By Reno Gazette-Journal The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search for a Reno hiker missing since Sunday, KOLO-TV reported, saying it is unlikely he is still alive after four days in the snowy wilderness. The search could continue next week if the weather permits, but deputies said it will be a recovery effort, […]
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Enjoy the slopes today because a winter weather advisory has been issued for almost all of Saturday. Here is today’s ski report from Curtis Fong, the Guy from Tahoe. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued the advisory for Nov. 27 from 10am to 10pm. Light snow is expected in the morning, then increasing […]
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• Jim Tarwater, superintendent of Lake Tahoe Unified School District, will be part of a webinar on Dec. 15 about technology in classrooms. • Weidinger Public Relations of Stateline is celebrating its 25th anniversary. • Fifth-graders at the magnet school in Meyers are having a Gingerbread Festival Dec. 1 at 7:30pm. It includes chili dinner, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal For some time, it’s been clear to Melinda Cash that something was wrong with her trees. Many of the pinyon pines on Cash’s Mound House property east of Carson City looked sick and scraggly, their branches largely devoid of needles. “You can see right through them. Usually you can’t see […]
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By Bjorn Lomborg One of the scarier predictions about global warming is the suggestion that melting glaciers and ice caps could cause sea levels to rise as much as 15 to 20 feet over the next century. Set aside the fact that the best research we have — from the United Nations climate panel — […]
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By Dana M. Nichols, Stockton Record SAN ANDREAS – Avalanche season is here, and it’s in color for the first time. The snow will stay white, but avalanche forecasts in the United States this year are color coded, somewhat like the terrorism threat alerts issued by the federal Department of Homeland Security. “In the last […]
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By Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun Slot machine manufacturers, beaten up by gamblers who often complain about tight machines, have redirected their marketing campaign. Three years into a recession that has decimated discretionary spending, slot makers at last week’s premier trade show eagerly showed off their newest creations — and explained how the games aim […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A graduate of UC Davis is helping her alma mater produce soaps and lotions made with olive oil from campus trees. The olive oil based body-care products — lotion, soap, body butter and lip balm — are now on sale at the UC Davis bookstore. Proceeds will support the UC […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s sidewalks – the few that are in the city – are about to be cleared of snow. This is assuming the City Council OKs the idea Dec. 14. And assuming property owners give a hoot because they sure haven’t seemed to care without the threat of being fined. “The […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee In the foothills of Placer County, people are keeping their fingers crossed that freezing conditions don’t harm the coveted satsuma mandarins. “Say a little prayer,” said Josh Huntsinger, Placer County deputy agricultural commissioner. Temperatures were hovering around freezing Wednesday in mountain mandarin territory from Auburn to Lincoln. The cool nights […]
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