By Alison Noon, AP CARSON CITY — Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure on Friday to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana. Under the bipartisan proposal, law enforcement officers would continue using blood tests […]
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By Porter Fox, Powder One degree makes the difference between rain and snow falling in the mountains. And one decision is all it takes for a ski industry executive to help save snow for its patrons, board members, investors, and every other creature, plant, and soul living near the mountains. The right decision is […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — There was no opposition Thursday to a bill imposing lodging taxes on short-term rentals arranged through online outfits like Airbnb if such rentals are allowed by local governments. Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante Adams, D-Las Vegas, said the purpose of Assembly Bill 294 is to bring parity to […]
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· Douglas County School District board will have a public hearing on the 2017-18 budget on May 17 at 5pm in Minden. · Boat inspections are not being offered at the public Donner Lake boat launch this season. All Truckee inspections will be at the Truckee Airport. Any boats that try to launch without at […]
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By Kathryn Reed That iconic swoosh, those orange boxes the shoes come in and even the company’s name were all a bit haphazard in how they came to be. The Nike brand of today is much different than when the company was just starting. While Phil Knight knew he wanted to change the running shoe […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — It’s crunch time at the Nevada Legislature, with 30 days and counting to a mandatory June 5 adjournment. Based on legislative history, 75 percent of the work of the 120-day session will be accomplished in the remaining 25 percent of the time available. Weekends off […]
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This winter has taken a toll on Tahoe Outrigger (Kawai’ulu ‘O Tahoe) Canoe Club’s ability to compete. Snowmageddon 2017 took out Keahi, the club’s only racing canoe. Heavy snow along with a tree falling on the storage shed where the outrigger was stored severely damaged the canoe. Kawai’ulu ‘O Tahoe is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization […]
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Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s board on Tuesday is being asked to increase the rate of pay for the next principal of South Tahoe High School. The recommendation is for the rate to increase by 5.2 percent. In year one the rate would be $111,601, going to $134,040 in year eight. The position would also […]
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By Susan Wood One could say Canadian professional rider and Amgen competitor Kirsti Lay has kept pace with the evolution of the bicycle. That’s because the Montreal cyclist has diversified her lifelong riding habits through the years. Though subtle in geometry and operation, a bicycle’s materials have changed quite a bit in the century-plus it’s […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Throughout California, local government and school district officials are writing new budgets and confronting rapidly rising costs of pensions. Many have seen their costs double in the last few years, largely consuming revenue increases that the state’s expanding economy have produced. For instance, a projected $1 billion increase in school […]
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