Tahoe Rim Trail Association will celebrate National Winter Trails Day in Truckee and South Lake Tahoe. TRTA is partnering with REI on Jan. 11 from 11am-3pm for a family friendly event at Tahoe Donner XC Ski Center, 15275 Alder Creek Road, Truckee. Register online. There will be hike on the South Shore with Explore Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed Students at South Tahoe High School who are caught with or under the influence of drugs, including alcohol, get what amounts to a three-day vacation from school. That could change. In the past the school had a diversion program where students would get counseling as part of the process. With cutbacks in […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the Nov. 22, 2013, San Jose Mercury News. California is having the wrong debate about the future of one of its most valuable assets, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, which produces water for much of the state and about half of Silicon Valley. The battle for the better part […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Vail Resorts lost $73.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, compared to $60.6 million for the same period last year. The resort company typically loses big in the August-through-October first quarter, when it ramps up for the ski season without actually hosting skiers. Vail Resort chief Rob Katz […]
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By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times When Ken Bleifer started collecting wine 50 years ago, he didn’t think of it as an investment. He simply loved wine and, like many connoisseurs, ended up buying much more than he could ever drink. So about 10 years ago, he began selling a portion of the 4,000 bottles […]
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By Anthony York, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — While much of the country is gearing up for the holidays, political forces in Sacramento are girding for battle. Already, special interests are lined up with plans that could shape next year’s general election ballot. They are considering propositions to increase medical malpractice awards, hike tobacco taxes […]
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations off Highway 89 near Luther Pass on Dec. 10. Crews will begin burning a 29-acre unit across the highway from the Luther Pass overflow campground and will burn as much as weather and conditions allow. Operations may continue through the week. Smoke from this […]
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By Bruce Barcott and Michelle Lau, Sunset When I was a child, my family adhered to a strict policy when it came to Christmas trees: We never drew from the same well twice. One year, we rolled up to the White Front parking lot in Everett, Washington, where my dad haggled with the schnapps-warmed proprietor […]
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By AP MINDEN — A Nevada judge has been charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the August death of a bicyclist. A criminal complaint filed Friday says Douglas County District Judge Michael Gibbons failed to exercise due care when passing bicyclist Joseph Longo, 61, of Gardnerville. Longo and Gibbons were westbound on Pinenut Road on […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Gaming companies blazing the trail for online poker are starting to generate revenue from their Internet investments. It’s still too early to determine exactly how much they have made and how sustained the results will be, but frontrunners Caesars Entertainment and Station Casinos both have realized proceeds from […]
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