By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal There are safer ways to achieve fame than starring in your own survival story. That’s a lesson a Pennsylvania woman learned recently after a trip into the Arizona backcountry with her husband and 10-year-old son went awry. Karen Klein spent roughly 24-hours in the snowy wilderness during a desperate, 26-mile […]
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By Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee SlideBelts co-founders Brig and Michelle Taylor ship their ratchet belts around the world from El Dorado Hills, and they have celebrated that fact by surrendering about 20 feet of wall in their company headquarters to a world map. That wall provides a portal for viewing the company’s rapid growth. SlideBelts’ […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Plan on New Year’s Day being a powder day. A storm is brewing that should land in the Lake Tahoe Basin on New Year’s Eve. “The position of the low is bouncing back and forth,” Tony Fuentes, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno, told Lake Tahoe News. Because of this the […]
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By Associated Press With six new gun control bills signed by Gov. Jerry Brown in July, sales of semi-automatic rifles have more than doubled in California over last year. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that the California Department of Justice shows 364,643 semi-automatic rifles had been sold by Dec. 9 whereas 153,931 rifles […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Radon Education Program is offering free radon test kits and educational presentations at various locations across the state. Free test kits are available at Cooperative Extension offices and partner offices statewide from Jan. 1 through Feb. 28, and will also be available at presentations. Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal In years past winter was when Sierra Nevada backcountry cyclists were forced to pack away their bike gear and wait for the snow to melt. No more. The proliferation of fat tire mountain bikes in recent years is getting more bicyclists than ever into the mountains despite a healthy […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Women made impressive gains in capturing public offices in Nevada this year, and now represent 40 percent of the 63-member state Legislature heading into the 2017 session. That ties Nevada with Colorado and Vermont as the states with the highest percentage of women legislators, according […]
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Multiple windows in multiple classrooms were broken at Douglas High School. “The means to how the windows were broken are being withheld at this time for investigation purposes. The classrooms are still useable,” Douglas County sheriff’s Investigator Jon Storke told Lake Tahoe News. A dollar value for the damage has not been given. The incident […]
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By Kathryn Reed A couple years ago a friend told me about the benefits of turmeric; enhanced memory being one. The irony is that I forget to use it. Turmeric is the major ingredient in curry. It is a plant in the ginger family. For years, people in India have been cooking with it as […]
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By Larry Weitzman Recently voted Full Size CUV (crossover utility vehicle) of Texas, the Hyundai Santa Fe is hardly full size in its exterior dimensions. It rides on a mid-size 110-inch wheelbase and Santa Fe’s length is a mid-size 193 inches. Width is a manageable 74 inches and with its AWD capability it tips the […]
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