The California Tahoe Conservancy’s annual seasonal dog closure at the Upper Truckee Marsh is in effect now through July 31. The purpose of the closure is to keep dogs out of critical breeding habitat for special, threatened and endangered species. Beginning Aug. 1, dogs will again be permitted access to the Upper Truckee Marsh provided they are on leash. The Conservancy-owned Cove East […]
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By Kathryn Reed Working in isolation is not always an ideal situation. But renting office space in a prime location is expensive. Then there are all the other costs – utilities, snow removal, signage. And on the South Shore parking can be a problem. Mountain Lab is the answer. (They’ve let the Tahoe in the name […]
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By Peter Hanlon, High Country News California’s State Water Resources Control Board recently indicated that mandatory water restrictions could be lowered in some parts of the state later this spring. Such a move would come just one year after the wise decision that encouraged residents to save water in the midst of a severe, multi-year drought. […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment, the casino giant behind many resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and two at Lake Tahoe, reported its first quarter earnings Thursday. Revenue of $1.2 billion is an increase of 6.7 percent from the first quarter of 2015. However, that doesn’t include results from Caesars Entertainment Operating […]
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By Cindy Chang and Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times In Santa Clara County, jail guards sent text messages using racial slurs to describe African Americans, Jews and Vietnamese Americans. In San Francisco, as many as 19 police officers have been implicated in a texting scandal involving racial and homophobic insults. Recent controversies over emails and texts […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Residents of drought-stricken California doubled their water conservation efforts in March compared with the month before by turning off their sprinklers when the rain fell and changing habits, officials said Tuesday. Cities and businesses used 24.3 percent less water compared with the same time in 2013. That’s twice the saving from […]
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Registration is open for the Northern Nevada Wildfire Awareness Half Marathon and 5K Trail Run in Reno. The May 29 event is hosted by University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s Living With Fire Program in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management and Desert Sky Adventures. All proceeds from the race will be donated to the […]
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By Odysseas Papadimitriou California has a tax refund problem. But probably not the kind you think. Despite facing the country’s 11th highest tax burden, Golden State residents receive the 10th largest average annual refund, at roughly $2,900. That might at first seem like a good thing, but you have to consider where the money is […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal In a lawsuit filed Friday, three days before Harvey Whittemore’s release from serving a sentence for breaking campaign finance laws, the Nevada lawyer and lobbyist and his wife are being sued by Bank of the West. Filed in Reno’s Second Judicial District Court on April 29, the lawsuit accuses Annette and […]
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Two South Lake Tahoe men were stabbed Wednesday night near the bike path behind Meek’s Lumber in the center of town. The names of the victims – ages 31 and 43 – have not been released. They were found at the corner of Highway 50 and Al Tahoe Boulevard about 11:20pm May 4. One had […]
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