By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – “It’s what you do that counts.” That is what Lydia Rogers said before the recipients of the Violet Richardson Awards were announced last week. Rogers, president of Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra, and Brenda Knox, president of Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe, hosted the annual awards dinner at Harrah’s […]
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By Lisa Margonelli It’s hard to find a fan of E. coli—especially since last October, when 55 people in 11 states got sick after eating at Chipotle. But we can see a reflection of ourselves in these tiny sausage-shaped bacteria. Like us, E. coli is a tireless innovator—constantly refining more than 700 different strains—though it […]
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By Tatiana Sanchez, Los Angeles Times Officials at California’s four-year public universities are reaching out to an estimated 10,000 undergraduate students who might qualify for a special loan aimed at reducing their tuition — a program that further distinguishes the state as a national trendsetter in providing services to immigrants who are in the country […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle If you snooze Tuesday morning, you will lose. A series of target moments arrive at 7, 8 and 9am on March 1 for campsite reservations at state parks across California — including Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin, trail camps in the Santa Cruz Mountains and national forests in […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN – I’m a firm believer people come into our lives for a reason – even if it is not immediately apparent why. As a journalist I’m always meeting people. Some of those encounters are more profound than others and have a lasting impression. Such was the case with Marjorie Springmeyer. What […]
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By USSA HINTERSTODER, Austria – Tim Jitloff (Reno) is getting closer to dialing in the equipment issues he’s been struggling with the past few weeks. In Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom, he almost found the right combination, finished as the top American in 23rd. “Today, I knew I wanted to come out and […]
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By USSA OSLO, Norway – It was an American sweep for the men at X Games Oslo Sunday night with Torin Yater-Wallace (Basalt, Colo.) making a triumphant return to the top of the X Games halfpipe podium, followed by good friend Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colo.) in the silver-medal position and Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, Colo.) in […]
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Divers on Sunday recovered the second victim from Friday’s fatal canoe trip on Donner Lake. Lucas Johnson, 34, from the Auburn area and Joshua Patterson, 33, from Cool were canoeing Feb. 26 when the vessel capsized. Waves that afternoon were reaching 3 feet because of the heavy winds. Neither man was wearing a life jacket. […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Carson City sheriff’s deputies found a man’s body in a vehicle believed to be associated with a person reported missing in December last year. Deputies responded at 12:09pm Feb. 26 to a report of a vehicle with a body inside found about three to five miles east of Carson City in […]
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· Diamond Peak reported 43,000 skier visits for January, which is a 65 percent increase compared to 2015. This month the ski resort has had 35,000 skier visits as of Feb. 24. The resort has earned $7.6 million in revenue and spent $4.2 million. · There will be an open house March 3 starting at 5pm […]
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