· More than $98,000 was raised for the High Fives Foundation at the Silver Tie Gala. · Sierra Expeditionary Learning School will celebrate its second annual Great Skate event at Northstar on June 5 from 4-9pm. Proceeds benefit the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District K-8 public charter. · Nevada All State Trail Riders is having a […]
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By Kathryn Reed After months of bickering, the channel leading to the Tahoe Keys Marina is about to be dredged. Poles are in outlining where the dredging will take place. The boat that was to put in the silt screen had a hole in it, so that was delayed a day until Wednesday. The marina […]
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Some of the 84 racers who will compete in the Amgen Tour of California Women’s Race this week in South Lake Tahoe have been training on local roads. The 14 teams of top professional women cyclists are set to race Friday and Saturday, with the start and finish at the California Lodge of Heavenly Mountain Resort. The […]
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By Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON – After 18 months of delay to address the worries of state officials, the Department of Energy said Monday night it will ship potent uranium waste from a federal laboratory in Tennessee for disposal in Nevada. Officials did not give a time-line for when the shipments will begin […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal Lahontan cutthroat trout are successfully reproducing in the lower Truckee River in what experts are calling a major milestone in efforts to restore the threatened fish. A year after cutthroats spawned up the lower Truckee from Pyramid Lake for the first time in nearly 80 years, the U.S. Fish and […]
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In the world’s only global race with a synchronized starting line and no traditional finish line, more than 101,000 runners from around the world ran the second annual Wings for Life World Run on Sunday, a race which aims to find a cure for spinal cord injury. In the end, the last male and female […]
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To the community, With the upcoming Meyers Area Plan meeting on May 6 the residents of Meyers have an opportunity and a responsibility to help our future. El Dorado County is hosting a meeting and we have to let them know what we want in terms of planning, development, recreation, safety and beyond. Now is the […]
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The recent warm weather provides the ideal time for people to do spring cleaning. Douglas County code enforcement personnel are reminding the public to follow the basic code requirements for their properties. Officers will be out enforcing the rules. Here are somethings they will be looking for: • Garbage – Store garbage in proper trash receptacles and […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — An audit of the state Medicaid program released Monday identified more than $1 million in overpayments and improper billings. Legislative Counsel auditors identified $780,000 in overpayments for behavioral health claims, and $285,000 in overpayments and improper billings for dental claims. The audit of the Division of Health […]
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By José M. Alamillo What’s with Cinco de Mayo, anyways? Corporate advertisers treat it as the de facto Mexican Day, if not Latino Day, in this country. In 1998, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Cinco de Mayo stamp featuring two folklórico dancers. In 2005, Congress passed a resolution making Cinco de Mayo an official […]
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