remains Cautious After 2nd Snow Survey of the Year

Thursday, February 2

Punxsutawney Phil says there's more winter on the way. Still, the Department of water resources remains cautious of the dry months despite a healthy snowpack. Yesterday marked the 2nd snow survey of the year. Recordings show the Sierra snow depth is at 85 inches... Read More.

Grazing Fees Announced for 2023

Thursday, February 2

The Bureau of Land Management and the US Forest Service announced this year's grazing fees won't be increasing despite inflation. Those in fighting for higher environmental standards say it is a failure in stewardship.Marking this the fifth year in a row, the federal fee... Read More.

DWR Increases Water Allocations Following Recent Downpours

Friday, January 27

The recent downpour of rain over the last several weeks has allowed the DWR to increase water delivery for the year.Public water agencies under the state water project that serves nearly 30 million Californians will now get 30 percent of requested water supplies, up... Read More.

USDA Forest Service to Increase Pace and Scale of Fire Mititgation Projects with 900M in Federal Funding

Monday, January 23

The USDA Forest Service announces a combined 900 million dollar investment to combat the wildfire crisis in the western US.The funding was built into the Biden administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction act to address at-risk communities and critical infrastructure across 11 additional... Read More.

BLM Purchases 800 Acres Over 5 Years as Part of “America the Beautiful’ Initiative

Friday, January 20

The Bureau of Land Management announces nearly 800 acres of land have been purchased over the last five years to expand efforts in habitat conservation and recreation opportunities, much of which surrounds the Susanville area.The expansion, as BLM state director Karen Mouristen, says, “... Read More.

This Water Year is on Trend to be 2nd Wettest on Record

Tuesday, January 17

The sun is back as the area gets a nice break from the rain and snow, yet frigid temperatures will slow down your morning and evening commutes as daytime highs barely get out of the mid-30s across the region. Northern sierra precipitation shows on... Read More.

Dept. of the Interior Removes Derogatory Term from Landmarks

Tuesday, January 17

The U.S. Department of the Interior and the Board of Geographic Names say the term "Squaw" will no longer be used. The word carries a negative connotation for a native woman and the first native American secretary of the Interior, Deb Haalan, says the... Read More.

RNO Says Check Your Flights- FAA System Outage Causes Delays

Wednesday, January 11

An overnight FAA system failure grounded all planes across the nation this morning.The situation remained very fluid. The FAA notified of the outage affecting its Notice to Air Missions system around 3 am this morning. This is a crucial system for providing safety information... Read More.

Congressman LaMalfa Votes to Repeal Biden’s 87,000 Agent IRS Army

Tuesday, January 10

(Washington, D.C.) – Last night, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R – Richvale) voted for H.R. 23, the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act, to defund the Biden Administration’s plan to hire 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents and block efforts to harass and... Read More.