By David Despain, Outdoors University of Copenhagen sports physiologists first developed the “train low, compete high” protocol in 2005 for athletes looking for a performance edge. It encouraged the idea of double workouts every second day. In practice, athletes would eat breakfast to fuel their morning session, then skip lunch prior to their evening session, […]
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Two South Lake Tahoe men are accused of stealing the identities of five people in order to illegally purchase art. Chad Galvan, 31, and Marcus Gamez, 31, were arrested last week on burglary and identity theft related charges. “On Feb. 25, they went to the Marcus Ashley Gallery in South Lake Tahoe. While there they […]
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By Jackie Burrell, Bay Area News Group There’s something distinctly different about Reno these days. Oh, the neon arch still proclaims this the biggest little city in the world, and you’ll still find weary gamblers plying the slots. But the city is suddenly alive with new distilleries and craft breweries, grain-to-glass bars, farm-to-fork restaurants and […]
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Three Bay Area men were arrested early Wednesday morning in South Lake Tahoe on burglary charges. An alarm went off at Tahoe Keys Liquor about 1am March 4. Two people were inside the store when a police officer arrived. The glass on the front door had been smashed. An El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy stopped […]
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A single-car accident has traffic congested in the Cave Rock area this afternoon. A vehicle going west on Highway 50 crashed for unknown reasons. Nevada Highway Patrol as of 1:45pm March 4 said travel going west would be limited to one lane until the tow truck arrives. No one was injured in the crash. — […]
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• The final of the three-part Camp Richardson Snowshoe Cocktail Races is set for March 21 at 7pm. • Learn about paid, intensive community service work through AmeriCorps. There will be a meeting March 10 at noon in the student center at Lake Tahoe Community College. • Fire Prevention Fee bills for fiscal year 2014-15 […]
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By John Tozzi, BloombergBusiness More than 8,200 Americans — an average of 23 people each day — died of heroin overdoses in 2013. That’s according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and it’s the latest evidence that the nation’s heroin problem is becoming more severe. The rate of overdose deaths in […]
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By Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Nevada Business Until recently, the term “medical tourism” largely referred to Americans traveling out of the country looking for affordable healthcare.Until recently, the term “medical tourism” largely referred to Americans traveling out of the country looking for affordable healthcare in technologically advanced but less expensive venues, from Mexico to Thailand and […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Use of electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine would be regulated the same as tobacco under a bill introduced in the Nevada Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 201 introduced by the Senate Finance Committee seeks to include e-cigarettes and “vaping” under Nevada’s Clean Indoor Air Act, which […]
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By Larry Weitzman Most motorheads know that the majority of Lexuses are clean sheet of paper designs. However, there are a couple of SUVs that are heavily revised versions of a Toyota chassised vehicles, the LX570 tested recently and the GX460 tested here. Starting with the 4Runner chassis, the GX460 begins its recreation. Its body […]
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