By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle The U.S. Supreme Court gave public employee unions and their Democratic allies a political and financial reprieve Tuesday when it deadlocked over a challenge by nonunion teachers in California to their collective-bargaining fees, a case that probably would have rewritten the nation’s labor laws but for the death of […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is proposing to restore the Burke Creek channel and adjacent marsh in Stateline, reduce the amount of sediment that flows into Lake Tahoe and reduce the potential for flooding on Highway 50. The project area is located on approximately 16.5 acres near Stateline, including National Forest land near […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun There’s no rest for sports books this time of the year, as the major events keep piling up. A day before the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament on April 4 is Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, creating action from early morning to late night at betting windows. To get […]
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Phone scammers are posing as Washoe County Sheriff Chuck Allen to fraudulently obtain money from people. After identifying themselves as the sheriff, the scammer tells the person they are in some sort of arrears with the legal system and that their options are either to surrender themselves to the sheriff’s office for arrest or make a […]
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Through a series of talks the Humane Society of Truckee Tahoe aims to give the community information on animal welfare topics, from learning red alert animal behaviors to look for at the park to the latest in animal welfare policy. The series will be at the animal shelter, 10961 Stevens Lane in Truckee. Next up is […]
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By Ann McCreary, Methow Valley News Cinder, the young black bear that was badly burned in the Carlton Complex Fire in 2014 and rehabbed at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, is still denned at a high elevation site, but the bear that was released into the wild with her last summer was killed by a hunter […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle On the South Fork American River last weekend, 75 rafters and kayakers launched the spring white-water season with an ecstatic 13-mile trip from Lotus to Folsom Reservoir. “It was great, absolutely euphoric,” said Nate Rangel of Adventure Connection out of Lotus in the Sierra foothills. “We’re expecting the best […]
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· After six years providing leadership and direction to the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, Mary Bennington will be retiring at the end of May. Morgan Fessler, director of operations, will take over. · The second annual Mothership Classic hosted by Arcade Belt Co. on Squaw’s KT22 raised $49,000 for the High Fives Foundation, a nonprofit in Truckee […]
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By Associated Press State officials say Nevada’s minimum wage will stay flat for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The Office of the Labor Commissioner announced the rates Friday after conducting an annual review. A 2006 minimum wage amendment in the Nevada Constitution requires rates be recalculated based on increases in the federal minimum […]
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Known variously as Sapphire Bay, Boundary Bay, Bijou Park, Seagrave’s Beach and Taylor’s Landing since the mid-1800s, this area is today’s Ski Run Marina. The white bridge crossing the channel existed until 2008. When the original M.S. Dixie debuted in 1972 as a cruise ship, it used the sandy Ski Run beach to load and […]
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