By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Latino voters are one of the fastest growing voting blocs in Nevada — 15 percent of the electorate in the state, up from 5 percent in 1994. Presidential candidates swooping into the state on both sides of the aisle have made plays for the Latino vote — hiring staff […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Food grows in unlikely places — sometimes in the middle of a desert. Nevada had 4,137 farms and ranches in 2012, 1,000 more than in 2007. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture counted 4,200. Most are in the north, but 792 were in Southern Nevada. State officials, chefs […]
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Get the shovels ready and the snowblowers filled with gas, because 7 to 14 inches of snow is forecast at lake level on Thursday, with those numbers increasing to between 12 and 18 inches on the western side of the basin. One to 3 feet are expected at elevations above 7,000 feet. It will […]
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· North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District purchased $43,557 in equipment for vehicle extrication through the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety grant program. · AT&T is planning to expand the availability of ultra-fast Internet to Reno, but it won’t help Lake Tahoe or Carson City. · Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers is hosting breakfast […]
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On Dec. 17 local hero and extreme snowboarding icon Jeremy Jones will present “An Extreme Snowboarding Retrospective,” which captures his two decades as a premier big mountain rider, and contains readings from his new book and a tribute to the role that the Lake Tahoe mountain community has had on his snowboarding. This will be […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Which presidential candidates would be willing to meet with casino employees? Which would take a stand against illegal gambling? And what would their approach be to the daily fantasy sports industry? The American Gaming Association is trying to find answers to these and other inquiries by getting presidential candidates […]
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To the community, It’s always exciting to have a brand new sponsor for Bread & Broth’s Adopt A Day of Nourishment program. By partnering with B&B, our AAD donors get firsthand experience hosting and serving a hot, nutritious dinner and seeing the impact that their donation of $250 has on those who struggle with food […]
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NevadaGrown celebrates the launch of the cookbook “NevadaGrown A Year in Local Food” on Dec. 12 from 10am-4pm at Reno Provisions, 100 N. Sierra St., Reno. The launch party will include recipe demonstrations and samples from featured chefs and farmers, complementary wine and coffee, a local produce giveaway and raffle prizes. Cookbooks will be available for […]
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By Mary Esch, AP BLENHEIM, N.Y. — U.S. utilities see great potential in the use of remote-controlled drones to do the often-dangerous work of inspecting power lines and transmission towers but strict regulations have so far slowed adoption of the technology. The remote-controlled devices make the work of linemen safer, more efficient and less expensive, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ultraviolet light might be the answer to ridding Lake Tahoe of milfoil and other invasive weeds. In controlled lab tests the box like device has been effective at killing various weeds that are not native to Tahoe and that have become a problem. John J. Paoluccio, president of Inventive Resources Inc., is […]
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