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SPARKS — Leaders managing the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest are pursuing a project that would help reduce the risk of fires in mountainous areas of Elko and White Pine counties. The East Humboldt and Ruby Mountains Fuels Reduction and Landscape Resilience Project would help the mountainous ecosystems by providing about 20,000 acres of fuels treatments per year to a range of 245,537 acres. Public comments will be accepted through Dec. 5. The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest office provided some details on the scale and purpose of the project. “Fire has long played a role in the Great Basin, including the East Humboldt and Ruby Mountains. Currently, fires burn too intensely compared to historical fires. Several factors have contributed to this change, including an increase in human-caused fires and invasive species such as cheatgrass that result in larger, more intense fires,” according to a statement from the national forest office. Public comments on the project will be accepted through Dec. 5, 2024. Project documents are available at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=65063 . For more information, contact Fuels Specialist Aryn Hayden at 775-296-1107 or aryn.hayden@usda.gov . To learn about defensible space, visit: https://extension.unr.edu/publication.aspx?PubID=5522 To learn about Nevada Shared Stewardship, visit: https://forestry.nv.gov/natural-resource-management/shared-stewardship . “The Forest Service is focused on the East Humboldt and Ruby Mountains for this project due to the numerous large-scale fires that have burned across this landscape and continuing risk of future large-scale fires that could result in loss of homes, property, infrastructure, natural resources and critical wildlife habitat.” The project is intended to benefit the Elko Front, which includes 20 rural communities at high risk of catastrophic wildfire due to a variety of unwanted factors, the office noted. It noted how wildfires can start easily and spread rapidly thanks to the density of fuel, declining forest health, noxious weed infestations, drought conditions and man-made fires. “These conditions pose a significant threat to communities and the natural environment due to the combination of readily available fuel, dry conditions and potential ignition sources,” according to the statement. “Elko County Fire Protection District, Nevada Department of Forestry and Nevada Department of Wildlife are cooperating agencies on this project, providing specialized feedback and input as we develop and plan fuels treatment strategies,” the office noted. “Managing fuels means rearranging and removing vegetation to reduce the amount of fuel available to feed a wildfire.” Safeguarding an area against wildfires can include several tactics, such as “using chainsaws or heavy equipment to thin trees, reducing grasses and shrubs with mowing or focused grazing with livestock and using prescribed fire under favorable conditions to reduce grasses, shrubs and trees,” the office said. “This project aims to pinpoint the most effective fuels treatment strategies for specific areas.” The forest office said officials also seek to address urban areas’ lack of defensible space in order to prevent wildfires. “Lack of defensible space means there is little to no break in burnable material,” like sagebrush, grass or trees, “between an area that can burn in the event of a wildfire and someone’s home, increasing the difficulty for firefighters to safely defend a home or structure from a wildfire.” Creating more defensible space around a house can look like planting a green, well-watered yard around a house or covering the yard in gravel. “Wildfires do not stop at fences or land boundary signs, and firefighting requires full cooperation and collaboration of partners to protect our communities and natural resources,” the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest office said. “As with firefighting, we rely on our partners working together cooperatively to accomplish fuels projects and reduce fire risk across the Elko Front. Through the Nevada Shared Stewardship Agreement, the Forest Service works with federal and state agencies, tribal governments, local agencies and private landowners to identify shared priorities and achieve landscape-scale conservation goals.” Originally signing the agreement in 2019, the partners reaffirmed it on Nov. 15. “By combining resources and expertise, Nevada Shared Stewardship works to address complex environmental issues including wildfire risk across jurisdictional boundaries on a larger scale than any single entity could manage alone,” the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest office stated. “We are working diligently to complete this planning effort so we can begin implementing treatments on the ground next year and meet the goals of this project. Several challenges that we navigate on a regular basis to keep momentum and continue forward include an ever-fluctuating workforce, increasing cost of fuels work, dwindling budgets, private land access and future large-scale fires that happen before work can occur.” The project is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act, the office noted. Officials said they are exploring other funding options to use as backup, “while simultaneously seeking new collaborative partnerships to collectively manage this landscape and advance project goals over the coming years.” “To effectively foster a resilient landscape for generations to come, we require the active collaboration, innovative ideas and ongoing feedback from all our partnering agencies, stakeholders, local Tribal partners and the public,” the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest office said. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. 