By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada drone experts have finished a Federal Aviation Administration operation in Denver to develop the counter unmanned systems industry, which is the development of defense systems against drone threats. “Right now airports do not have a radar that can effectively detect small drones (weighing less than 55 pounds),” said […]
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Slow Food Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Food Hub are partnering with a new venue for Community Soup Night. Mellow Fellow in Truckee will be serving up the soup for the second event of the fall series on Nov. 30 from 6-7:30pm. “Soup Night taps into the very heart of what Mellow Fellow is all about…community,” […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Gripping tiny slices of sheer rock and hoisting himself up 3,000 feet with only his strength, Adam Ondra quietly inched his way up one of the world’s most challenging rock walls and into the record books, a spokesman for the climber said. Ondra, a 23-year-old from the Czech Republic, took eight […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times A sobering new report on California’s seismic vulnerabilities said that up to 3.5 million homes could be damaged if an 8.0 earthquake ruptured on the San Andreas fault. The new estimate, from the data firm CoreLogic, is based on a theoretical rupture of the entire San Andreas fault, […]
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By ALi Wolf, Fox 40 It looked like the ideal place to spend Thanksgiving: a four bedroom home with a hot tub, steps away from Lake Tahoe. Bob Busser and his wife were excited to spend four nights in a South Lake Tahoe rental, but when they pulled up Tuesday night. “There’s nobody there, we […]
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El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 6 are scheduled to have a public hearing on the county’s capital improvement program and traffic fee mitigation program. Certification of the environmental impact report for the proposed West Slope roadway traffic improvement and mitigation fee program is expected. The board will have seven related items to […]
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By Lisa Meadows, CBS-13 California has set big goals for switching over to green energy within the next decade. The difference with these energy source, they depend on the weather. Water (hydro energy), wind (wind turbines), and sun (solar energy) are the key components to generating renewable energy. In California, lawmakers have set high standards […]
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By Joe Mathews California may have the size and economy of a good-sized country. But California is not a nation. Which is why it would be self-destructive to seek to become one. It’s understandable why the election of an evil white supremacist swindler as president has given the idea of California independence such currency. A […]
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By Maura Judkis, Washington Post Every year at Thanksgiving, we’re subjected to stories about how to cope with your drunk uncle, your bratty cousin, your grandma with an ax to grind. And every year, at least for those who come from your typical, slightly dysfunctional but lovably kooky family, the idea that we’d need an entire […]
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By Adam Candee, Las Vegas Sun Setting up a tent and camping for days outside your favorite big-box retailer for those screaming Black Friday deals sounds like either an adventure or a nightmare. For those tent-dwellers, experts have some bad news to share: the best holiday shopping values might pop up closer to Christmas this […]
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