By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Reno-Tahoe International Airport officials and travelers say they’re concerned over longer security lines – a recent nationwide phenomenon. On average, it takes about 10 minutes to clear through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in Reno, spokesman Brian Kulpin said Tuesday. But lately, it’s taken longer, he said. Travelers have complained about […]
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By Kathryn Reed Some Lake Tahoe employers aren’t satisfied with the applicant pool, which is why a group of people has come together to address that problem. The Lake Tahoe Adult Education Consortium was initiated by Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Tahoe Unified School District a couple years ago, and has morphed into a […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Americans are expected to bet $9.2 billion on March Madness this year, according to an estimate released today by a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and trade group for the casino industry. The projection from the American Gaming Association includes wagering through office pools, legal Nevada sports books, offshore sites and […]
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By Bay City News Service A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by kidnapping victim Jaycee Lee Dugard against the federal government for failing to supervise her captor when he was on parole from another kidnapping in the years before she was abducted. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. […]
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By Kathryn Reed It can cost more to file an appeal with the city of South Lake Tahoe than what the original fee or fine was. The City Council wants to change that policy. At Tuesday’s meeting the four (Councilman Hal Cole was out of town) directed staff to bring back a code amendment that […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming’s fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat wave, according to a high-level scientific advisory panel. For years scientists have given almost a rote response to the question of whether an instance of weird weather was […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Mark Glover and Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee With California’s two largest reservoirs hitting historically average levels following a weekend of heavy storms, the state’s chief water regulator is cautiously optimistic that the drought may finally be relaxing its grip. If the wet weather continues, she said, the urban conservation mandates that turned […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – To claim that ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox has discovered a cure for ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease, Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative conditions would be a wild stretch of any imagination; but to say he and his team could be close is spot on. It is estimated that every […]
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By Matt Zapotosky, Washington Post The Justice Department is asking local courts across the country to be wary of how they slap poor defendants with fines and fees to fill their jurisdictions’ coffers, warning that such practices often run afoul of the U.S. Constitution and have serious real-world consequences. In a letter that was sent […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Across the country, Republican politicians have begun distancing themselves from their party’s presidential front-runner, Donald Trump, for fear of what a Trump nomination might mean for Republicans’ down-ballot chances. Not in Nevada. Many of Nevada’s top politicians have pledged to stand behind the party should Trump be selected as […]
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