By Nancy Shute, NPR Working the night shift is bad for your health. But what if that’s because the food is so lousy? That’s the provocative question raised this week by the editors of PLoS Medicine, an online medical journal. Scientists have been making the case that shift work increases a person’s risk of obesity, […]
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Two Incline Village residents were killed in a crosswalk by a driver who officers say was under the influence of drugs. After the 8pm Dec. 30 accident, Christopher Torii Smith, 25, of Grass Valley was booked into the Washoe County Jail on two counts of driving under the influence causing death and failure to yield […]
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• The Nevada Hotel & Lodging Association awarded Harrah’s Reno, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys for their sustainability efforts with the installation of low-flow showers, drought-tolerant vegetation and energy-efficient lighting. • Placerville woman makes history with kiss. • U.S. News and World Report ranks Sierra Nevada College in Incline as the fourth best college for […]
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By Rob Baedeker, Newsweek There’s a strange woman in our shower. She and her boyfriend arrived late last night, and she’s slipped into our bathroom, which adjoins the office where my wife, Laura, and I are working. We can hear her flossing. “Did you meet them?” Laura whispers. “Are they nice?” I don’t know if […]
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By Cathy Locke and Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee A new state law requiring children younger than 8 to use car booster seats will become effective Sunday. Children younger than 8 also must be properly buckled into a car seat or booster seat, and in the back seat, according to a news release from the California […]
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By Kathryn Reed A joint appeal to the state Water Resources Control Board is being crafted by South Lake Tahoe, and El Dorado and Placer counties regarding the stormwater permit the Lahontan Regional Board approved earlier this month. El Dorado County initiated the process. Legal counsels for the three jurisdictions with the assistance of outside […]
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By Western Farm Press Pesticide use in California rose in 2010 after declining for four consecutive years, according to data released by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). More than 173 million pounds of pesticides were reported applied statewide, an increase of nearly 15 million pounds – or 9.5 percent – from 2009. The increase […]
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By Austin Murphy, Sports Illustrated No one was sure what to expect—least of all Kevin Pearce himself. But two years after suffering a traumatic brain injury on a halfpipe training run in Park City, Utah, the 24-year-old snowboarder decided he was again ready to take a ride down the mountain. Until that afternoon in December […]
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The noise is not going away. Day 2 of SnowGlobe is under way. But concert promoters and South Lake Tahoe officials are taking steps to deal with people’s concerns. The number to call to complain about noise involving SnowGlobe (or any loud event) is (530) 542.6100. Calling 911 for noise issues could endanger the life […]
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Kirkwood Mountain Resort is with the National Ski Patrol for the 2011-12 season. The National Ski Patrol is a federally chartered nonprofit membership association dedicated to serving the public and the mountain recreation industry. With more than 27,000 members nationwide, NPS represents 96 percent of the nations ski patrollers. Kirkwood Mountain Resort and the National […]
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