By Kathryn Reed Before summer is over, a preferred alternative for the Lake Tahoe Airport Master Plan should be selected. The South Lake Tahoe City Council is expected to discuss the matter July 21 or Aug. 4. It was in 1992 that a settlement agreement regarding the master plan was reached. This involved the city, […]
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By Larry Weitzman If there were a stealth car company in the world, look to Mazda. While their product line for the last 10 years has been at or near the top of their respective classes, until the last couple of years, you could say they have been flying under the radar. But they have […]
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By Kathryn Reed Three barges loaded with an array of canisters will make their way this morning from Tahoe Keys Marina to a secure holding area near Stateline. Then a small vessel will deliver a slew of pyrotechnics to the barges in anticipation of Saturday’s fireworks display on the South Shore. An 18-wheeler carrying empty […]
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By Jaime Coffee Californians may be experienced with warm weather driving, but the California Highway Patrol and the California Office of Traffic Safety warns that summer presents a new set of challenges on the roads. “Carefree summer travel requires extra care by motorists to make sure the trip is not ruined by problems,” CHP Commissioner […]
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By Matt Saccaro, Salon The American worker is overworked, underpaid, and suffering from severe burnout. This sentiment isn’t populist rhetoric, there are numbers to back it up. A study from WorkPlaceTrends — an HR-focused research firm — and Staples Advantage polled over 2,500 workers and reached troubling results. According to the data, 53 percent of […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from Nevada over a lawsuit that claims the state wrongfully bused indigent psychiatric patients to San Francisco without paying the costs of their medical care. The justices on Tuesday let stand a lower court decision that said California state courts have authority to […]
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To the community, After spending the last three and a half years reviewing the documentation provided by the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) to the public on the proposed Highway 89 Fanny Bridge Revitalization I am amazed at the continued use of falsified information to justify the project. Initially the TTD may not have done adequate […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s effort to make casino floors feel more like arcades advanced last week as gaming regulators started crafting the rules that will govern the introduction of skill into the state’s slot machines. The Gaming Control Board had its first workshop to receive input on regulations that will implement Senate Bill […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times As this drought-stricken body of salt water recedes, the repercussions mount: Its exposed alkaline flats are giving rise to dust storms. A haven for endangered migrating birds has become more vulnerable to predators. And Los Angeles’ ability to divert snowmelt from the region — which it has done for […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Corps is offering an emergency preparedness and response training academy beginning July 9. The training is free and trainees are not required to become a Citizen Corps volunteer to participate. The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Academy provides residents with the information they need to help save lives and […]
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