By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal More Nevada students completing college courses could mean millions in additional funds for the state’s seven colleges. Nevada higher education officials said $60 million of its $622 million budget request for state funds is based on the number of students that completed courses in fiscal year 2016. It is up about $10 […]
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By Kathryn Reed The 11 main items in the settlement agreement between South Lake Tahoe and City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner essentially return certain policies to what they were prior to the brouhaha that became public last year and then document long-standing protocols. Six employees brought harassment and bullying allegations against Conner. But Conner is not […]
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By Drew Bollea, CBS-13 The largest mountain resort company in the country is in violation of the Federal Clean Water Act, according to a California state agency. Now, Kirkwood Mountain Resort staff is in the process of cleaning up a mess made over the winter. According to public documents from the Central Valley Regional Water […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Changing snowmelt cycles could be more damaging to mountain streams and reservoirs in the Western U.S. than previously thought, according to recently published research. That’s according to research that shows slow-melting snowpack reduces the amount of water that makes it into streams and reservoirs. The results have ramifications for everyone […]
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By Howard Blume and Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times Monday was the end of the line for a landmark California case challenging tenure and other traditional job protections for teachers — and the teachers won. The outcome left some union opponents looking for a different battlefield in the ongoing wars over public education, while others said they should try the courts again. […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – Rooms are simple, efficient, clean and have what you need. It’s a bit minimalist without lacking anything. Refreshing, unique beers are on tap – perfect after a day exploring Lake Tahoe. Sit inside on a couch or at one of the outside areas, even by a fire pit. Basecamp […]
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By Don Thompson, AP A 2014 California voter-approved initiative that reduced penalties for certain drug and property crimes has led to the lowest arrest rate in state history as police frequently ignore those illegal activities, experts say. Proposition 47 lowered criminal sentences by reducing them from felonies that can bring long prison sentences to misdemeanors […]
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By Buck Wargo, Las Vegas Review-Journal Call it the northern invasion. Northern Nevada Realtors in the Lake Tahoe and Reno area are aggressively reaching out to their counterparts in Las Vegas with marketing in Southern Nevada to find buyers for luxury vacation properties. One of the newest properties on the market on the Nevada portion […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District has enough water for the next 31 years. This is according to a stress test the agency did in the groundwater basin below the 20,500-acre service area. “With the demand from 2013, 2014 and 2015 averaging 6,173 acre-feet per year, we have over 31 years of water […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal It’s easy to understand why Jon Killoran and Brian Krolicki are watching Sunday’s closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro a little differently than the average viewer. Every beauty shot of the Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, every view of Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ […]
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