By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun After spending millions a year on rent, Southwest Gas Corp. has cut a hefty check to become its own landlord. The Las Vegas-based natural-gas provider bought the bulk of its Chinatown corporate headquarters this month for $16.5 million cash. The property consists of three main office buildings. Southwest Gas […]
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• ESPN magazines’ Body issue is out. Meyers snowboarder Jamie Anderson is in it. • San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush cheerleaders shot their 2014-15 calendar photos in Lake Tahoe. Calendar will be available in the fall. • Donner Lake Triathlon is July 26-27. For more info, go online. • The U.S. Forest Service has obtained […]
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By Tom Verdin, AP SACRAMENTO — California’s drought is beginning to dry up the water supplies for some state parks, including some of the system’s most popular places. Restrooms with flush toilets have been closed at D.L. Bliss State Park, the Hearst Castle Visitor Center and Hearst San Simeon State Park, replaced with portable toilets. […]
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By Brian Nordli, Las Vegas Sun High school juniors will have a new required exam waiting for them in April that could help them prepare for college. The Nevada State Board of Education unanimously approved a plan this week to administer the ACT exam to all high school juniors. The decision will allow the Department […]
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By Kim Minugh and Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A decorated Placer County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a teen who was volunteering at his department, according to authorities. Deputy Ken Skogen, a seven-year veteran most recently assigned to patrol, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of four felony counts, including […]
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Reading blasts-off this summer at Mormon Station State Historic Park with the Douglas County Public Library’s special puppet show July 23. Guest puppeteer Beth Hyland will share the story of King Gregory’s quest to help his son. After the show, children will build a rocket to take home. All ages are welcome. Meet at 10:30am […]
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By Kathryn Reed Proposed work by South Tahoe Public Utility District in the Upper Truckee Marsh has raised the awareness of Al Tahoe residents to the larger project the California Tahoe Conservancy is likely to undertake. While the two are not related, they do involve the same area. South Tahoe PUD’s project is on the […]
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By Robert Reich A few weeks ago I was visited in my office by the chairman of one of the country’s biggest high-tech firms who wanted to talk about the causes and consequences of widening inequality and the shrinking middle class, and what to do about it. I asked him why he was concerned. “Because […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times A study delves into one of the great mysteries of diet, exercise and weight loss: why, when you’ve started a grueling exercise regimen in a bid to shape up, it’s common to gain, not lose weight. Sure, there’s the old reassurance that muscles weigh more than fat. But when […]
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The insect blamed for attacking trees in the Al Tahoe neighborhood of South Lake Tahoe is now making itself known along Pioneer Trail near the intersection with Highway 50 in Meyers. While some Jeffrey pine trees appear to be dying, the yellowing of the needles is due to the work of a native insect species […]
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