By John Carl While in Ireland teaching a criminal justice course this past semester, I had the opportunity to take a tour of an Irish prison. The Irish prison service states one of its key missions is to protect human rights: The rights of the public and the rights of the offender. A tour of […]
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By Bernice Yeung, Reveal It started out innocently enough when, in the spring of 2014, a Hilton Hotel housekeeper in Southern California was cleaning a set of rooms on the sixth floor. A guest from the next room asked her for extra towels. She told him to take as many as he needed and he […]
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By Las Vegas Sun The gentle nudge of a paw. A friendly chirp. A boisterous purr. A soul-penetrating gaze. These are the moments pet owners cherish and cling to, that make messes or misbehavior irrelevant. Because, at the end of the day, we need their love as much as they need ours. But why? Why […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Division of Forestry has a big surprise for those who think of the Silver State as a treeless wasteland. Nevada is actually home to a long list of impressive trees, including two champion specimens, both just outside Las Vegas, that rank as the largest of their kind […]
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A Sacramento man was detained during the weekend celebrity golf tournament in Stateline for inappropriately touching singer Justin Timberlake’s face, according to Douglas County sheriff’s deputies. Deputies said Timberlake declined to press charges after the July 23 incident at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. However, Keith Michael Weglin, 29, allegedly became argumentative when Timberlake told him […]
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A multi-vehicle accident is blocking both lanes of Highway 50 in Meyers. Caltrans said the road should be open just after 5pm July 26. “There were minor injuries and they are waiting for tow trucks and ambulances,” Caltrans spokesman Steve Nelson told Lake Tahoe News. The accident occurred just before near the gun mount at […]
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Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition has launched a multimedia education campaign to promote safe bicycling on Tahoe’s roads and separated paths. Key tips include biking in the same direction as traffic, using lights, reflectors and bright clothing to be visible to drivers, passing on the left when on a multi-use path, using proper hand signals, […]
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Traffic along Highway 89 between Squaw Valley Road and Cabin Creek Road in Truckee will be slow today through July 28. Caltrans is paving in the area. Grinding work will take place from 7am-5pm each day. Approximately one-half mile of one way traffic controls will occur as work progresses along the 5-mile long work zone.
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By Megan Michelson, Powder Imagine a world where drones fly overhead while you rip a steep line through powder-stuffed trees. A tiny camera inside the drone captures footage of you, making even the average skier look like a breakthrough performer in a TGR flick. Magically, within a day or so, a polished, edited video appears […]
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Updated 1:15pm: A West Slope bank robbery suspect didn’t get far before being apprehended on Monday. David Jarrell, 22, of El Dorado Hills reportedly robbed the US Bank on White Rock Road in El Dorado Hill s on July 25 at 2:35pm. Not long after that he was found by sheriff’s deputies in a creek. Investigators […]
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