By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Public Utilities Commission approved an order Friday that establishes net metering policies aimed at helping the rooftop solar industry grow. The order, which is effective immediately, requires NV Energy to charge the same fees to customers regardless of whether they use solar. Solar users also get compensation […]
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By Diana Lambert, Sacramento Bee Put away the Popsicle sticks, glue and sugar cubes. The fourth-grade mission project, a rite of passage for elementary students for decades, may be on its way out. California’s new history and social science framework, passed by the state Board of Education last year, recommends against the longtime tradition of […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE — It was like a revival the minute southern country artist Eric Church hit the stage for the faithful who showed up and stood up in great numbers Saturday night for the last artist at the outdoor summer concert at Harveys this year. Church, a singer and guitarist who represents a […]
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The Nevada Division of State Parks has $1.2 million available for trails projects. State and local government agencies, as well as tribes, special districts, and private groups may apply for the grants. The application and details about it are available online.
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal If a concussion can happen to one of the most talented, highly recruited football players to come out of Northern Nevada, it can happen to anyone. Brandon Kaho, who has offers to play college football at more than 20 major college programs, had to sit out a game last season after suffering a […]
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By Ben Christopher and Matt Levin, CalMatters Half the state’s households struggle to afford the roof over their heads. Homeownership—once a staple of the California dream—is at its lowest rate since World War II. Nearly 70 percent of poor Californians see the majority of their paychecks go immediately to escalating rents. State lawmakers are debating […]
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A survivors of suicide loss support group meets the fourth Thursday of each month from 6-7pm. Community members who have lost a loved one to suicide are encouraged to attend this monthly support group. It is not uncommon in this unexpected struggle to feel unable to just survive let alone move forward. The gathering is […]
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South Lake Tahoe is looking for five to seven people to be on the Roads Management Authority Commission. This panel will recommend to the City Council how to spend the money generated by Measure C. Measure C will be on the Nov. 7 ballot. If approved, it would increase of the city’s sales tax by […]
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The Slinkard Fire burning near Topaz has consumed 9,051 acres and is 35 percent contained. Firefighters are hoping to have it fully contained in another week. The blaze started early last week from a lightning strike. Highway 395 is open, but is subject to closure depending on the fire’s behavior. No structures have burned. — […]
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By Tim Stephens, UC Santa Cruz The American pika, a small mammal adapted to high altitudes and cold temperatures, has died out from a 64-square-mile span of habitat in California’s northern Sierra Nevada mountains, and the cause appears to be climate change, according to a study published Aug. 30 in PLOS One. Researchers surveyed pika […]
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