By Marilyn Newton, Nevada The view of Highway 50 looking west toward the waning sun gives insight into why AAA once warned motorists “not to drive there unless they’re confident of their survival skills.” Photo by: David Braun It was 30 years ago, in July 1986, that Life magazine used the term “The Loneliest Road […]
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By John R. McNeill The spread of Zika virus by Aedes aegypti is not the first time a mosquito-borne virus has broken loose in the Americas. Mosquitos and viruses have shaped the history of the Western Hemisphere in surprising ways for centuries; the United States might not be an independent country without them. After the […]
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By Jessica Garcia, Reno Gazette-Journal Resident, commercial and industrial electric customers of NV Energy will experience the sixth consecutive quarterly price decrease effective Friday. The overall electric price decrease is 1.97 percent. Natural gas residential, commercial and industrial customers experienced an overall gas decrease of 9.17 percent. These costs are associated with fuel used in power […]
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There will be a medicinal plant walk at Sorensen’s Resort in Hope Valley on July 3. Kimball Chatfield, medical botanist and doctor of Oriental medicine, will lead the walk in hunt for plants including wild arnica, St. John’s Wort, various types of mint, wild blueberries, currants, yarrow, roses, wild onions and more. Chatfield is author […]
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Instead of green lawns to play on, Zephyr Cove Tennis Club has brand new resurfaced courts – which are all green. The club’s annual Breakfast at Wimbledon event is July 9. Breakfast starts at 9am, with play at 10am. Adults will be paired with a partner. The top four teams will win a prize. Wear […]
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By Susan Wood GARDNERVILLE – Douglas County appears in adequate shape according to those who man the coffers, but it has a long way to go in returning to the pre-recession banner years in which revenues were more vertical. That said, diversity may be just what the Nevada county surrounding highways 395 and 50 needs […]
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Crews are a quarter of the way finished with the overhaul of Cave Rock on Highway 50. Work will continue through the holiday weekend. Nevada Department of Transportation is constructing an approximately 60-foot long and 27-foot tall tunnel extension of the westbound, lakeside Cave Rock tunnel to enhance safety and reduce the potential of rock fall […]
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By Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times Drought-stricken California might have a hidden water bonanza. A Stanford University study released Monday said the state has three times more groundwater located in deep aquifers than earlier estimated. According to a Stanford news release, the water is 1,000 to 3,000 feet underground. Until recently it was considered difficult to retrieve water from that […]
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More than 1,882 pounds of illegal fireworks were confiscated from the bug station in Truckee this month. CalFire had a special investigation going on there and in San Bernardino to try to catch as many people as possible before the contraband could be used this holiday weekend. At the sting in Truckee seven people were […]
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The Trailhead Fire burning in El Dorado and Placer counties has charred 1,264 acres and is 12 percent contained. As of 9am Thursday, there was a voluntary evacuation for the community of Volcanoville. There are 2,600 structures that are threatened. On June 29, crews on the north side of the Middle Fork of the American River worked […]
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