By Kim Wyatt STATELINE – Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers played a tight 22-song set at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe showroom March 24 to a full, devoted house. Lyrically rich songs of self-discovery and political anthems spanning 30 years of songwriting punctuated the intermission-free 90-minute show, and by the end an inspired crowd was […]
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By Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times Wielding the same authority created decades ago to fight smog, California regulators on Friday moved forward with tough new pollution-reduction requirements for automakers selling cars in the state. The rules set escalating targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from 2022 through 2025, and officials are planning tougher steps after […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal State wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of a wolf in Nevada for the first time since 1922. The Nevada Department of Wildlife announced Friday that a wolf from the Shasta Pack in Northern California crossed into the Silver State in early November, but there is no evidence that […]
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By Kathryn Reed Military helicopters are the No. 1 noise problem at Lake Tahoe Airport and there is nothing city officials can do about it. With the city having taken millions of dollars in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration, it is obligated to allow military aircraft to access the airport. It is often used […]
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By Kade Krichko, Powder The sun hasn’t yet made it over the dusty city skyline, but human friction offsets the morning chill as businessmen, students, and errand-runners ebb and flow to the singsong commands drifting from the concrete rafters of the Beijing subway station. Three stops down Line 13, a ski bus waits to shuttle […]
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By Los Angeles Times Hey, Mammoth Lakes, add this group shot of the National Guard to your winter scrapbook. Burdened with removing the 44 feet of snow that had fallen this season, the village of 8,200 called in the National Guard earlier this month to help cart 4,000 tons of it away. The five-day offensive, […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – In an effort to get ahead of the fire season, crews from various fire agencies in the Lake Tahoe Basin have been gathering to talk about a united approach. “Wildfires are becoming more problematic because of the changing landscape and more homes are where fires burn,” Forest Schafer with North […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Renee Aldrich and several of her friends heard about the shallow lake that has been sitting out on the Black Rock Desert playa for the past month. So, naturally they grabbed their kayaks and headed north. The playa is a giant mud puddle right now thanks to heavy rains […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun Lawmakers are considering legislation to make Nevada the 12th state to become part of an interstate compact to elect the president and vice president based on the popular vote. The compact says that once states with 270 electoral college votes sign on, those electors would be required to vote […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Health care, immigration, human rights, climate change – these are some of the topics that have united a group of politically active South Shore residents. It was a year ago this month that Susan Chandler hosted a meeting for Bob Derlet who was challenging Tom McClintock for the 4th Congressional […]
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