Motorists traveling in the Truckee-Tahoe should expect traffic delays next week as paving operations on Highway 89 move toward the Interstate 80 junction and the roundabouts. Full eastbound and westbound I-80 ramp closures at the Highway 89 south interchange will be in effect around the clock from 5am Oct. 2 through 8pm Oct. 4. One-way […]
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Eldorado National Forest is asking the local community to help continue to clean up the Wrights Lake Recreation Area. It was severely damaged in the winter of 2013 when numerous large green trees were pushed over in extremely high winds. More than 200 trees fell during the wind storms causing a heavy accumulation of fuelwood […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada took a gamble on recreational marijuana, and it’s paying off. Dispensaries sold $27.1 million of pot in Nevada, in July alone. That’s almost double what Colorado and Oregon sold in their first months. It’s almost seven times what Washington sold. Banking on weed, Nevada made $10.2 million off the fledgling […]
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A motorcyclist died Saturday on Spooner Summit. The right lane of eastbound Highway 50 is closed about one mile east of the summit, with no estimated time of reopening. The accident occurred about 12:30 pm Sept. 30. Only the motorcyclist was involved. Authorities said speed may have been a factor. Information on the rider was […]
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Nearly two years after Placer County’s recyclable sorting facility near Truckee started to receive a $1.2 million upgrade, the amount of goods being recovered has soared. The first full operational fiscal year ended in June. Compared to the year prior to the improvements, recovery of plastics has increased by 21 percent and recovery of aluminum […]
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California black bears are typically active and foraging between April and mid-fall, but in autumn, black bears experience changes in metabolism that drives the need to consume as many rich calories as possible. This metabolic spike is an important signal to the bear to bulk up and gain the fat that will sustain the animal […]
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By Joshua Zaffos, High Country News A family heading to Yellowstone National Park this summer to sleep amid the geysers and grizzlies had lots of choice in accommodations. They could throw up a tent on a simple campsite without flush toilets for less than $20 a night. Campgrounds with full RV hookups, showers and bathrooms […]
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High school and college undergraduates reside in California’s 1st Senate District may enter a video contest. The theme is The Bill of Rights and You. State Sen.Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, is hosting the contest. Participants must choose a constitutional amendment within the Bill of Rights and create a two-to five-minute video illustrating how it has […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Gaming regulators in Louisiana and Missouri have granted the licenses and regulatory approvals necessary for the restructuring of Caesars Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., company officials said Wednesday. The approvals in those two states were the last major hurdles for Caesars to clear to exit Chapter 11 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mount Rose is installing North America’s first dual enclosed conveyor belt lift to better serve beginners. It will be only the second one in the world. “Our learning terrain is very popular. The goal is to increase uphill capacity,” Mike Pierce, the resort’s spokesman, told Lake Tahoe News. The hope is that […]
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