By Rebekah Sager, Fox News President Trump’s proposed travel ban of citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries is weighing heavily on the tourism industry. Whether it’s individuals who want to see the U.S. or companies planning travel for corporate events, many in the industry are expecting fewer people to visit America in the foreseeable future. […]
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By Amanda Hoover, Christian Science Monitor Over the past two decades, humans triggered 84 percent of all wildfires and tripled the length of the fire season, making it a nearly year-round phenomenon under drier, warmer conditions, according to a new study. The findings come from a team of researchers at the University of Colorado […]
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By Kathryn Reed In the distance a deep sapphire blue Lake Tahoe looked majestic. Up close the emerald cove was more rugged as the white caps hit the shore. Seclusion mixed with vast views of Lake Tahoe – that’s what the trek to Skunk Harbor is all about. If only it had been warmer. But […]
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By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy Experts say California’s Oroville dam crisis demonstrates the life-and-death urgency of federal spending to upgrade aging dams. But there are doubts about whether President Trump will agree. California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird told the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday that further deterioration of the nation’s aging […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal When President Barack Obama rolled out his March Madness college basketball bracket predictions on television every year, he acknowledged his participation in an illegal activity commonly enjoyed in workplaces nationwide. Now, a nonprofit Washington think tank is criticizing the federal ban on sports wagering, joining the chorus of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Understanding drug addiction – by the user, health care professionals and loved ones – is the first step. Terri Cherry, retired pharmacist from Barton Health, this week gave a talk about prescription drug abuse. She emphasized that it is a disease, not a weakness – and certainly no one makes a conscious […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal One sure sign the Sierra Nevada is experiencing a historic winter is the snowpack is getting too deep for devices scientists use to measure it. It’s a problem that cropped up Wednesday when researchers sought to confirm snow depth at a data site on Slide Mountain at Mount Rose Ski […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Texts and emails sent by public employees on their personal devices or accounts are a matter of public record if they deal with official business, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a unanimous decision hailed by open-government advocates. But the court provided only general guidance on where the […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe has gone from a noise nuisance to a visual eye-sore. Remnants from the three-day musical festival in December are beginning to make a section of Al Tahoe Boulevard look blighted. And it’s bound to just look worse as the snow melts. City officials and the promoter are saying the snow after […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Homeowners may not think about property taxes often, but Nevada’s county and city government officials do. During this year’s Legislature, they’re busy asking state lawmakers to change the property tax abatement, or the cap, that limits how much larger your property tax bill can grow from […]
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