By Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch Waymo is working on one of the key areas it still needs to tackle ahead of any general public launch of its self-driving technology: snow. The company’s vehicles still had a lot to learn in this specific realm as of late last year, and it’s one of the most challenging road […]
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By Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee The region’s Indian casino scene could soon get more crowded. With two casino projects on the horizon in an already bustling market, tribal operators old and new will have to offer entertainment and other amenities to retain the loyalty of customers in what experts say is a gaming market that […]
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The evidence of the unstable slope along Highway 50 at Logan Shoals continues to pile up in what was the No. 2 travel lane and along the shoulder. “Many of the boulders which have fallen into blocked-off travel lanes remain there as another physical object and barrier to help further diffuse and prevent future rock […]
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A Fresno man accidentally fell to his death from the top of Harveys’ parking garage on Sunday. David Garcia, 29, was found unresponsive next to the Stateline parking structure about 3am March 26. Witnesses told Douglas County sheriff’s deputies that Garcia had been drinking alcohol during the evening, and had left the casino at 2:20am. […]
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· Gunbarrel 25 at Heavenly Mountain Resort is April 1 from 10am-5pm. Skiers-boarders will take as many laps on the face as they can on Saturday. · The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest recently launched an email subscription service to make it easier for the public to receive information. Go online to sign up. · The pool […]
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A fire at the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Truckee only caused damage to the outside of the building. Even though firefighters had to cut holes in the roof March 24, the store was able to reopen the following day. The call came in about 6pm from a passer-by who saw flames from the roof […]
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A back country skier survived being swept up by a 1,000-foot-long avalanche on Mount Tallac on Saturday. The skier was carried about 800 feet. The extent of injuries is not known. According to the Sierra Avalanche Center, the person lost equipment and some was broken. The incident occurred at 12:30pm March 25 in The Cross; […]
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Ginger is a fun little girl. She is about 2 years old, and very affectionate. She will climb right into your lap and snuggle with you. And so pretty. She has beautiful ginger colored fur and big brown eyes. Ginger is spayed, microchipped, tested for heart worm, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Susan Wood When it comes to millennials and home ownership, the 30s could arguably be the new 20s. The 16- to […]
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By Jennifer Mercieca “Nothing is more surprising,” wrote David Hume in his 1758 “First Principles of Government,” than “the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.” What explains this surprising easiness? Trust is at the heart of the answer. Hume believed that since the people always outnumber their leaders (and thus retain […]
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