By Lake Tahoe News Put away the fleece this week, a bit of a heat wave is going to hit the Lake Tahoe Basin. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Reno are predicting record highs may be broken, with Tuesday the mostly likely day for this to happen. The record high […]
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The North Tahoe Public Utility District is exploring a potential public-private partnership with Laulima Development to renovate and manage the North Tahoe Event Center in an attempt to become financially stable. Three public meetings in February and March are planned to discuss the potential partnership and to solicit community input. “As a whole the district […]
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By Andrea Rodriguez, AP The 3.5 million tourists who flooded Cuba last year downed oceans of mojitos, lakes of daiquiris and rivers of thin, sour beer. Only an odd few accompanied their ropa vieja and croquetas with wine — mostly overpriced, low- to mid-grade vintages from Chile, Argentina and Spain. That may be about to […]
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Cyrus is a special 2-year-old black Lab mix, and he’ll need a special new home. His previous family loved him very much, but fell on hard times and wasn’t able to keep him any longer. Cyrus arrived at the shelter very shy and confused, and avoided any contact with people. With lots of gentle attention […]
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By Anne Knowles Invasive species cost the country $3 billion every year and none more so than the fast-growing quagga mussel. “The quagga mussel is the most costly invasive in U.S. history,” said Matt Morrison, chief executive officer of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, during a webinar last week titled Critical Habitat and Invasive Species […]
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By Jacques Leslie, New York Times When President Obama proclaimed in his State of the Union address last month that “solar is saving Americans tens of millions of dollars a year on their energy bills,” he clearly wasn’t talking about Nevada. In late December, the state’s Public Utilities Commission, which regulates Nevada’s energy market, announced […]
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By Matt Youmans, Las Vegas Review-Journal A dominant defensive performance by the Denver Broncos helped send Peyton Manning into the sunset as a winner, if indeed it was the final game of the legendary quarterback’s NFL career. The Panthers, who received overwhelming wagering support early, closed as 5-point favorites at most Las Vegas sports books. But […]
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By George Avalos, Bay Area News Group SAN BRUNO — State regulators, alarmed by a non-stop leak of a gas well in Southern California, have issued emergency regulations and orders for inspections of all gas wells in California, including those owned by PG&E, which said Sunday that it is in compliance with most of the […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office issued 131 speeding citations during a three-week, multi-agency Joining Forces traffic safety campaign in January. From Jan. 5-21, the sheriff’s office joined with the Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department and Nevada Highway Patrol for speed enforcement campaign as part of ongoing efforts by Nevada law enforcement agencies to increase […]
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By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s lukewarm income recovery turned hot in 2015. After nearly a decade bringing up the nation’s rear in personal-income growth, the Silver State shot to No. 3 for gains in 2015, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Personal income matters because federal agencies use the number […]
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