By Kevin Schultz, San Francisco Chronicle About 2 million years ago, humankind’s ancient ancestors developed a shoulder structure that allowed them to throw spears and rocks to hunt prey, scientists say. That adaption moved modern humans away from shoulders built for climbing and swinging from branches and today gives them the ability to throw, say, […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Carolina Panthers didn’t exist and Peyton Manning was in high school when Congress halted expansion of legal sports wagering in the U.S. in 1992. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act allowed Nevada’s sports book industry to continue along with small stakes sports wagering in Oregon, Delaware and Montana. […]
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By Diane Lewis With the support of South Lake Tahoe’s voters, Lake Tahoe Community College successfully passed a $55 million bond measure in November 2014. Called Measure F, the bond will make it possible for the college to upgrade and modernize its technology, make necessary repairs to aging facilities and systems, and improve educational programs […]
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Comments are being taken on NV Energy’s proposal to replace the electrical transmission line that runs from Foothill Road in the Carson Valley to Tramway Drive near Heavenly Mountain Resort. The draft environmental assessment analyzes the proposed replacement of the transmission line that serves the Kingsbury substation, which provides electricity to Heavenly Mountain Resort and […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval approved an emergency regulation on Friday easing Nevada’s teacher licensing requirements so that public schools – facing about 1,000 open positions this year – will have an easier time at hiring. The regulation change, recently permitted under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, allows the state to grant temporary one-year licenses […]
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By Rosanna Xia and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake destroyed buildings and took lives in Taiwan, four state lawmakers said they want California to help fund an earthquake early warning system that has been stalled by a lack of money. “There’s no valid reason not to make this […]
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The Super Bowl is America’s most watched national sporting event. That’s why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the California Office of Traffic Safety and law enforcement officials statewide are urging football fans to call the play now: drinking or driving. The Avoid the 6-El Dorado County DUI Task Force will be deploying roving DUI saturations patrols during and […]
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• Marjorie Springmeyer’s memorial service will be Feb. 27 at 11am at the CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave., Minden. • Here is the Sierra roadwork schedule from Caltrans for the upcoming week. • The Society of Professional Journalists awarded Jason Paladino, Sierra Nevada College grad and Truckee native, the NorCal 2016 James Madison Freedom of Information […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal If you ever wanted to own a ski resort overlooking Lake Tahoe now is your chance. At least if you have some way to get your hands on tens of millions of dollars to pay for it. That’s likely the kind of cash it’s going to take acquire Mt. Rose Ski […]
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By Melanie Mason and Jeff McDonald, Los Angeles Times State legislators are calling for a major overhaul of California’s utilities regulator by striking it from the state Constitution and reassigning its sprawling portfolio in the wake of a series of controversies, including the natural gas leak in Aliso Canyon. Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, said […]
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