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We’ve got our Chelsea back – Enzo Maresca loving chants from fans after winUNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The team looking for a missing Pennsylvania woman believed to have fallen into a sinkhole has determined that an abandoned coal mine is too unstable for people to safely search underground, authorities said Wednesday while still expressing hope Elizabeth Pollard will be found alive. Rescue workers continue to search for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkhole while looking for her cat, Wednesday in Marguerite, Pa. Emergency crews and others have been trying to find Pollard, 64, for two days. Her relatives reported her missing early Tuesday and her vehicle with her unharmed 5-year-old granddaughter inside was found about two hours later, near what is thought to be a freshly opened sinkhole above the long closed, crumbling mine. Authorities said in a noon update that the roof of the mine collapsed in several places and is not stable. The sinkhole is in the village of Marguerite, about 40 miles east of Pittsburgh. “We did get, you know, where we wanted, where we thought that she was at. We’ve been to that spot," said Pleasant Unity Fire Chief John Bacha, the incident's operations officer. “What happened at that point, I don’t know, maybe the slurry of mud pushed her one direction. There were several different seams of that mine, shafts that all came together where this happened at.” Trooper Cliff Greenfield said crews were still actively searching for Pollard. “We are hopeful that she’s found alive,” Greenfield said. Searchers were using electronic devices and cameras as surface digging continued with the use of heavy equipment, Bacha said. Search dogs may also be used. Rescue workers search through the night in a sinkhole for Elizabeth Pollard, who disappeared while looking for her cat, Tuesday in Marguerite, Pa. On Wednesday afternoon, machinery was removing material from the area around the hole while police and other government vehicles blocked a clear view of the scene. Sinkholes occur in the area because of subsidence from coal mining activity. Rescuers had been using water to break down and remove clay and dirt from the mine, which has been closed since the 1950s, but that increased the risk “for potential other mine subsidence to take place," Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson Trooper Steve Limani said. Crews lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole, but it detected nothing. Another camera lowered into the hole showed what could be a shoe about 30 feet below the surface, Limani said. Searchers have also deployed drones and thermal imaging equipment, to no avail. Marguerite Fire Chief Scot Graham, the incident commander, said access to the immediate area surrounding the hole was being tightly controlled and monitored, with rescuers attached by harness. The top of a sinkhole is seen Tuesday in the village of Marguerite, Pa., where rescuers searched for a woman who disappeared. “We cannot judge as to what’s going on underneath us. Again, you had a small hole on top but as soon as you stuck a camera down through to look, you had this big void,” Graham said. “And it was all different depths. The process is long, is tedious. We have to make sure that we are keeping safety in the forefront as well as the rescue effort.” Bacha said they were “hoping that there’s a void that she could still be in.” Pollard's family called police at about 1 a.m. Tuesday to say she had not been seen since going out at about 5 p.m. Monday to search for Pepper, her cat. The temperature dropped well below freezing that night. Her son, Axel Hayes, said Pollard is a happy woman who likes going out to have fun. She and her husband adopted Hayes and his twin brother when they were infants. Hayes called Pollard “a great person overall, a great mother” who “never really did anybody wrong.” He said at one point Pollard had about 10 cats. “Every cat that she’s ever come in contact with, she has a close bond with them,” Hayes said. His mother worked for many years at Walmart but recently was not employed, he said. “I’m just hoping right now that she’s still with us and she’s able to come back to us,” he said. Police said they found Pollard's car parked behind Monday's Union Restaurant in Marguerite, about 20 feet from the sinkhole. Hunters and restaurant workers in the area said they had not noticed the manhole-size opening in the hours before Pollard disappeared, leading rescuers to speculate that the sinkhole was new. “It almost feels like it opened up with her standing on top of it,” Limani said. Searchers accessed the mine late Tuesday afternoon and dug a separate entrance out of concern that the ground around the sinkhole opening was not stable. “Let’s be honest, we need to get a little bit lucky, right?” Limani said Wednesday. “We need a little bit of luck on our side. We need a little bit of God’s good blessing on our side.” Pollard lives in a small neighborhood across the street from where her car and granddaughter were located, Limani said. The young girl “nodded off in the car and woke up. Grandma never came back," Limani said. The child stayed in the car until two troopers rescued her. It's not clear what happened to Pepper. In an era of rapid technological advancement and environmental change, American agriculture is undergoing a revolution that reaches far beyond the farm gate. From the food on consumer plates to the economic health of rural communities, the transformation of U.S. farming practices is reshaping the nation's landscape in ways both visible and hidden. LandTrust explores how these changes impact everyone, whether they live in the heartland or the heart of the city. The image of the small family farm, while still a reality for many, is increasingly giving way to larger, more technologically advanced operations. According to the USDA, the number of farms in the U.S. has fallen from 6.8 million in 1935 to about 2 million today, with the average farm size