By Jad Mouawad, New York Times Starting this month, a driver’s license may no longer be enough for airline passengers to clear security in some states, if the Department of Homeland Security has its way. Federal officials said they would soon determine whether Transportation Security Administration agents would start enforcing a 10-year-old law that required […]
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By Kathryn Reed Because JoAnn Conner believes the judge in her case against the city of South Lake Tahoe has already made up his mind, her attorney is trying to get the matter heard before another judge. This means the hearing scheduled for today isn’t going to happen. Conner, who is a first-term city council […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Coolidge When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day, Rogelio Castañeda and a very pregnant Margarita García gave a New Year’s toast with a glass of Champagne and a glass of apple cider, respectively. Three hours later, after a brief slumber, Margarita woke up in labor. The couple headed to Barton […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Not many folks predicted that daily fantasy sports would dominate the headlines over the last half of 2015. That was before DraftKings and FanDuel blasted television audiences with commercials that had more airtime than the actual football games. Meanwhile, the business operators showed an arrogance not seen in nearly a […]
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By Kathryn Reed KIRKWOOD – Temperatures hovering closer to zero than above freezing couldn’t put a chill on the views that spilled forth. For 360 degrees it was a winter wonderland. It was like being in the middle of the Sierra with mountains as far as the eye could see. Distinguishable landmarks dotted the landscape […]
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By Sarah Skidmore Sell, AP Wondering how you will fare financially in 2016? Below are what experts think next year will hold for financial matters close to home: Raises, rent, gas, food and health. Will you get a raise in 2016? Maybe. Wage growth has been perhaps the job market’s biggest weakness since the recession […]
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By Don Thompson, AP SACRAMENTO — Amid the most destructive wildfire season in more than a decade, California’s firefighting agency amped up its warnings to thousands of property owners who weren’t doing enough to protect their homes by clearing brush and other flammable materials. But it rarely put any muscle behind the threats: Violators were […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal For people who love dogs and the Sierra Nevada backcountry it’s tough to imagine a better day than what Don and Polly Triplat planned for one Sunday. The Truckee couple, two friends and their dog, Scarlet, would spend the day skiing, relaxing and enjoying solitude and views of Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – For those who came to the South Shore to party in the streets, the experience may have been a bit anticlimactic on New Year’s Eve. It took coaxing from less than a handful of instigators to get the crowds that had been pouring out of the Stateline casinos into the […]
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By Mike Wolterbeek More than 17,500 earthquakes were recorded in 2015 by the UNR’s Nevada Seismological Laboratory. That includes the 231 recent quakes in south Reno and the magnitude 4.8 in Caliente that shook Las Vegas in January. “While the Reno shaking is fresh in our minds, what’s really bumping the number up from the […]
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