By Maia Szalavitz, Time States that legalize medical marijuana see fewer fatal car accidents, according to a new study, in part because people may be substituting marijuana smoking for drinking alcohol. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia, have legalized medical marijuana since the mid-1990s. For the new study, economists looked at 1990-2009 government data […]
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By Geoff Schladow Scientists at TERC have just submitted what will be the final set of research proposals under the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act, better known as SNPLMA. For the last 10 years these funds, approximately $3.5 million per year, were available on a competitive basis to fund research that was deemed both […]
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By Geoff Schladow, Heather Segale, Allison Gamble and Andrea Wilkins Research efforts to control invasive aquatic species from around the world continue to threaten the Lake Tahoe Basin. Work to identify the most effective mechanisms for controlling the populations of Asian clams continues. Current projects are focused on controlling the spread of the Asian clam […]
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The North Lake Tahoe Resort Association has open seats on its Infrastructure and Transportation committees. These committee seats are two-year terms with appointments being made by the board of directors at its January meeting. To apply or request more information, contact Ron Treabess at Ron@PureTahoeNorth.com. The NLTRA operates the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Analysts at accounting firm PwC have boosted their growth projection for Nevada’s casino industry. In the PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) annual gaming forecast distributed this week, the firm projected Nevada gaming win of $10.4 billion in 2010 to reach $10.7 billion this year and then expand to just shy of […]
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By Armando Avina The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office would like to warn people to be aware of scams in which dishonest people pose as friends, family, respected companies and government agencies to get people to send money immediately. Already this holiday season, fraudulent activities have been reported about persons representing themselves as working through reputable […]
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Twelve Lake Tahoe-area ski resorts are offering two free Alpine or Nordic tickets for every purchase of a California or Nevada Lake Tahoe license plate between Dec. 12 and April 15. More than 96 percent of Lake Tahoe license plate fees go directly to Tahoe recreation and restoration projects of the California Tahoe Conservancy, the […]
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By Dan Cayan Maybe it is the fact that in 1862 massive floods from 45 straight days of rain transformed the Central Valley into an inland sea that drove the California Legislature to relocate to San Francisco. Or maybe it’s because sunny beaches, cool Sierra slopes and expansive deserts can be seen and felt, all […]
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By USSA RUKA, Finland — Olympic champion Hannah Kearney of Vermont opened defense of her FIS Freestyle World Cup title with a strong win in Ruka as three Americans made it to the podium. Eliza Outtrim was second behind Kearney while Sho Kashima of Stateline finished runnerup to Canada’s Michael Kingsbury for his first career […]
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Elegant Evening is Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra’s annual fund raiser. It is April 21 from 6-11pm at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased online.
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