By Joe Flint, Wall Street Journal Signals for one of the nation’s biggest local broadcasters went dark on satellite TV distributor Dish Network Corp. on Tuesday, the result of a dispute over a new distribution contract. Dish and Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. have been negotiating a contract that covers more than 150 local television stations […]
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By Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News California’s improved economy has brought commutes to an unprecedented slowdown from one end of the state to the other, making drivers here the most stressed out in the nation. A nationwide report released late Tuesday found that motorists in California’s congested population centers spend nearly two work weeks […]
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A bus heading up Spooner Summit was totally destroyed by a fire on Sunday. “The driver was able to pull the bus safely to the right shoulder and assist the passengers in evacuating the bus before it became completely engulfed in flames,” Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Duncan Dauber told Lake Tahoe News. The VIP bus […]
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Mommy and Me is a new support support group offered through Barton University. New mothers and their babies (up to the age of 1 year) are invited to attend a weekly support group to share experiences and discuss the joys and challenges of parenting, and get support from other mothers as well as professional support […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Amid global stock-market carnage this week, shares of Caesars Entertainment Corp. bounced higher after the casino giant announced a restructuring deal with lenders. Caesars and its largest unit, the bankrupt Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., or CEOC, reached an agreement that “secures the support” of the unit’s “largest and most […]
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By Susan Wood If a leaf or a cone falls in the forest, will anyone see the symptoms of change? That’s the question botanists, foresters, climatologists and arborists may be asking in the age of an unprecedented Western drought. Come fall, aspens represent the most recognizable tree that changes color in the Sierra Nevada. But […]
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By Bruno Kaufmann Can the Olympics and democracy co-exist? It’s a question being asked again this summer after Beijing won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Beyond the fact that the International Olympic Committee put the biggest event in winter sports in a smog-ridden megalopolis without any real snow, people are concerned about […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A problem-causing black bear that wildlife officials said was becoming increasingly dangerous was killed Tuesday in Incline Village. The bear, a 9-year-old, 450-pound male, was captured Monday night or early Tuesday morning, tranquilized and subsequently euthanized with drugs, said Chris Healy, spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The bear […]
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August is the deadliest month to be traveling on Interstate 80, with the five-year average being 92 deaths across the nation. Nevada will be joining forces with all other states that Interstate 80 runs through from California to New Jersey in an attempt to curb motorists and drivers of large trucks and buses who engage […]
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A sewer line on Osgood Avenue that serves the Ski Run Center and Chevy’s in South Lake Tahoe has failed, requiring the South Tahoe Public Utility District board to make an emergency declaration. This will speed up the process to fix the problem because the formal bidding procedure can be scrapped. About 400 feet of […]
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