http://www.yourstreet.com/news/sierra-nevada YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Desert Research Institute operates 23 cloud-seeding stations in Nevada and six in the Sierra Nevada range along the California-Nevada border, but since most of the cloud-seeding funds come from Nevada, the program is in danger of shutting down and the Southern... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6652966/southern-nevada-mulls-funding-cloud-seeding-project Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:22:08 -0700 SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A section of this Sierra Nevada national park was closed to visitors Thursday while rangers helicoptered in to destroy a sizable marijuana growing operation just a http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6630456/tourists-rerouted-by-pot Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:39:08 -0700 SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A section of this Sierra Nevada national park was closed to visitors Thursday while rangers helicoptered in to destroy a sizable marijuana growing operation just a half-mile away from a crystal-filled cave popular with... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6630429/tourists-at-sequoia-national-park-rerouted-due-to-pot-garden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:12:08 -0700 An entire section of this Sierra Nevada national park was closed to visitors Thursday while rangers helicoptered in to destroy a marijuana garden growing just a half-mile away from a crystal-filled cave popular with tourists. Read comments http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6628203/tourists-at-calif-park-rerouted-due-to-pot-garden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:03:08 -0700 A section of a Sierra Nevada national park is closed to visitors while rangers helicopter in to destroy a marijuana garden. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6627320/park-tourists-rerouted-due-to-pot-garden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:50:08 -0700 A section of a Sierra Nevada national park is closed to visitors while rangers helicopter in to destroy a marijuana garden growing near a crystal-filled cave popular with summer tourists. Read comments http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6627141/tourists-at-calif-park-rerouted-due-to-pot-garden Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:01:08 -0700 The cities of American Canyon and Napa are teaming up to help fund a study on a potential source of water — a new man-made lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6596774/cities-invest-in-dam-study Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:10:08 -0700 Crews are making progress on the two largest fires in Northern California. The news comes as firefighters continue to battle a dozen blazes around the state. Despite the progress in Northern California, hundreds of residents remain under evacuation orders in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6569596/valley-firefighters-helping-control-state-wildfires Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:32:08 -0700 Firefighters are gaining ground on two large Northern California wildfires, while hundreds of residents remain under evacuation orders in the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Yuba Fire, burning in both Yuba and Nevada http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6567759/firefighters-gaining-ground-on-two-blazes Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:03:00 -0700 The west side of Palomar Mountain, where the 1,683-acre Palomar Mountain State Park has sat since the 1930s, feels more like the Sierra Nevada then it does Southern California. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6560550/not-so-happy-campers-don-t-want-park-to-close Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:00:08 -0700 SAN ANDREAS - After a history scarred by the booms and busts of gold mining and logging, it might seem unlikely that Calaveras County and neighboring portions of the Sierra Nevada would emerge as a hub for how communities can survive and thrive during... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6559358/can-lode-sustain-itself- Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:49:08 -0700 RENO, Nev.— Rod Pampling shot a 5-under 67 in swirling mountain wind Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, a stroke ahead of a group that included two-time winner Vaughn Taylor and former Nevada player Rich Barcelo. Two-time Reno... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6499661/rod-pampling-leads-legends-reno-tahoe-open Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:01:08 -0700 Clouds move in over Lake Tahoe viewed from South Lake Tahoe on Thursday afternoon. Unseasonably cool temperatures and clouds have moved into the area. It's cooler in the valley, but the same weather system bringing clouds and possible rain the the Sacramento region... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6497585/clouds-lead-to-more-lightning-concerns,-fire-restrictions Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:21:08 -0700 Clouds move in over Lake Tahoe viewed from South Lake Tahoe on Thursday afternoon. Unseasonably cool temperatures and clouds have moved into the area. Unseasonably cool temperatures in the 70s and a chance of rain are forecast for the Sacramento region today by... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6496404/clouds-move-in-to-further-cool-sacramento-region Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:58:08 -0700 People using Interstate 80 to drive to Reno and into the Sierra Nevada mountains this weekend will probably be spending some time sitting in heavy traffic. Caltrans said one lane of the freeway will be closed and the other three lanes narrowed as crews replace worn... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6464296/delays-expected-on-interstate-80-near-truckee Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:00:08 -0700 A prosecutor says no criminal charges will be filed in a mountain resort shuttle bus crash in April that killed two people in the Sierra Nevada. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6455543/no-charges-in-squaw-creek-resort-bus-crash Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:33:08 -0700 On the last night of her life, Kathy Wood stood in the firelight of a church camp in the Sierra Nevada, telling 150 teenage girls about her faith in God. That memory, captured on videotape, sustains her family now. As her brother, David Stone, said, "It's a special... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6402592/family-shaken-by-death-of-mother-in-car-crash Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:55:08 -0700 RENO -- Firefighters at the edge of the Sierra Nevada are trying to contain a pair of brush fires that have burned nearly 12 square miles near where U.S. Bureau of Land Management national director nominee Bob Abbey lives. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6368012/wildfires-continue-to-burn-north-of-reno Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:01:08 -0700 by Kyle Motor (Posted Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:13:45 GMT) rrnate wrote: ilikebeans wrote: So sorry. The Sierra Nevada made me do it. Holy cow - I'm pretty much dressed like that today. That's about as good as it gets right there. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6362278/doppelganger Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:13:08 -0700 Fire managers are assessing their plan of attack to tame two wildfires burning on the edge of the Sierra Nevada north of Reno. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6352513/crews-assess-attack-plan-on-2-wildfires-near-hallelujah-junction Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:45:08 -0700