By J. Patrick Coolican, Las Vegas Sun For the first time in years, the Nevada Legislature is seriously discussing gaming policy. As R&R Partners gaming lobbyist Pete Ernaut said, “Protection of this industry: There can’t be a higher priority of this body than getting the No. 1 industry in this state right.” Indeed, I couldn’t […]
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By Barton Health This summer, millions of young adults in the U.S. will “binge drink” their way through parties. Binge drinking is drinking to get drunk — the point at which the drinker is risking health or behavioral problems as a consequence of drinking alcohol. Binge drinking means a man having five or more drinks, […]
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Residents of the Al Tahoe neighborhood participated in a volunteer neighborhood clean-up day Saturday. The clean-up day initiative was a result of the group’s most recent Neighborhood Service Team meeting. A second neighborhood clean-up day for this South Lake Tahoe neighborhood has been scheduled for June 1. Anyone is welcome to participate and the clean-up […]
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By Mary Beth Marklein, USA Today College enrollments declined 2.3 percent this spring compared with a year earlier, a sign that more students are returning to the workforce as the economy recovers, a report out Thursday says. The biggest drops occurred among adult learners attending for-profit colleges and public community colleges, which are most likely […]
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A Grass Valley man last week pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2011 DUI case that ended with the deaths of an Incline Village couple. Robert C. Mathis and Linda Mathis, both 46, died after being struck by a vehicle driven by Christopher Torii Smith, 26. In pleading guilty to two felony counts of […]
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On May 30 the U.S. Forest Service will answer questions and provide information about its Upper Truckee River restoration project. The project area is located east of the Lake Tahoe Airport runway and west of the Washoan subdivision in the Tahoe Paradise residential area. The meeting will provide an overview of the activities that will […]
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The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe just wrapped up its fourth year conducting a successful Pet Pals Humane Education program, which is run almost completely by volunteers. Funded by a grant from Vail Resorts Echo Program, Pet Pals serves to fulfill the critical education component of the HSTT’s mission. Pet Pals incorporates guest animals and fun […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee California newspapers have a legal right to publish the names of children who are subjected to abuse if a name is newsworthy, a Sacramento appellate court ruled Friday. Relying heavily on a 1998 California Supreme Court decision, a three-justice panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal said that “publication […]
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Last December the Truckee Donner Land Trust acquired the 3,000-acre Royal Gorge property on Donner Summit as well as 351 acres in Negro Canyon above Donner Lake. All of Royal Gorge’s meadows, peaks, natural resources, and Nordic ski area are protected forever and will be open to the public for recreation. As part of a […]
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Paramedics, emergency medical technicians, firefighters and base hospital medical staff in El Dorado County are being recognized as part of National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 19-25. More than 14,500 calls for emergency medical assistance are received through the 911 system in El Dorado County each year. The local EMS system includes the 911 system, […]
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