By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Upstart apparel company Voormi is making waves with Core Construction, perhaps the first major progress in waterproof, breathable fabrics since the advent of Gore-Tex 46 years ago. Voormi announced the technology at the SnowSports Industries America Snow Show in Denver last week. “We see this as a game-changer,” Voormi founder Dan […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A Lake Tahoe couple who claims they were harassed and subjected to death threats after reporting a problem-causing bear that was later killed by authorities have sued a nonprofit bear advocacy group they contend was responsible for the harassment. Richard and Adrienne Evans of Incline Village sued the Bear League […]
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By Kathryn Reed Disgraced South Lake Tahoe fire Capt. Mark WyGant has resigned, making him no longer on the city’s payroll after Feb. 4. WyGant received one day of paid administrative leave. WyGant is accused of possessing more than 5,000 child pornography images and 50 videos of child porn. He remains in federal custody after […]
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By Will Lyons, Wall Street Journal How many bottles of wine do you think were produced last year? A friend and I were trying to figure out an answer to this question over supper the other day. I won’t embarrass myself by revealing how far off I was, but let’s just say it was by a […]
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By Andrea Domanick, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s workforce may be well on its way to recovering from the economic crash, but the state still has a long way to go when it comes to developing jobs critical for long-term growth, the Brookings Institute found. Nevada ranks almost last nationally for high-value jobs. A new report, […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee Water vapor – Mississippi River-size amounts of it flowing at hurricane speeds miles above the Earth – is hurtling across the Pacific, an atmospheric river poised to drench a parched Northern California and the Sacramento region as early as Thursday night. A crack team of science experts is going along […]
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By Kristen Wyatt, AP DENVER — Colorado’s marijuana experiment was designed to raise revenue for the state and its schools, but a state law may put some of the tax money directly into residents’ pockets, causing quite a headache for lawmakers. The state constitution limits how much tax money the state can take in before […]
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The PAC 8 Hockey Championships are Feb. 6-8 at the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena. The first round of the college series will have two games on Friday. The first will be No. 3 seed Oregon against No. 6 seed Cal at 5pm. Game two will be No. 4 Washington taking on No. 5 UCLA at 8pm. In […]
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Two members of Lake Tahoe Community College’s men’s soccer program are expected to sign today with NCAA schools. Josh Jirbandye, Coyote defender and team captain, is headed to UNLV, while defender Ross Gray is going to Concordia University in Oregon. Today is the national letter of intent day for soccer players. The two will make it official […]
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By Larry Weitzman Toyota as of late, at least ever since the Camry unintended acceleration problem five years ago, has been flying under the radar while still maintaining its No. 1 position in the world. (Although the government bludgeoned Toyota into a large fine, data still shows that the problem was caused by driver error, […]
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