By Laura Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal Putting together a budget for the state of Nevada isn’t so easy after all. State Treasurer Dan Schwartz, who proposed to the Legislature a spending plan to rival fellow Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget, said he’s rewriting it because Nevada can’t raise $540 million as he’d like from a […]
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Enrollment is open for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association’s Segment Hiking Program and the annual Through Hike. Both groups will circle the 165-plus mile rim of the Lake Tahoe Basin. Both treks offer participants a supported method to complete the entire trail, the opportunity to meet hiking friends, the chance to disconnect from modern life and […]
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A resident panning for gold on the West Slope found more than he wanted. He unearthed part of a human skull. The El Dorado County resident was in the Bear Creek picnic area near Traverse Creek Road on Feb. 10 when he came across the remains. The person had been digging in the dirt when […]
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By Rachel Bachman, Wall Street Journal Mary The Trieu does hourlong workouts at a CrossFit gym three to five days a week. She is also 5-foot-3 and weighs 205 pounds. Trieu avoids junk food and eats balanced meals, but she’s not on a diet. She works out to keep her weight stable and because she […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nancy Gaynor has been waiting nine months for a check to arrive from Lake Valley Fire Protection District. This is three months longer than what was promised to be the absolute deadline. And the latest word is that it could be a couple more months, maybe longer. The South Lake Tahoe woman is […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee California’s winter storms come in two varieties – cold ones from the Gulf of Alaska and warm ones that pick up moisture from more tropical portions of the Pacific Ocean. The cold ones dump lots of snow, while the warm ones bring rain, sometimes torrential rain. Those who believe in […]
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By Deborah Blum, New York Times For the past few years, the geologists Brenda Buck and Rodney Metcalf have combed the wild terrain of Southern Nevada, analyzing its stony dunes and rocky outcroppings — and to their dismay, tallying mounting evidence of a landscape filled with asbestos. Asbestos occurs naturally in many parts of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lately I’ve been having a hankering for fresh spinach. Anyone who grew up watching “Popeye” knows it will make you stronger. While I haven’t noticed any bulging biceps, I do know this green leaf is good for me. It is full of iron, which in turn gives me energy. It has a […]
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By Katie Campbell and Courtney Flatt, KCTS-TV WINTHROP, Wash. — Snow blankets the landscape in north central Washington. What you can’t see is the scorched earth left from last summer’s Carlton Complex fire. Even through the snow, Susan Prichard, a fire ecologist for the University of Washington, can see the damage. She can also see […]
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It took until Tuesday morning for Liberty Utilities to restore power to all of its customers after wind gusts between 130-150 mph along the Sierra Crest knocked over power poles and toppled trees onto electrical wires. Liberty services the California side of the basin, as well as Truckee, Alpine and Mono counties. NV Energy provides […]
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