Silver and Bronze for Weibrecht and Miller in Super G

Silver and Bronze for Weibrecht and Miller in Super G

ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Feb. 16) – In an historic and seemingly improbable finish, Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY) took silver and Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) tied for bronze in the men’s Olympic super G at Rosa Khotur Sunday. After taking the lead out of the number 13 start, Miller watched in wonderment as teammate Weibrecht […]

President Obama Visits California and Announces Drought Response

President Obama Visits California and Announces Drought Response

Fresno, CA…As communities across California struggle with the impacts of one of the state’s worst droughts in over 100 years, President Obama is committed to ensuring that his Administration is doing everything it can help the farmers, ranchers, small businesses, and communities being impacted. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of the Interior (DOI) […]

Comcast & Time Warner To Merge in $45 Billion Deal

Comcast & Time Warner To Merge in $45 Billion Deal

New York, NY….Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) today announced that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement for Time Warner Cable to merge with Comcast. The agreement is a friendly, stock-for-stock transaction in which Comcast will acquire 100 percent of Time Warner Cable’s 284.9 million shares outstanding […]

USA Sweeps Slopestyle Debut

USA Sweeps Slopestyle Debut

ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Feb. 13) – It was a U.S. podium sweep at the historic debut of men’s slopestyle skiing in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games Thursday, when Joss Christensen (Park City, UT) took the sport’s first-ever gold medal with Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, CO) earning silver and Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, IN) bronze. The new […]

Farrington Gold – Clark Bronze in Sochi Halfpipe

Farrington Gold – Clark Bronze in Sochi Halfpipe

ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Feb. 12) – Team USA athlete Kaitlyn Farrington (Sun Valley, ID) earned the halfpipe snowboarding gold medal while teammate Kelly Clark (West Dover, VT) took bronze Wednesday night during a fierce firefight in the Rosa Khutor halfpipe. Clark has now medaled in the last three out of four Olympic Winter Games and […]

President Obama on Raising Federal Contract Minimum Wage “Opportunity For All: Rewarding Hard Work”

President Obama on Raising Federal Contract Minimum Wage “Opportunity For All: Rewarding Hard Work”

Washington, DC…Today, continuing to fulfill his promise to make 2014 a year of action, the President will sign an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for federal contract workers. The Executive Order the President will sign today will benefit hundreds of thousands of people working under contracts with the federal government who […]

Caltrans Activates Signs to Urge Drivers to Save Water

Caltrans Activates Signs to Urge Drivers to Save Water

Sacramento, CA…In response to the state’s severe drought, Caltrans is launching a statewide educational campaign on the state’s highways, urging all Californians to conserve water. Beginning today, California’s more than 700 electronic highway signs will display the following water conservation message:   SERIOUS DROUGHT HELP SAVE WATER “Caltrans has already taken action to sharply restrict […]

Traffic Update…Vehicle vs Bicyclist Fatality on Salinas Road

Traffic Update…Vehicle vs Bicyclist Fatality on Salinas Road

Pajaro, CA…The coroner is still on scene of a vehicle vs bicyclist fatality on Salinas Road just north of Lewis Road. Incident:  00191   Type:    Fatality   Location:   Salinas Rd / Lewis Rd  Loc Desc:  NB SALINAS JNO LEWIS    Lat/Lon:  36.891063 -121.747331 Detail Information 4:18 PM 21 [58] A27-073 1185 1097 [Shared] 3:47 PM 20 […]