By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal Consumer advocates are concerned about a proposed rate filing from NV Energy because it would raise the fixed monthly service charge by 31 percent. The request was added this month to a June rate filing with the Nevada Public Utilities Commission. The fixed monthly charge would increase for all […]
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By Rick Gross The stock market has enjoyed an extended period of strong performance that dates back to the end of the last bear market in early 2009. While stock market performance can be measured in myriad ways, it’s the Dow Jones Industrial Average that has surpassed several 1,000-point milestones so far in 2017: The […]
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By Susan Wood Kirkwood Mountain Resort has agreed to pay more than $750,000 to settle a wetlands contamination case brought against the ski resort by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The water board found through a complaint in April 2016 that the ski resort used […]
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By Jim Morris I read with great interest Mayor Austin Sass’s recent column of how he and Wendy David have been living, sleeping, and eating the VHR issue for over two years. I internalized these words and reflected how we, as responsible vacation home rental managers, have been dealing with inept City Councils and city […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee Despite the risk posed to students and staff, many California schools fail to include active shooter scenarios in state-required safety plans, according to a new audit. Schools and colleges were the second-most common location for shooting incidents from 2000 to 2015. California law, though, does not mandate that school safety […]
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Liberty Utilities is hosting a free solar for homeowners and small businesses workshop to provide information on solar energy as well as its solar incentive program. It will be Sept. 23, 1-2pm at the South Lake Tahoe Library on Rufus Allen Boulevard. Utility representatives will be available to discuss various aspects of installing and using […]
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By Art Marroquin, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Department of Transportation is abiding by the terms of a federal consent decree aimed at resolving stormwater runoff violations, with only one unfulfilled requirement that must be met by the end of this year, officials said Monday. A comprehensive stormwater management plan must be completed by […]
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Lake Tahoe is featured in a new food-themed road trip itinerary through Northern Nevada developed by TravelNevada and Reno Bites. The food event is Oct. 9-15. The itinerary focuses on locally owned restaurants in Reno, Fallon, Carson City, Carson Valley, Stateline and Incline Village, along with recreational and touristy activities in those communities. Go online […]
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Motorists going west on Interstate 80 this afternoon in the Sierra are not moving because of multiple accidents. Hail and heavy rain have caused numerous vehicles to spin out, including a big-rig that jackknifed at Cisco Grove at about 1pm Sept. 12. Westbound I-80 is closed at Rainbow because of a crash. Crews are hoping […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal Two environmental groups on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s June sale of oil and gas leases in Northern Nevada. On June 14, the BLM offered nearly 200,000 acres of public lands in Nevada’s Battle Mountain district for fossil fuel development, including hydraulic fracturing, also […]
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