growing from 155 acres to 444 acres. This shift has profound implications for rural communities and the food system as a whole. Despite these changes, diversity in farming practices is on the rise. A landmark study published in Science , involving data from over 2,000 farms across 11 countries, found that diversifying farmland simultaneously delivers environmental and social benefits. This challenges the longstanding idea that practices boosting biodiversity must come at a cost to yields and food security. The adoption of precision agriculture technologies is transforming how farmers manage their land and resources. GPS-guided tractors, drone surveillance, and AI-powered crop management systems are becoming commonplace on many farms. These technologies allow farmers to apply water, fertilizers, and pesticides with pinpoint accuracy, reducing waste and environmental impact while improving yields. However, the digital divide remains a challenge. More than 22% of rural communities lack reliable broadband internet access, hindering the widespread implementation of AI and other advanced technologies in agriculture. While technology offers new opportunities, farmers are also facing significant economic challenges. The USDA's 2024 farm income forecast projects a 4.4% decline in net farm income from 2023, following a sharp 19.5% drop from 2022 to 2023. This financial pressure is compounded by rising production costs and market volatility. Climate variability adds another layer of complexity. Extreme weather events, changing precipitation patterns, and shifting growing seasons are forcing farmers to adapt quickly. These factors could reduce agricultural productivity by up to 25% over the coming decades without significant adaptation measures. But adapting requires additional financial resources, further straining farm profitability. In the face of these challenges, many farmers are turning to diversification as a strategy for resilience and profitability. The Science study mentioned earlier found that farms integrating several diversification methods supported more biodiversity while seeing simultaneous increases in human well-being and food security. Agritourism is one popular diversification strategy. In 2022, 28,600 U.S. farms reported agritourism income, averaging gross revenue of $44,000 from these activities. Activities like farm tours, pick-your-own operations, and seasonal festivals not only provide additional income but also foster a deeper connection between consumers and agriculture. The changing face of agriculture is directly impacting consumers. The rise of farm-to-table and local food movements reflects a growing interest in where our food comes from and how it's produced. If every U.S. household spent just $10 per week on locally grown food, it would generate billions of dollars for local economies. However, the larger challenges in agriculture can also lead to price fluctuations at the grocery store. The USDA's Economic Research Service projects that food-at-home prices will increase between 1.2% and 2.2% in 2024. Looking ahead, several innovations are poised to reshape agriculture: The transformation of American agriculture affects everyone, from the food we eat to the health of our environment and rural communities. Consumers have the power to support sustainable and diverse farming practices through our purchasing decisions. As citizens, they can advocate for policies that support farmers in adopting innovative and sustainable practices. The challenges facing agriculture are complex, but they also present opportunities for innovation and positive change. By understanding and engaging with these issues, everyone can play a part in shaping a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable food system for the future. This story was produced by LandTrust and reviewed and distributed by Stacker. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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76ers' star Paul George sidelined the next 2 games with bone bruise in left kneeCommerce Department to reduce Intel's funding on semiconductorsBy Cara Anna | Associated Press Opposition fighters are closing in on Syria’s capital in a swiftly developing crisis that has taken much of the world by surprise. Syria’s army has abandoned key cities with little resistance. Nervous residents in Damascus describe security forces on the streets. The state news agency has been forced to deny rumors that President Bashar Assad has left the country. Who are these opposition fighters ? If they enter Damascus after taking some of Syria’s largest cities , what then? Here’s a look at the stunning reversal of fortune for Assad and his government in just the past 10 days, and what might lie ahead as Syria’s 13-year civil war reignites . This is the first time that opposition forces have reached the outskirts of the Syrian capital since 2018, when the country’s troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The approaching fighters are led by the most powerful insurgent group in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham , or HTS, along with an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. Both have been entrenched in the northwest. They launched the shock offensive on Nov. 27 with gunmen capturing Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and the central city of Hama, the fourth largest. The HTS has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. But the group said in recent years it cut ties with al-Qaida, and experts say HTS has sought to remake itself in recent years by focusing on promoting civilian government in their territory as well as military action. HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani told CNN in an exclusive interview Thursday from Syria that the aim of the offensive is to overthrow Assad’s government. The HTS and Syrian National Army have been allies at times and rivals at times, and their aims might diverge. The Turkish-backed