RENO, Nev. — Landmark earthquake engineering tests this summer in Japan by the University of Nevada, Reno could open the door for earthquake-proofing technology applied to hospitals, nuclear power plants and emergency-response facilities to be more common in the United States, and confirm the capabilities for the technology used in Japan and the rest of [...]

Folsom Lake (USBR) 12 a.m. July 31, 2011 Elevation (feet) 462.16 maximum 466 Storage (acre-feet) 934,500 96% of maximum 976,965 Inflow (cubic ft/sec) 3,064 Outflow 6,464 at Nimbus Dam Sly Park’s Jenkinson Lake (EID) 8 a.m. July 27, 2011 Elevation (ft) 3,468.65 maximum 3,471 Storage (af) 39,517 96% of maximum 41033 Inflow (cfs) 21 Outflow [...]

By Congressman Tom McClintock Imagine a family that earns $50,000 a year but is spending more than $88,000 with a credit card balance of $330,000. The discussions around the kitchen table are likely to be a little tense. Proportionally, that’s where Washington’s finances are today, and that’s why the national discussion is a little tense, [...]

Vincent Cal, operator of Cal’s Market in Greenwood, was back in court Monday with Judge James Wagoner. Although Cal’s attorney, Rachel Miller, asked for a continuance, the proprietor “would not stand for it,” said Jamisa Fletcher, store partner with Cal. “He wanted a trial date set,” said Fletcher, adding that a pre-trial and settlement date [...]

On a warm Friday afternoon, Nancy Hooper was a woman on a mission. With her car full of several hundred dollars worth of school supplies, Hooper drove up to the Placerville area California Highway Patrol office. And as officers worked to unload bag after bag after bag, Hooper issued a challenge to all of El [...]