As health care costs skyrocket and western Nevada County residents face life without jobs or health insurance, they can turn to a beautiful new facility in Grass Valley. The new Chapa-De Indian Health Program clinic, slated to open in Grass Valley in ...

As many of you prepare to mail in your election ballot, skipping the need to wait almost a month for the polls to open, I thought I might offer a few suggestions and observations. The first one is, vote. Do it, either by mail or in person Nov. 4. It ...

The turmoil on Wall Street is translating into dramatic losses for Massachusetts’ pension fund. The fund, which covers the retirement costs of state employees in Massachusetts, plummeted nearly $4 billion in September, according to state Treasurer ...

Tom Wickham, 54, set down his 2-liter soda bottle and went to work on a crossword scratch card. The Grass Valley carpenter, who had stopped for gasoline at a Chevron station in Marysville Wednesday, said that he won $20 once about a year ago, playing ...

The City of Alturas has adopted a substantial rate fee increase for water and sewer service, and will have a public hearing on those increases for January 15, 6 p.m. at City Hall. The City has proposed a $15.61 base increase in the water rate, going ...

In this issue The Mountain News begins a multi-part series on how the nationwide economic downturn is impacting the Lake Arrowhead area. The first installment looks at its effects on the real estate market. The plummeting real estate market that has ...

Amid rising gas prices, California lawmakers spent nearly $40,000 more on fuel for their state-issued vehicles during the first seven months of 2008 than they did the year before. Taxpayers pick up the tab, thanks to a unique perk that gives ...