I want to apologize to all Lake Tahoe News readers for the difficulty you are having logging onto the news site. The server crashed because there are so many of you all of a sudden interested primarily in our weather related stories. While on the one hand this is a good thing, I know it […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal A group of businesses, advocates and academics have formed an association focused on advancing the development of Nevada as a global hub for esports. The Nevada Esports Alliance is a new non-profit organization that plans to boost the state as the center of the convergence of video gaming […]
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By Robin Respaut, Reuters California Public Employees’ Retirement System expects a 5.8 percent annual investment return under its new portfolio asset allocation, significantly lower than the fund’s assumed rate of return of 7 percent by 2020. The reduced expectation, disclosed late Monday in documents from the largest U.S. public pension fund, is based on a […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Standing 6-feet-7-inches tall, Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley) is built more like a power forward than a power slalom skier. But competing in his first World Championships, Bennett hammered through a challenging slalom course to an 11th-place finish in Monday’s alpine combined to lead the U.S. at the 2017 FIS […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – El Dorado County is in the process of crafting a “traction ordinance” that could help keep tourist traffic out of neighborhoods – at least in the winter. It would not solve the summer traffic problem. The ordinance would allow the county to require chains, snow tires and/or four-wheel drive on […]
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By Joe Mathews Are you finally growing up, Sacramento? I pose that question not to our state government, but to the real Sacramento, the capital region. It’s a query that also should be aimed at the Central Valley’s other big urban areas. The maturity of Fresno, Bakersfield or Stockton is not just a local question. […]
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By Brian X. Chen, New York Times Modern homes today are getting internet-connected light bulbs, thermostats, TVs and speakers. So with a simple voice command or the touch of a button on our smartphones, we can set the temperature, turn on a light or prepare the TV to record a program. What could go wrong? […]
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The inaugural Coyote Country Rail Jam is March 10 from 5-10pm in and around Lake Tahoe Community College’s Physical Education building. There’s no entry cost. All ages are welcome to participate!. The event will include the rail jam, free sledding hill, food, music, games for the kids and more. For more info, email booth@ltcc.edu.
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Donald Trump set a feverish pace at the outset of his presidency by signing nine executive orders in his first 21 days in office. Some, like those on immigration and health care, hit at the heart of Nevada’s political atmosphere, but the Trump administration said this month those orders […]
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By Alison Noon, AP CARSON CITY — Lawmakers are gearing up to change how and whether people cast ballots in Nevada as the state faces a shifting electorate and unfounded claims of voter fraud and intimidation. Eligible Nevadans would automatically be registered to vote and be able to participate in primary elections despite their party […]
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