militias also have an interest in creating a buffer zone near the Turkish border to keep away Kurdish militants at odds with Ankara. Turkey has been a main backer of the fighters seeking to overthrow Assad but more recently has urged reconciliation, and Turkish officials have strongly rejected claims of any involvement in the current offensive. Whether the HTS and the Syrian National Army will work together if they succeed in overthrowing Assad or turn on each other again is a major question. While the flash offensive against Syria’s government began in the north, armed opposition groups have also mobilized elsewhere. The southern areas of Sweida and Daraa have both been taken locally. Sweida is the heartland of Syria’s Druze religious minority and had been the site of regular anti-government protests even after Assad seemingly consolidated his control over the area. Daraa is a Sunni Muslim area that was widely seen as the cradle of the uprising against Assad’s rule that erupted in 2011. Daraa was recaptured by Syrian government troops in 2018, but rebels remained in some areas. In recent years, Daraa was in a state of uneasy quiet under a Russian-mediated ceasefire deal. And much of Syria’s east is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led group backed by the United States that in the past has clashed with most other armed groups in the country. Syria’s government now has control of only three of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Latakia and Tartus. Much depends on Assad’s next moves and his forces’ will to fight the rebels. A commander with the insurgents, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, posted on the Telegram messaging app that opposition forces have started carrying out the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus. And Syrian troops withdrew Saturday from much of the central city of Homs, Syria’s third largest, according to a pro-government outlet and the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. If that city is captured, the link would be cut between Damascus, Assad’s seat of power, and the coastal region where he enjoys wide support. “Homs to the coastal cities will be a very huge red line politically and socially. Politically, if this line is crossed, then we are talking about the end of the entire Syria, the one that we knew in the past,” said a Damascus resident, Anas Joudeh. Assad appears to be largely on his own as allies Russia and Iran are distracted by other conflicts and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah has been weakened by its war with Israel, now under a fragile ceasefire. The U.N. special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, seeks urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition,” saying the situation is changing by the minute. He met with foreign ministers and senior diplomats from eight key countries including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Iran on the sidelines of the Doha Summit. President-elect Donald Trump in his first extensive comments on the developments in Syria said the besieged Assad didn’t deserve U.S. support to stay in power. “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT,” Trump posted on social media. ___ Associated Press writer Abby Sewell in Beirut contributed.

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Elon Musk Says 'Pronouns In Fantasy Games Are Utterly Unacceptable': Failure Of 'Woke' Games Proves ItEveryone who hated MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's "golden at-bat" idea (i.e. baseball fans who read the news this week) can apparently rest easy. Manfred poured cold water on the idea Thursday, just a few days after , per . Speaking at an event at the Italian American Baseball Foundation in New York, he made clear the idea is nowhere close to becoming a reality. From : "For people who are concerned about that kind of change, I'd make a couple of points," Manfred said. "No. 1: It has come out that I have spoken publicly about this kind of change a few years ago, that I was not particularly in favor of it, and that remains the case. But more importantly: To go from the conversation stage to this actually showing up in Major League Baseball is a very, very long road. If you don't like the idea, I wouldn't be that concerned about it right now." The debate about the golden at-bat began Monday, when drew attention to comments Manfred made on in October. The comments were made in passing during a 37-minute conversation and drew little notice at the time, when the MLB postseason was still ongoing. However, presented this week, the idea got plenty of attention. Here's what Manfred said: "There are a variety of things that are being talked about out there," Manfred said of discussions around rule changes. "One of them — there was a little buzz around it at an owners' meeting — was the idea of a golden at-bat — that is putting your best player out there out of order at a particular point in the game. That rule and things like that are in the conversation-only stage." Essentially, Manfred was suggesting a system in which the Los Angeles Dodgers could swap out one of their weaker hitters for Shohei Ohtani in a key at-bat late in the game, while still keeping Ohtani in his usual spot in the batting order. Manfred has discussed a number of rule changes during his tenure as commissioner and instituted quite a few, mostly with success. Among the changes to be added are the pitch clock, the three-batter minimum for relievers, the limits on pick-off attempts, the extra-inning ghost runner, limits on defensive shifts. Some of those ideas were controversial, but had their supporters inside and outside the game. This one, however, saw an almost universally negative response. Stark talked to a number of players who were against it, such as Freddie Freeman: “No, no, no,” Freeman told Stark. “I’m old-school, you know, even as a young guy. I like baseball. I’m a baseball purist. So I’m gonna go no.” Fans on social media were similarly critical, such as in . Essentially, fans didn't like the idea of making a change purely to add drama, especially in a sport where tradition is vital to the game's fabric. Manfred insisted the idea was little more than the germ of an idea, while wanting other leaders in the sport to continue brainstorming ideas to improve the game. From : "It was a very preliminary conversation which did create some buzz," Manfred reiterated on Thursday. "I do encourage the owners to have conversations about the game."Declassified Documents Show Romanian Elections Targeted By 'Aggressive Hybrid Russian Action'

