By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The House Committee on Natural Resources will get a sneak-peek at a bill that would transfer millions of acres of federal land to the state of Nevada. The committee scheduled a hearing for today on H.R. 1484, the Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of 1864. The bill by Rep. Mark […]
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By Kathryn Reed Inappropriate clothing and shoes, no plan for if things go wrong, and unrealistic expectations that a cell phone will reach help that is nearby. This is increasingly what search and rescue teams with El Dorado County are finding. It’s the result of more people in the woods and so many of them […]
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To the community, Wow, what a doozy of a letter in the Sierra Sun from Thomas Greg Traxler on Nov. 3, “Unless Lake Tahoe builds a wall, redevelopment is reality.” In it, Traxler starts with the false premise that all new development is “re-development.” Martis Valley West (760 units plus 6.6 acres commercial) on lands […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal A new analysis of a 103-year-old weather observation is throwing cold water on Death Valley National Park’s claim to the world record for heat. According to the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization, the official keeper and verifier of global climate extremes, the highest air temperature recorded anywhere in the […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe attorney John Joseph Castellanos died Nov. 5, 2016. He was 67. Castellanos was born Oct. 31, 1949, in Stockton. He was the second of six children born to Jose Juan and Lucille Castellanos. Castellanos spent his early years in Stockton, attending local schools. He graduated from St. Mary’s High School, attended […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Seeking to address the housing crisis in the states most affected by unemployment, the federal government created a fund in 2010 to help homeowners pay mortgages. Nevada stood to benefit from an allocation of about $200 million as part of the Hardest Hit Fund. But six years later, half […]
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Barton has distributed grants totaling $40,000 to help address the community’s most pressing health needs – mental health, substance abuse, and access to services. The grants were awarded to nine South Shore organizations. Recipients included Live Violence Free, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – El Dorado Chapter, SOS Outreach, […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Wildlife Officers Foundation are co-sponsoring the annual Passing on the Tradition essay contest for young hunters. The grand prize winner will receive a lifetime California hunting license. This year’s contest has entrants sharing their favorite hunting memory. The contest is open to all junior hunting license holders, […]
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Oceans are warming, becoming more acidic, and are being depleted of oxygen. How aquatic life reacts to these changes can help people understand more about this issue. Andrew Whitehead, associate professor UC Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology, is a comparative genome biologist and molecular ecotoxicologist. He will be discussing Developing Models for Climate Change Research […]
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Jill Stanton-Bricker, age 48, of South Lake Tahoe, passed peacefully on Nov. 9, 2016, with her family by her side. Jill loved Tahoe and called it home for over 20 years; after growing up in a town near Cleveland, Ohio, and attending Bowling Green University. She enjoyed skiing and adventuring, both the beaches and the […]
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