By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal On May 20, 2015, an exasperated Nevada Legislature washed its hands of the net metering debate, punting its resolution to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. Exactly one year later, the issue surrounding rates for rooftop solar is poised to come full circle as a state task force mulls sending […]
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By Kathryn Reed Meyers is about to be home to the Tahoe Hockey Academy. The year-round facility for boys and girls in middle or high school is expected to break ground this summer. The building permits from El Dorado County are in hand. The project is on the consent agenda of the May 25 Tahoe […]
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By Tony Berendsen I’ve often said Nevada has two great resources — rocks and stars. Anyone who has worked land in Nevada can attest to the abundance of rocks, and anyone that has strayed away from the meager city lights of most of Nevada has seen a multitude of stars in its night sky. There […]
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By Matthew Artz, Bay Area News Group Californians are registering to vote in breathtaking numbers not seen since the Reagan Revolution, as the no-holds-barred presidential primary season and tech-based outreach efforts have rousted more than 1 million people from their political slumber. More than twice as many Californians registered this year than in the same […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked both candidates for El Dorado County Superior Court judge to write a guest column. To date the incumbent is the only one to do so. The election is June 7. By Nelson Brooks I am honored and proud to be one of your judges here in El Dorado County. […]
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By Paul Rogers, Mercury News The natural landscape of the American West is gradually disappearing under a relentless march of new subdivisions, roads, oil and gas production, agricultural operations and other human development, according to a detailed mapping study released Tuesday. From 2001 to 2011, an area totaling 4,321 square miles — or 15 times […]
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By Kelley McMillan, National Geographic On a sunny morning in late February, Tom Slocum, a 57-year-old ski bum in Telluride, Colo., walked up Tomboy Road, a popular hiking route that winds above the north side of town. An avid athlete and skier, Slocum moved to Telluride in 1984, a couple of years after graduating college. Like […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of several stories about mental health issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin that will be running through October. By Kathryn Reed Mental health is a growing problem on the South Shore that is affecting all ages and has no socio-economic boundaries. More people are committing suicide. Substance abuse is an […]
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By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Grab your sunglasses, a giant cup of coffee and prepare to hit the highway: 2016 is shaping up to be the summer of the road trip. Cheap fuel prices have left many American families flush with spare cash, which they now plan to spend on vacations. And with summertime gas prices […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Casinos in Nevada and beyond continue to put a lot of emphasis on how to combat money laundering — enough, at least, to fill a ballroom every year. About 400 people gathered at the South Point on Tuesday for the latest installment of the Bank Secrecy Act conference, an annual […]
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