By Anjeanette Damon and Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada has a pill problem. From the number of people dying from prescription pain pill overdoses to the sheer amount of narcotics that doctors prescribe, Nevada tops national lists. At the same time, Nevada lawmakers — pushed by a strong lobby of doctors — have resisted instituting programs used in […]
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By Tom Lotshaw Wading in the Upper Truckee River in South Lake Tahoe, Sean Tevlin and Tiffanee Hutton run fine mesh nets through the water to collect benthic macroinvertebrates, insects that live on the bottom of streams and require clean water and good habitat. Populations are poor, even in shallow riffles where they should be […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Proponents of Measures E and G say these measures will: “Restore the purpose of zoning, which is to segregate uses that are incompatible and to implement the policies which will preserve the rural character of the county.” Opponents of Measures E and G say these measures will: “Threaten our open spaces, water […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun State leaders and regulators explored Friday whether Nevada could allow wagering on e-sports, a growing industry of video game competitions that attracts millennials and is expected to bring in $1.9 billion by 2018. As many groups push for a larger e-sports presence in Nevada, officials must determine whether spectators can […]
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By Tom Lotshaw Researchers with UNR are working to better understand the impacts that a small but voracious non-native freshwater crustacean is having in Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake, two of America’s deepest, clearest lakes. Public agencies deliberately introduced signal crayfish into Lake Tahoe and Crater Lake in the early 1900s to help feed stocked sport […]
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By Kathryn Reed An agitated suspect danced around, moving toward the officers in an aggressive manner. To shoot or not to shoot? Use another tool like a taser or baton? In a matter of seconds some of these “officers” shot at the suspect, others held back. It turned out the “perp” was reaching for his […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Luxury home sales are flying high again in the exclusive Lake Tahoe region and the Sacramento area. Tahoe City-based Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage said the number of single-family luxury home sales in the North Lake Tahoe/Truckee region soared more than 62 percent in the first quarter of the year compared […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action has launched an informational website to stop the “Californication” of Nevadans’ gun rights. The www.votenoquestion1.com website “exposes the truth” about how a universal background check would criminalize the commonplace activities of many Nevada gun owners, the group announced […]
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By Susan Wood Looks like the thousands of South Tahoe Public Utility District customers are going with the flow in respect to proposed water and sewer rate increases. The district scheduled a workshop on May 12 to gather input and provide a presentation on the infrastructure-laden plan. No one showed up. The capital improvement plan […]
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By Terra Breeden INCLINE VILLAGE – Take a drive around Lake Tahoe and you’ll notice red and brown trees jutting out of the evergreen forests, their brittle pine needles dropping off dead branches. Since the snow melted, hundreds of dying trees have been exposed. They are everywhere, from Spooner Summit to Crystal Bay. Dead trees […]
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