By Bailey Schulz, Las Vegas Review-Journal After struggling during the Great Recession, boat sales are surging again in the U.S. and Nevada. Recently released data from the National Marine Manufacturers Association and its 2016 recreational boating statistical abstract said the $36 billion U.S. boating industry is at a post-recession high. “The industry has been growing […]
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By Dan White, Outside The Pacific Crest Trail doles out hazards in cruel ways. Thousands of hikers on the 2,650-mile trek face perils including rattlesnakes, exposure, corneal flash burns from snow glare, and heatstroke. But 2017 is shaping up to be one of the most frightening years in the national scenic trail’s history, thanks to […]
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Billy is a 1-year-old happy boy. He has been DNA tested as a Boxer and American Bulldog mix. He loves car rides, cuddles, children and other dogs of all sizes. He also loves to chase cats, so he needs a home with no small animals or cats. Billy is neutered, microchipped, tested for heart worm, […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Another wet season has ended, but concerns about toxic storm water runoff from properties near a popular walking and biking trail just west of Placerville on the county’s West Slope remain. Testing done last winter confirms that the same high pH levels that first prompted concerns about public safety in the area […]
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By Larry Weitzman In my last column, I wrote that Item 35 on the Board of Supervisors agenda set to be heard at 2pm on June 20 is set terminate senior legal. In reading the agenda item there will be no county funding of senior legal. It will remain intact from current unspent donations of […]
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It’s about to open – the connector from the bottom of Spooner Summit to points north. The multi-million-dollar bypass that will allow motorists to not have to drive through Carson City, but instead head directly to Reno or take one of the Carson exits is scheduled to open the first week in August. This section […]
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Two people were injured Sunday night when the vehicle they were in ran into a tree on Apache Drive in Meyers. A Lake Valley firefighter told Lake Tahoe News a man and a women were taken to Barton Memorial Hospital. Both had been able to extricate themselves from the vehicle. A resident in the area […]
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There will be a town hall forum on June 22 about South Lake Tahoe’s ballot initiative to raise money for roads by upping the sales tax. The meeting will be at the Tahoe Keys office on Ala Wai Boulevard from 6-8pm. Representatives from the city, El Dorado County, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, and Residents for […]
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By Sammy Caiola, Sacramento Bee Last winter’s Sierra snowpack is melting fast in the summer sun, and backcountry streams are running high. Thirsty hikers may be tempted to gulp from the alpine springs, but experts say look out – the clear mountain water could be full of microscopic organisms just waiting to wreak havoc […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Late in the recently concluded Nevada legislative session, lawmakers revisited and modified policy from an era of our state’s storied gambling past. And by all accounts, it’s a positive step for the state and the industry. In the 1940s and ’50s, gaming flourished in Nevada, thanks, in part, […]
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