By Christopher Weber, AP These latest wet storms aren’t expected to provide much, if any, relief from California’s historic drought. But there is hope for a serious drenching next year in the form of El Nino, a tropical weather pattern over the Pacific Ocean that typically brings rain to the West Coast. Climatologists say the […]
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By Kristen Desilva, Las Vegas Review-Journal When it comes to raising a family, many have different opinions about Nevada’s two major cities of Las Vegas and Reno. Turns out neither Clark County nor Washoe County are ranked as the best in Nevada to raise a family — it’sLander County located toward the center of the […]
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The Whittell High School baseball team is No. 2 in the state. The Warriors made it to the championship round on Saturday after winning two of three games in the previous two days. Ultimately the boys succumbed to Virginia City 14-3 on May 16 in Las Vegas.
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To help mark the late Malcolm X’s birthday, Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a screening of his most famous speech followed by a faculty panel discussion on May 19 from noon-2pm. The free event begins with a screening of “The Ballot or the Bullet,” one of Malcolm X’s most famous speeches, delivered at the […]
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Constructed in the 1930s as the Bal Bijou cornering Highway 50, this building featured a dance hall. It hosted many prominent dance bands and performers into the 1950s. The photo above is from 1965 in a later incarnation as Nay’s Bijou Center Market. By the 1970s, it had become one of the three local Inks Markets. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Crystal Ann Aguilar is no ordinary 11-year-old. She was born with a crushed aortic valve and three holes in her heart. Two were repaired within days of her birth. She has spent months at a time in the hospital. For an entire year she was on a feeding tube. Doctors said she […]
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By Daniel J.B. Mitchell As its official budgeters measure it, the University of California has a $27 billion operating budget — of which a little less than $3 billion comes from the general fund of the state. Each of those state dollars is roughly matched by a tuition and fee dollar from students. You can […]
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The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is taking a deeper look at college ski racing as a viable component of the U.S. Ski Team pipeline with the introduction of a national university team for alpine ski racing. The National University Team will aim to provide support for athletes as well as a stronger post-university transition […]
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By Allen Young, Sacramento Business Journal California produces more craft beer than any other state, and the number of in-state breweries grew by over 24 percent last year to 519, according to research from the California Craft Brewers Association. Total sales last year were $6.5 billion, up 18 percent from 2013. No single factor can be […]
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Every Hero Has a Story is the theme of the summer reading program for kids at the Douglas County Public Library. Unmask is the theme for the teen summer reading program for ages 12-18. Registration starts June 1 at the Minden and Zephyr Cove libraries. The program continues through July 31. Go to the library’s […]
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