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‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot Sullenberger retires

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger has flown his final flight. The pilot who landed a US Airways plane safely on the Hudson River last January said Wednesday he is retiring after 30 years and plans to spend some of his time pressing for more flight safety. Sullenberger officially retired at a private ceremony in Charlotte with fellow pilots and other US Airways employees.

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test-Wet winter leaves Sierra snowpack above average

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s wet winter has left an above-average snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, boosting prospects for additional water deliveries to cities and farms, water officials said on Wednesday. The average water content contained in the Sierra snowpack is 107 percent of normal, according to Wednesday’s snow survey.

Wet winter leaves Sierra snowpack above average

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s wet winter has left an above-average snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, boosting prospects for additional water deliveries to cities and farms, water officials said on Wednesday. The average water content contained in the Sierra snowpack is 107 percent of normal, according to Wednesday’s snow survey.

Fate of UNR’s fire academy remains in limbo

ELKO — Sharing University of Nevada, Reno’s Fire Science Academy with the National Guard is the only viable solution to keeping the academy open, said former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan. Bryan is chairman of a task force created last year to look for ways to keep the training site in northeast Nevada operating.

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