By Adam Liptak, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it harder to prosecute people for threats made on Facebook and other social media, reversing the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who directed brutally violent language against his estranged wife. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the majority, said […]
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By Sandra Chereb and Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The Nevada Legislature came to a halt at midnight Monday, capping a day that saw approval of a record $1.1 billion general fund tax package to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s aggressive education package and a dizzying day of dealmaking. When combined with $336 […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy Many who live near or play in the Sierra are familiar with John Muir, but his great-great-grandson, not so much. However, Robert Hanna is a name to know for those with an interest in the outdoors. Hanna, who works for California’s Assembly Republican Caucus, knows the woods and the mountains and […]
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By Erin Schumaker, Huffington Post Pop quiz. Which of the following is considered a processed food: Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, homemade greek yogurt, bagged baby spinach? (Answer: All of them.) The point here, is that “processed foods” includes a much wider variety of products than most consumers typically associate with the term. Secondly, not all processed […]
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By Andrew Donohue and Bernice Yeung, Reveal California continues to allow one of agriculture’s most popular and potent chemicals to be used under rules its own toxicologists have said aren’t scientifically sound. As a result, residents in farming counties such as Kern, Fresno and San Joaquin are being put at a higher risk of cancer […]
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By Anne Knowles Large commercial development projects around Lake Tahoe are moving along unchanged in the midst of a historic drought. Squaw Valley’s proposed 94-acre hotel, condo, timeshare and recreation area, Edgewood Tahoe’s 154-room lodge, and the Chateau’s multiphase retail and hotel project at Stateline are all on track. A fourth project, Homewood Mountain Resort’s […]
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By Steve Tetreult, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — The Department of Interior on Thursday proposed added controls across 17 million acres in rural Nevada and northeastern California to preserve habitat and avoid an endangered species listing for the imperiled sage grouse. Solar and wind energy development would be excluded or subject to added scrutiny across […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada parents will almost certainly have an unprecedented choice starting next school year, following the Legislature’s final approval of Senate Bill 302 on Friday. The choice: Parents can either keep their children in public school or pull them out and the state will hand them about $5,000 per child to […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about what it’s like to go through the South Tahoe Public Utility District turf buyback program. By Kathryn Reed I’m exhausted and overwhelmed, and I haven’t turned over one blade of grass. It’s going to be a long summer, or two. My front yard […]
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By Leighton Woodhouse, New Republic Tucked in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in Pasadena, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) looks and feels like a high-security college campus for engineering nerds. From the streetlight banners celebrating the latest satellite launch to the bungee rocket toys in the gift shop, the facility — which is formally […]
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