Science author and journalist David Quammen will give a lecture at UNR on Feb. 4 titled Ebola and Beyond: Scary Viruses in a Globalized World. It will focus on his most recent works about Ebola and AIDS – his books “The Chimp and the River” and “Ebola” – which stem from his acclaimed book about emerging […]
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A single-vehicle rollover accident is blocking the eastbound lane of Highway 50 near Strawberry. No injuries requiring transport to a hospital were reported. The accident occurred just before 11:50am Jan. 18. The black Jeep Wrangler is on its right side. California Highway Patrol has no estimate when traffic will be flowing freely again in both […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEMPHIS — Get to the back of the bus. I thought the man was kidding, but he kept repeating this mantra. No one had ever told me to do this before. I was not about to budge. I was getting mad. Mad that someone whose skin color was the same as mine […]
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By Mark Huffman, Jackson Hole Daily A skier who crashed last week at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort got up and dusted himself off but left behind part of his gear: a loaded handgun. The skier’s name was not given by resort officials or the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, but the resort said the man was a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sometimes I just need something easy for dinner. But I still want it to taste good. And this time of year I usually want it to be warm, if not hot. Soup is often the answer. Cream of broccoli soup has a reputation for being unhealthy. Cream soups in general get a bad […]
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Van Halen is a nice 5-year-old boy who is good with other animals. He’s a cute little mutt. We think he’s possibly a Dachshund-Yorkie-Chihuahua mix. He’s one of many dogs who have come to Tahoe from Contra Costa County to find new homes. Van Halen is neutered, microchipped, tested for heart worm, and vaccinated. He […]
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By Anne Knowles While signs of climate change may be everywhere around Lake Tahoe in recent years — warmer days and low snowpack, exposed piers and dry trees — the effect on real estate values is hard to see. But it’s not hard to imagine, based on studies demonstrating the probable impact of global warming […]
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To the community, We tried to go skiing at Squaw earlier this month, but after two hours into a 30-minute commute we had to turn around. It was Jan. 10, a Sunday and it should have been reasonably busy, but not gridlock. So are traffic jams on off peak weekends the new normal for our […]
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By Susmita Baral, NPR Bingeing has become many people’s favorite way to consume television. But marathon-viewing doesn’t just change how we watch, it also affects how we eat. While the culture of the Netflix all-nighter is relatively recent, researchers have been studying the links between TV viewing and mindless eating for years. And the news […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today he is reconvening the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee to look into ongoing issues in the gaming industry. The committee will bring together politicians, stakeholders from the Nevada gaming community and others to discuss issues related to daily fantasy sports, skill-based games, the state’s interactive […]
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