By Jessie Marchesseau TRUCKEE – I was more excited than nervous driving up to Northstar on Friday morning to preview this year’s Tough Mudder course and try my hand at some of the obstacles. Tough Mudder calls their events, not a race, but a challenge, and uses the tagline: Probably the Toughest Event on the […]
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Updated Sept. 21 10:45pm: The Carter Springs Fire in Douglas County had burned more than 1,500 acres as of late Friday night. It is estimated to be 5 percent contained. Highway 395 is expected to remain closed from Riverview on the north and at Kingsbury Grade on the south through the night. Fire officials said […]
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El Dorado County Animal Services is teaming up with area veterinarians and animal welfare agencies to offer free rabies vaccinations for cats and dogs on World Rabies Day — Sept. 29. The free rabies vaccinations will be offered from 9am to 5pm that Saturday at the El Dorado County Government Center located at 330 Fair […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Since 2007, Nevada state agencies have continued to pay welfare and food stamp benefits to a small number of recipients who had died, according to a legislative audit released Wednesday. The report found the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services sent benefits to 27 of the […]
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The Lake Tahoe Community College Haldan Art Gallery opens this month with a memorial exhibition by longtime artist and educator David Schnabel. Schnabel has a special connection to LTCC through his grandson, Scott Valentine, a full-time geology instructor at the college. Schnabel taught art at Pasadena City College for more than 20 years. This exhibition […]
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By Samantha Boatman, KOLO-TV A study released by the Violence Policy Center ranks Nevada as No. 1 for the third year in a row for the number of women killed by men. Nevada has topped the list five out of the last six years. The study says the rate of women killed by men is […]
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University of Nevada Cooperative Extension’s “Living With Fire” program was named an Exemplary Project by the Association of Public Land-grant Universities. “Living With Fire” is an interagency effort initiated, coordinated and implemented by Cooperative Extension. It teaches Nevadans how to live more safely in high fire hazard environments. The program stresses that the key to […]
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Deadmau5, Wiz Khalifa, Chromeo Live, Beats Antique, Big Gigantic, Laidback Luke, MiMOSA, Madeon, Gramatik and Polica are leading the lineup for SnowGlobe 2012. Three-day passes ($155) and VIP passes ($450) for the Dec. 29-31 show are on sale. Also coming to the field by Lake Tahoe Community College are Flosstradamus, Poolside, Baauer, Boombox, Break Science, […]
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Incline Village residents have been reporting people entering their homes while they are at home. Washoe County sheriff’s deputies have put out an alert to residents about a series of residential burglaries that started Sept. 1. They are usually during the early morning hours. The suspects are entering through unlocked doors and window. Anyone with […]
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Updated 1:55 pm: The fire has grown to approximately 30 acres and is threatening structures in the the area. A unified command has been established with East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts and Bureau of Land Management. One helicopter is on scene providing water drops. Others have been ordered. —- East Fork Fire and Paramedic […]
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