By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Those interested in Nevada history can check out a significant new addition on the subject with the publication of “Mister Speaker to Madam Speaker,” a labor of love for Carson City resident Cindy Southerland. The hardbound volume is a compendium of biographies of the speakers […]
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Truckee police are warning cyclists to lock their bikes to help prevent it from being stolen. High-end downhill mountain bikes are what thieves like. Most thefts involve expensive bikes being stolen out of vehicles that were unattended. The thieves have cut cables on bikes locked to vehicle racks and other simple locking mechanisms. The Truckee […]
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· Lake Tahoe Community College’s Intensive Spanish Summer Institute kicks off July 31 with a special appearance from Selene Barceló, consul for community affairs at the Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento. She will take part in the opening session at 7:45am in the plaza located in front of the library. She will then make […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Donning a Keep Tahoe Blue T-shirt, singer-guitarist Jack Johnson made his priorities clear early on to the environmentalists and fans on hand for the Harveys Summer Outdoor Concert Series Friday night. Booths to support his philanthropic, eco-friendly messages, soft rock smooth enough to provide the urge to swing in a […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be in Nevada on Monday as part of his review of national monuments in the Silver State, according to a rural county commissioner who said he has been invited to meet with the Trump Cabinet member. The Interior Department has not yet announced the […]
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The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin the final phase of the Burke Creek project begins Monday. Restoring the Burke Creek channel and adjacent marsh aims to decrease the amount of sediment that flows into Lake Tahoe and reduce the potential for flooding on Highway 50. During this final phase, the LTBMU will use […]
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In Bill Morgan’s book, “Morgan’s Tahoe,” he tells more than 30 stories of happenings at Tahoe in which he was involved from 1965 to 1989. That period was one of the most turbulent times in Tahoe’s history. As forest supervisor of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, followed by several years as executive director of […]
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By Maya L. Kapoor, High Country News Researchers at UNR have named three new toad species: the Dixie Valley toad, the Railroad Valley toad and the Hot Creek toad. This is an especially exciting feat because it’s rare to find new species of any amphibians, the class of animals that includes toads, frogs, newts, salamanders […]
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By Myah Genung I lived most of my childhood convinced that my grandfather, Calvin Muldrow, was Superman. On summer evenings, I’d perch atop his knee as we sat on the creaky back porch of his red brick house in North Little Rock. He’d weave elaborate tall tales about his magical excursions gliding over the jungle […]
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By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The congressman who served as head of Nevada’s Trump-for-president campaign said Wednesday on Nevada Newsmakers that Trump should not have the power to pardon himself. Nevada’s 1st U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, gave his opinion in response to President Trump’s recent statement on Twitter that the U.S. president […]
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