By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal One little land gift is about to become a very big deal for biking and hiking near Incline Village. That’s because software billionaire David Duffield’s 18-acre gift to the Nevada Land Trust clears the way to develop a connection between Mt. Rose Highway and Tunnel Creek Road – and many […]
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To the community, I just couldn’t help writing re: Liana’s article on O2 depletion. You should know she is beyond redemption. Saying O2 below 19.5 percent concentration is dangerous is ridiculous as the O2 equivalent at 6,000 feet — Tahoe’s elevation — is only 16 percent. I guess we are all zombies. Also, only one molecule of […]
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Tahoe Transportation District this month launched Ecolane, a scheduling system for riders using the on-demand system that is available to seniors and those with disabilities. The goal is to increase safety, efficiency, and overall quality of the service. Dispatchers will be asking additional questions when taking reservations to customize individual trips from arranged origin to set […]
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By Jon Wilner, Mercury News Almost a decade after Cal turned to Stanford for a basketball coach, the Cardinal has seemingly dipped into Berkeley bloodlines to invigorate its sputtering program. The Cardinal will hire former Cal player Jerod Haase, who has spent the past four seasons as the head coach of the University of Alabama-Birmingham. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Barton Health officials endorse the guidelines passed this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to prescribing opioid painkillers such as OxyContin and Percocet. The recommendations focus on the use of opioids for pain that has lasted longer than three months. It does not address those using these drugs […]
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By Sarah Heise, KCRA-TV A study conducted by researchers at the UCDavis found that smoking marijuana “was not safe for the long-term users.” The study followed children from birth to age 38 and found that those who smoked cannabis four or more days a week ended up in a lower social class than their parents […]
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Sugar Pine Foundation has set dates for spring plantings. The nonprofit provides seedlings, shovels and gloves. Volunteers should dress in layers, wear closed toed shoes and bring plenty of water. For times and more info, call Maria at 650.814.9565. Community plantings are: March 29 – Patagonia Outlet Planting, Reno April 9 – King Fire Planting, Georgetown April 17 […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about the National Park Service, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. By Susan Wood YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – For me, the real stand down involving the national parks occurred long before Yosemite’s former concessionaire Delaware North decided to play hardball with iconic park […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee The Sacramento River, by far the state’s most important waterway, has been running high, fast and dirty in recent days. Upstream reservoirs on the Sacramento and its two major tributaries, the American and Feather rivers, have been increasing releases to make room for water from melting snow later in the […]
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By USSA SUN VALLEY, Idaho – Anna Marno (Centennial, Wyo.) took her first national title, as five-time U.S. national giant slalom champion Tim Jitloff (Reno) scored his first in super G Thursday at the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships. Thursday’s super G was also Marco Sullivan’s (Squaw Valley) final race, capping a 17-year U.S. Ski […]
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