By Associated Press RENO — Federal judges have agreed to allow environmental lawyers in to legal battles being waged by rural and commercial interests in Nevada and Idaho intent on blocking new U.S. protections for the greater sage grouse. Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter didn’t oppose granting intervener status to the three national conservation groups […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal If the Iowa Democratic caucuses showed the country one thing, it’s that sometimes it does come down to a coin flip. Initial reports showed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won six precincts over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders that needed some form of tie breaker, resulting in a coin flip […]
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By Kathryn Reed Whatever your plans were for tonight, you need to change them. Go to The Loft. Drink, eat, see the show – do all three or any combination. It’s that good. Owner Paul Reder has redefined what going out in South Lake Tahoe is all about. There is nothing else like it in […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Despite a wet winter, California’s historic drought continues to spark fierce – even bitter – debate over how the state’s water needs should be met in the future. The core issue is whether we should primarily rely on conservation of what may be a permanently diminished water supply, or make […]
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By Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times If you imagine millennials are just young people entranced by their cellphones or tablet computers, you might want to think again. According to a new study, 92 percent of college students would rather do their reading the old-fashioned way, with pages and not pixels. The finding comes from American […]
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By Pam Belluck, New York Times The risk of developing dementia is decreasing for people with at least a high school education, according to an important study that suggests that changes in lifestyle and improvements in physical health can help prevent or delay cognitive decline. The study, published last week in the New England Journal of […]
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A 31-year-old Tahoe City man was killed Saturday when the vehicle he was riding in crashed in Yuba County. Nathan Boyd, who was in the back seat, died at the scene. Patrick Elliott, 28, of Pike faces second-degree murder charges as well as felony driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license charges, […]
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By Christine Mai-Duc, Los Angeles Times Gov. Jerry Brown is looking to make good on a promise to curb California’s petroleum use by shifting away from new legislation and instead tucking his fuel-reduction goal inside the state budget. Oil companies spent millions of dollars in 2015 to strip a controversial climate change bill of its provision slashing petroleum use in half […]
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· There will be a celebration of life for Bob Rockwell on June 11 from 1-3pm at the Lake Tahoe Museum in South Lake Tahoe in front of the Toll House. All money raised will go to the restoration of the Toll House in his name. · Placer County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal Sixth-grade teacher Terry Rauh hid a video camera in the unisex staff bathroom at Hall Elementary School in Sparks. Las Vegas elementary school teacher Noel Lardeo was the driver in a DUI collision that forced doctors to amputate a teenage boy’s leg. Middle school substitute Tamika Queen had sex with a 15-year-old […]
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