By Haya El Nasser, Aljazeera America The climate change debate currently pits the bulk of the scientific community against holdouts who don’t believe rising temperatures are the result of human activity. But in California, a state suffering from a historic drought, why the phenomenon is happening is less important than the simple fact that it […]
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By Elizabeth Dwoskin, Wall Street Journal Airbnb wants to be a travel agent. People who opened the apartment-sharing company’s mobile app in San Francisco on Thursday found something new: recommendations for rentals around Lake Tahoe and other nearby getaways. Surabhi Gupta, an Airbnb software engineer, said the feature is part of an effort by the […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has Democrats and Republicans on board with the broad outlines of his plan for stockpiling some cash and paying off debt. But as the special legislative session Brown called on the issue opened Thursday, it was clear that, as lawmakers like to say, the […]
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By Timothy Ballard Nonprofit organizations, law enforcement agencies worldwide and even private industries are increasingly researching and funding technological innovations to disrupt and stem the global epidemic of human trafficking. Worldwide, 2.4 million people are human trafficking victims at any given time, according to a 2012 United Nations report. Eighty percent of them are children […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three Douglas County sheriff’s candidates a series of questions. The responses are running in the order they were received. All but one question is the same. Name: David James Brady Age: 58 Occupation: President of Brady & Associates, a financial services firm. Certified financial planner (1988) What groups, […]
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A mother and daughter from Incline Village on April 23 admitted in court that they tampered with a bear trap. Cheryl Ann Morrison and her 35-year-old daughter, Season, contend they did so because state wildlife officials illegally set the traps. According the the Reno Gazette-Journal, Judge Alan Tiras did not render a decision after the […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun Democrats outnumber Republicans by 77,000 voters in Nevada, they control the state Legislature and they boast the most powerful member of the U.S. Senate. But they’re unabashed about their failure to find a viable candidate to challenge incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval. “We couldn’t find a candidate,” Sen. Harry […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Fresno Bee Imagine this: A state senator is carrying a package of bills for a major corporation. The same company backs a foundation that plans to give the senator its national legislative achievement award. The award comes with $25,000 cash. What ethical or legal issues does the scenario raise? That question was […]
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The two-vehicle accident that snarled traffic on Kingsbury Grade on Thursday involved drivers from South Lake Tahoe and Gardnerville. Pamela Tracy, 67, of South Lake Tahoe crossed over the center line, striking a GMC driven by Cynthia Hendrickson, 59, of Gardnerville that was traveling west, according to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Daniel Lopez. Both drivers […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes it takes just one application. That was the case for Tom Greene. It means Lake Tahoe Community College’s vice president of Academic Affairs and Student Services is leaving. This summer he becomes president of American River College in Sacramento. “I didn’t send out a bunch of applications. This is the only […]
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