Fire restrictions on most public lands in Nevada have been lifted. Campfire permits are still required in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Nevada came out of this fire season with little acreage burned, especially compared to California which is still burning in some places. Reports are that 42,000 ares were burned in the Silver State from 500 […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Everyone and every living thing needs water. The challenge in Nevada is how best to prepare and share when Mother Nature turns off the taps. An unprecedented statewide discussion in late September about drought and water rights in Nevada could signal a looming showdown in the 2017 […]
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By Brian Uhler Like many Americans, law enforcement folks have been deeply moved by the horrific images we have seen in Oregon. A certain feeling of helplessness has become the norm when we look at these events from the prevention perspective. We may ask questions like: “Why do people who would do such a thing […]
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By Amy Harder, Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—Environmental regulators significantly lowered a national limit for a smog-causing pollutant Thursday, in an attempted compromise that left some businesses relieved and environmental and health leaders upset the initiative wasn’t stronger. The Environmental Protection Agency set a limit of 70 parts per billion for ground-level ozone, which is created […]
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The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes numerous fire and land management agencies in the Lake Tahoe Basin, will begin fall prescribed fire operations as soon as weather conditions are favorable. Each prescribed fire operation follows a burn plan that considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation, and conditions for the dispersal of smoke. This […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is conducting an art contest to select the design for the state’s 2015-16 upland game bird stamp. This year’s stamp will feature the ring-necked pheasant. The contest is open to all U.S. residents 18 years and over. Entries will be accepted through Dec. 30. Artwork must include at […]
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“Foreigners in Their Own Land” will be show at Lake Tahoe Community College on Oct. 12 at 7pm. Lake Tahoe Historical Society is bringing the film to South Lake Tahoe. It will be shown at 7pm in the board room. It is free. Albert Ponce, LTCC professor of history, political science, and ethnic studies, will lead […]
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By Kathryn Reed Douglas County commissioners will be faced with three tax related issues at a special meeting next week. Sales and excise fuel taxes are likely to increase as well as the fee various utility companies pay. The county believes these tax increases will allow it to pursue state and federal dollars for projects […]
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To the community, Hundreds of students, parents, families and community members participated and thoroughly enjoyed the inaugural Run for the Gold 1K/2K/5K race, which provided the opportunity for first- to eighth-grade students to experience a professionally time chipped race on Sept. 26. The event was an enormous success and the Boys and Girls Club Western […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times The United States is, by a long shot, the global leader in mass shootings, claiming just 5 percent of the global population but an outsized share — 31 percent — of the world’s mass shooters since 1966, a new study finds. The Philippines, Russia, Yemen and France — all […]
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