Bee State News

Sutter County is known for being rice country, but nestled in the folds of the world's smallest mountain range could be the ingredients for good wine – and a budding business opportunity.

Fourteen construction companies are on the short list of firms poised to bid for contracts to begin building California's high-speed rail system in the Fresno area later this year.

West Lake Tahoe residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from a prescribed fire operation the next few days.

Wild horse management will be among the topics scheduled for discussion when two citizens advisory councils for the federal Bureau of Land Management meet in a three-day session scheduled to start Wednesday.

Beginning Monday and throughout the week, Lake Tahoe residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire operations in various areas.

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down California's ban on the slaughter of downed swine, saying the law strayed too far into federal territory.

One person was arrested and nine others received notices to appear in court during a Contractors State License Board sting operation in Amador County.

Last Wednesday, two yearling male bears got a second chance after being found last spring, injured and emaciated, in South Lake Tahoe.

A Sacramento federal judge heard arguments Thursday and will rule later on The Bee's objections to sealing documents that allegedly contain evidence of misconduct and fraud on the part of U.S. Forest Service employees.

A Sacramento federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments today on a Bee challenge to sealing documents in a legal slugfest between the government and Sierra Pacific Industries over the origin of a monster wildfire in 2007 and who should pay for the devastation it wrought.

The U.S. Forest Service's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has approved a 10,000-acre fuel-reduction project.

When state officials ended their tax war with Amazon.com last fall, the giant Internet retailer promised to bring 10,000 jobs to California.

Town Manager Tony Lashbrook has announced the selection of Adam McGill as Truckee's chief of police.

An intense battle is building over a little-known plan to cut down thousands of eucalyptus and other trees in urban forests here and at a city-owned golf course in Pacifica.

Lassen Volcanic National Park is sponsoring its first film festival with a series of short films shown between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday.