By Susan Wood TWIN BRIDGES – Sierra-at-Tahoe has lunged to the top of its game as being a foodie destination this winter. Four years on the job as food and beverage director, Scott Justice has upped his game at the ski resort’s restaurants, small eateries and satellite food stations. He’s essentially traded the team sports […]
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By Joe Mathews California’s 2018 transition to legal marijuana contains a mind-bending paradox: Ending prohibitions on marijuana will require a lot of aggressive law enforcement. On Jan. 1, California will not merely be permitting adults 21 and older to use marijuana for recreational purposes. The state and its cities will be creating a new regime […]
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Santa Claus is coming to town — or so about 85 percent of young American children believe. In interviews, 85 percent of 4-year-olds said that they believed in Santa, 65 percent of 6-year-olds said that they believed, and 25 percent of 8-year-olds said that they believed. Those numbers were published in […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Three dudes who recently got their toy hauler stuck near Big Dune in Southern Nevada probably didn’t expect help to come in the form of an adventuring nude model. But that’s exactly what happened after they wandered into the camp of Sarah Jane Woodall of Las Vegas who models, blogs and posts under […]
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By James DeHaven, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada leaders looking to decriminalize traffic tickets are hoping the third time’s the charm. Fierce resistance from cops, courts and local governments scuttled two past efforts, in 2013 and 2015, to halt arrests over small-time offenses such as an expired driver’s license, vehicle registration or car insurance policy. Not everyone can […]
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By Robert Jablon, AP A California wildfire that has killed two people and seared its way through cities, towns and wilderness northwest of Los Angeles became the largest blaze ever officially recorded in California on Friday, authorities said. The Thomas fire took only 2 ½ weeks to burn its way into history books as unrelenting […]
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The Truckee Chamber of Commerce is inviting business owners to come together for 90 minutes every three months in 2018 in order to identify the greatest challenges facing their local business community and to develop creative solutions as a team. Beginning the week of Jan. 23, the chamber will launch Business Speaks. Eleven distinct “Base […]
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The Lake Valley Fire Protection District delivered Christmas trees equipped with stands, lights and ornaments to community members that needed a helping hand this holiday season. With the help of Katie Long of Thran’s Flowers, the district was able to hand deliver and help set up 10 trees for families in need this year. Thran’s […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, San Francisco Chronicle If it seems more crowded in California, that’s because it is. California’s population is nearly 40 million, a number that has steadily grown despite birth rates declining to the fourth-lowest level in more than a century, according to state estimates released Thursday. State Department of Finance data showed that […]
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A Bay Area family who was in Tahoe for a pre-holiday gathering will never be the same. Two sisters were with their kids in the indoor pool-hot tub area of MontBleu on Dec. 17. One stepped away, leaving the other in charge. According to Douglas County sheriff’s officials, the remaining sister went to a chair […]
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