The Nevada Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles has awarded $1,290,293 to 28 off-highway vehicle projects and initiatives in the state. Funding comes from the registration fees of off-highway vehicles in Nevada. The program provides grants to fund OHV related projects throughout Nevada, including trail improvements, mapping, signage, law enforcement, education, safety training, restoration, and other projects. […]
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Liberty Utilities will host a free solar for homeowners and small businesses workshop next month to provide information on solar energy as well as its solar incentive program. Th workshop will be April 5 from 6-7pm at BaseCamp Conference Center in Olympic Valley. Utility representatives will be available to discuss various aspects of installing and […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. By Kathryn Reed Fire – it’s going to happen. Where? When? How destructive? Those are unknowns. But the reality is the resources are lacking in the city, the basin, California, Nevada and throughout the west. “Mutual aid” has been […]
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By Larry Weitzman Recently several large wildfires burned up thousands of acres of coastal forests in several areas of California. While this is a disaster in and of itself, it also killed many people and burned down thousands of homes. The damages were so great that some insurers have chosen to leave the home and […]
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By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy WASHINGTON — A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered parties in a landmark global warming lawsuit to hold what could be the first-ever U.S. court hearing on the science of climate change. The proceeding, scheduled for March 21 by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, will feature lawyers for Exxon, […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday that he will create a task force to recommend a series of school safety initiatives for inclusion in the final state budget prepared on his watch. “I have the benefit of building the next budget, which will be hopefully completed by the […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee In early January, Democratic congressional candidate Regina Bateson was unequivocal. If the state party endorsed someone else in her race, she would end her campaign so Democrats could focus on unseating Republican Rep. Tom McClintock. “If someone else gets endorsed, I will not continue to run as an ‘unendorsed Democrat,’ […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The American Gaming Association believes $10 billion will be bet on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and only 3 percent of that will be wagered legally. Most of the betting money that will change hands as 68 teams vie for a national championship beginning Tuesday night will occur […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Opponents of Nevada’s plan to give away nearly 3,000 publicly owned, free range horses in the mountains east of Reno are cranking up the legal, political and financial pressure against the plan. On Monday Lance Gilman, a Storey County Commissioner who helped recruit Walmart, Tesla, Google and others to the industrial […]
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· South Lake Tahoe is asking people to take this survey about changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. · To help teachers and parents teach healthy habits to children before age 5, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension recently launched the Healthy Kids Resource Center website. · The Grouch plus Pure Powers and ZP Ratik, […]
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