AutoZone Inc. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms marketArticle content After some good vibes with the reunion of the Nylander brothers on the Maple Leafs, there could be some separation anxiety. Given a relatively quiet four games without a point following his elevation from the Marlies with an NHL contract, it was no surprise Alex took a seat Wednesday night against the Nashville Predators. His five-game suspension complete, Ryan Reaves returned for at least a game on right wing, but Max Domi isn’t far off in his recovery from a lower body injury that will force at least one other forward to the press box. Just as he has been supportive of the younger Nylander’s recall, coach Craig Berube sees room for improvement. “Just OK,” was how the coach described his play. “He has done some good things, had some scoring opportunities early on when he was playing. “He’s a skilled guy that scores (but there) hasn’t been a ton of power play time for him. The first unit eats a lot of that up. I’d say (he has been) fair.” Should the Leafs be forced to consider demoting Alex, he would be on waivers as an NHL veteran. Other than the power play, he and William aren’t on the ice together, as William enjoys another great season, backing up his selection for Team Sweden’s 4 Nations Faceoff team with 15 goals and 26 points in 24 games entering play Wednesday. MINTEN A KEEN STUDENT Since being called up around the same time as Alex Nylander, centre Fraser Minten is earning lot of praise for his hockey brain power, impressing older teammates with his understanding of X’s and O’s. “I watched a lot of hockey when I was younger, trying to study how I could get to the NHL,” Minten said Wednesday morning. “The best part of my day would be watching a game on TV, (usually his hometown Vancouver Canucks or the 2010 Olympics) and I still love watching almost every night. The whole game was exciting to me. “I wasn’t very big when I was younger, never had a ton of skill and was a late developer, so I got through each level by being smart. If you want to play and the coach is looking up and down the bench for someone, he has to know he can trust you to do little things.” Minten said Berube’s “straight lines north” system is similar to what he learned in junior with Kamloops and Saskatoon. “There are not too many moving parts, so it’s easier to jump into as a call-up,” Minten observed. “The development staff here also really break it down for you and that helps the analytical side.” STAMMER STRUGGLES Steven Stamkos expected a period of adjustment to Nashville after 16 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, but probably didn’t expect his new team to be fighting with Chicago to avoid the Central Division basement. “We’re getting to the point of the season where we have to find a way to rattle off some wins,” Stamkos said after the Preds’ skate. “We’ve played tight games against really good teams and tried to find the positives. I think we’re on the brink of getting there.” He and his mates don’t have to look far back to see teams which have been in similar autumn predicaments, and then recovered to make a playoff push, starting with the Edmonton Oilers in 2023-24. “You look at Florida a couple of years ago, struggling, and they went to the (Stanley Cup) final. Go back St. Louis (which fired coach Mike Yeo, replaced him with Berube and won it all in 2019). By no means is this group thinking it can’t be done. But we can’t look that far ahead.” Stamkos entered Wednesday’s game with points in back-to-back games for the first time this season, though he had just one goal in his previous six starts. “You’re in one place for so long and your hockey sense is one way. It’s a little different here, but whether it’s the system or the personnel, you have to find a way to adjust. It has taken some time.” HELP FIGHT ALS A reminder that the ALS ‘Courage To Fight’ virtual concert, featuring Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo and hosted by Ron MacLean, takes place at 8 p.m., ET, Thursday, streamed via ALSSuperFund.ca. In aid of the tireless work that survivor and former Leaf Mark Kirton has done to raise money and highlight family sacrifices of patients, the concert and many encouraging testimonials are the warmup for a sports and celebrity auction running Feb. 6-20. “I’ve been Iiving with ALS for six years and determined to raise awareness and help others facing the disease,” Kirton said. LOOSE LEAFS Predators head coach Andrew Brunette sees better things for his team, despite three overtime losses prior to the Toronto game. “It looks a lot more like us four of the last five, things that continue to stack up. I think we’re pounding on the door” ... Two-time former Leafs defenceman Luke Schenn loves the change of scenery in Nashville. “Awesome for families, we’re 12 minutes from downtown. Property sizes for what you pay in Toronto, I got for quadruple. The minor hockey isn’t as (popular), but me, Stammer, (Jonathan) Marchessault and Ryan O’Reilly all have kids on the same team” ... Brunette on O’Reilly being among the handful of remaining NHLers who don’t wear a visor. “I wore no visor most of my career, he’s the last of the Mohicans in a lot of things he does, how he prepares and his love of the game.” Lhornby@postmedia.com X: @sunhornby