By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV For several years, Comstock Mining Incorporated has been trying to begin operations at an open-pit mine, in Storey County. This week, the mine began hauling and crushing ore, but not everyone is on board. Corrado De Gasperis is the mine’s president and CEO. He says about 100 employees are in the […]
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By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun After months of reviews and revisions, U.S. Department of Education approved Nevada’s waiver from the stringent requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. The waiver no longer binds Nevada’s struggling schools to the 2001 law’s key mandate that all Nevada children be 100 percent proficient in math and […]
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Professional plans have been drawn up detailing 30 new features on the Corral Trail in South Lake Tahoe. Help is needed to build table tops, hip jumps, log rides, berm turns, and rock drops on one of Tahoe’s favorite trails. The next trail day is Aug. 25 from 90am to 4pm. Meet at bottom dirt […]
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Do you have a favorite app that you want to share? Would you like to learn more about what great apps are out there? Come to Appy Hour at the South Lake Tahoe library on Aug. 21 at 5pm. No need to sign up. Just drop in with your device to join in the fun. […]
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By August, summertime will be winding down and vacations will be coming to an end, signaling that back-to-school time is near. It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends and making new ones, and settling into a new daily routine. The amount of money spent at family clothing stores […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Instead of finding people who wanted to trade blood pressure for salmon, Kim Wyatt found people who wanted to tell their stories. “I believe in the power of stories changing lives,” Wyatt said. That belief led her from a career in nursing to a life as a writer and editor, […]
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A little more than one year ago the El Dorado County library added a digital library service to its collection. With this service library patrons have access to thousands of books that are available for download 24/7. In the past year El Dorado County patrons have downloaded more than 8,600 books using this service. To […]
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By KRNV-TV HOMEWOOD — California Game Wardens say they do not have enough evidence right now to charge anyone with shooting the bear found dead in Homewood last week. Game Warden Patrick Foy tells News 4 they lack any conclusive evidence that would lead them to the bear’s killer. Michael Garton lives along the beach […]
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By Kathryn Reed As expected, leaders from California and Nevada came up with a compromise nearly at the eleventh-hour before Monday’s Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit. When leaders met a year ago the promise was made to both state governors that by this year’s summit some sort of consensus would be achieved. A committee of Tahoe […]
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Tahoe Arts Project is having an evening of music on the beach on Aug. 16 from 7-9pm at Lakeshore Lodge and Spa in South Lake Tahoe. Music will be from Niall McGuiness, Trey Stone and John Shipley. Bring blankets and low back chairs, but no pets. Sodas, baked goods and ice cream cones will be […]
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