By Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times As law enforcement continues to gather details on how Stephen Paddock obtained the rifles he used in Sunday’s mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip, elected officials are using the incident to again call for stricter gun laws. Nevada is no stranger to gun law reform efforts and the political […]
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The Tahoe Donner Giving Fund will host its third annual dinner and silent auction on Oct. 14 at 6pm at the Alder Creek Adventure Center. Proceeds from the event funds grants supporting local nonprofits in the greater Truckee area, and scholarships to local high school graduates. Stay Caldwell, CEO of the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, […]
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By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada is doing better processing immigration cases involving minors than the nation as a whole, but nearly a quarter of all such cases filed in the state since 2009 are still pending, according to federal data released last week. Much like the general backlog of deportation cases, the […]
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By Tony Berendsen Billions of years ago in an outer region of a solar nebula, the one we now call the solar system, gravity formed two large planets of gas, ice, and rock, billions of miles from our star the sun. They were different from the other six planets watched for thousands of years by […]
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By Kathryn Reed LOGAN SHOALS – While it looks like NDOT is building a climbing wall along Highway 50 on the South Shore, the reality is workers are attempting to stop Mother Nature. Boulders, some the size of trucks, repeatedly tumbled down last winter onto the road. No cars were hit; no one was injured. […]
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By Joe Mathews Adjust your California maps: The little dot marking Santa Rosa needs to be a lot bigger. Dramatic changes in housing, aging, transportation, and criminal justice are altering the Golden State’s geography, and no place in California stands to benefit more than Santa Rosa. The Sonoma County seat seems poised to become the […]
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By KCRA-TV A Cameron Park man died and two of his family members were wounded Sunday night when a gunman opened fire at a crowd in a Las Vegas music festival, family members told KCRA 3. Kurt Von Tillow, 55, died in the mass shooting. His sister was hit by shrapnel in the thigh and […]
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By Las Vegas Sun Pac-Man could be munching through gamblers’ cash next year, after interactive slot manufacturer Gamblit Gaming announced today it signed an agreement with Pac-Man’s creator, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., to design a casino version of the arcade classic. In a news release, Gamblit said it plans to unveil the game, called Pac-Man […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Douglas County officials are not being very forthcoming with information about employees stealing from the public works department even though they admit they were first made aware of the thefts in March. The Nevada Division of Investigation and Douglas County District Attorney’s Office have been investigating the thefts since they were […]
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By Melinda Myers Daffodils have a cheery presence in the spring garden and are a surefire way to chase away the winter blues. These fall-planted bulbs are also reliable perennials that require no maintenance and are not bothered by deer or other pests. The National Garden Bureau has declared 2017 the Year of the Daffodil, […]
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