By David N. Myers A good part of what was so distressing about this month’s shooting at UCLA was the familiarity of it all. The death of William Klug, a brilliant and affable young professor, at the hands of a mad former graduate student, was the chief tragedy. But as our campus was taken over […]
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By James Raia, Sacramento Bee Eric Byrnes’ background as a professional baseball player isn’t the only thing that makes him stand out from the field in this weekend’s Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. Runners are encouraged to have pacers for the final 38 miles beginning at Foresthill. It’s often done in two segments, one joining […]
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By Jessica Hice, Sacramento Bee The search for a college football player who presumably drowned June 10 during a Lake Tahoe paddleboard excursion has been suspended indefinitely, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. Marc Ma, 20, ventured with several other football players from UNR on a paddleboarding trip about 2 miles offshore near the Obexer […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Calling it one of the deadliest epidemics affecting Nevada and the United States, Gov. Brian Sandoval said everything is on the table for addressing the state’s prescription painkiller problem. “At least one person in Nevada dies every day from an opioid overdose,” Sandoval said. “We can and we must do […]
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The sizable excavation project along Elks Point Road heading toward Nevada Beach is a sewage overflow gallery for Douglas County Sewer Improvement District. It will result in additional and redundant wet well storage for the district’s main sewer lift station at Elks Point Road and Dorla Court, according to Douglas County officials. It is being […]
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· Every Tuesday through September, Tahoe Adventure Company in conjunction with the Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society will provide a kayak trip to the historical Thunderbird Lodge on the East Shore. Cost is $125. Call 530.013.9212 to book a spot. · The Douglas County Public Library in Minden will be closed July 4. The library will resume […]
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By Tony Berendsen When I was growing up astronauts were my heroes. I’m one of the younglings of the 1960’s era that woke up early before school to listen to Walter Cronkite announce the launch of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Then filled with the sense of adventure and discovery, I hurried off to more […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Republicans are taking the lessons they learned from the past three presidential elections and putting them to use in Nevada and elsewhere in 2016. It’s led to an added emphasis on a boots-on-the-ground approach in the Silver State and much less reliance on phone banks to reach and recruit […]
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This weekend, many law enforcement agencies will be out in force on waterways looking for drunken boat operators. This heightened vigilance, known as Operation Dry Water, is part of a national effort to change the cultural acceptance of drinking and boating, and raise awareness that boaters can have safe and fun recreational boating experiences without […]
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El Dorado County’s free weatherization services could save the average household $400 or more each year. Qualified low-income property owners and renters have an opportunity to receive energy improvement services through the program. Weatherization auditors check the home to see where improvements can be made. Services are customized for each home and designed for maximum […]
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