By Nick Zaccardi, NBC Sports David Wise of Reno and Maddie Bowman of Meyers are repeating history this season and hoping that continues in PyeongChang. Wise and Bowman, just like four years ago, won X Games titles after becoming the first halfpipe skiers to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team. Four years ago, Wise and […]
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A 27-year-old South Lake Tahoe man is recovering from injuries sustained Thursday night when he was hit by a vehicle on Pioneer Trail. The name of the driver and victim have not been released. According to South Lake Tahoe police officers, the driver turned onto Pioneer Trail from Highway 50 at about 11pm Jan. 25. […]
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Placer County has put the kibosh on negotiations with Liberty Utilities regarding the Cabin Creek biomass energy facility between Tahoe City and Truckee. Placer and Liberty have been in negotiations for several years on an agreement for Liberty to buy energy from the facility and possibly agree to buy the facility after its completion. To […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s Writers in the Woods brings well-known poets and writers from all over the country to the campus for intimate readings and workshops, where audience members can meet and exchange ideas with the guest writers. The next event is Feb. 9 from 7-9pm at the Incline Village campus. It will feature Indigo Moor […]
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By Kathryn Reed While vacation home rentals, marijuana and SnowGlobe were prominent topics at the inaugural “mayor’s conversation,” other issues came to light that aren’t always before the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Mayor Wendy David launched the monthly get-together on Jan. 24. The purpose is to have an informal discussion with anyone in a […]
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By Victor Joecks, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s public records law has a big bark, but little bite. It’s time to change that. The law states that public access to government records “foster(s) democratic principles.” The records act “must be construed liberally to carry out this important purpose.” That’s strong rhetoric, and rightly so. Government officials […]
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By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Every day, Americans throw away 500 million plastic straws, enough to circle the Earth twice, or fill 125 school buses. That means the average American uses over 35,000 of them in a lifetime. But that could even be a low estimate, according to Adrian Grenier, who leads a campaign called Strawless […]
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By Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times Dozens of Californians lost their lives in wildfires and other natural disasters in recent months. In response to the widespread emergencies, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators want to change insurance rules, emergency alert systems and debris removal policies and spend more money on fire protection. If passed, these […]
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By Mick Akers, Las Vegas Sun The American Lung Association’s 2018 State of Tobacco Control report, which grades states on policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use, shows that Nevada lags in anti-tobacco measures. The 16th annual report graded states in five categories, with Nevada receiving four F’s and a C. It received an F […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee A Bay Area entrepreneur is launching a luxury weekend bus service to Tahoe for people who hate driving in Tahoe’s often congested winter traffic. Greg Riessen, a transportation planner and avid skier, will launch Tahoe Convoy in two weeks, running Friday night buses to Truckee, Squaw Valley and Tahoe City, […]
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