By Jessie Marchesseau MEYERS – More than 100 people packed into the auditorium of the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School on Wednesday evening for the Meyers Area Plan open house. Large tables encircled the room offering seven workstations for attendees to visit. Each station represented a key topic related to the plan: design and […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is going after a $2.1 million grant that would make Al Tahoe Boulevard less nightmarish for those on foot or a bike as well as improve the intersection of Highway 50. Jim Marino, assistant public works director, called this the second most important intersection in the city after the […]
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By Fenit Nirappil, AP SACRAMENTO — Californians conserved little water in March and local officials were not aggressive in cracking down on waste, state regulators reported Tuesday as they considered tough measures to force savings amid a continuing drought. The State Water Resources Control Board received the update as it considers sweeping mandatory emergency regulations […]
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By Deb Hopewell, Outside Buying something we want but don’t necessarily need brings an undeniable rush. Our overflowing closets, attics, and garages testify to the powerful allure of new toys and gadgets. But what do you think would bring more happiness in the long run: that new curved-screen HDTV or an African safari? According to studies over the past 10 years that […]
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By Kathryn Reed After months of bickering, the channel leading to the Tahoe Keys Marina is about to be dredged. Poles are in outlining where the dredging will take place. The boat that was to put in the silt screen had a hole in it, so that was delayed a day until Wednesday. The marina […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal Lahontan cutthroat trout are successfully reproducing in the lower Truckee River in what experts are calling a major milestone in efforts to restore the threatened fish. A year after cutthroats spawned up the lower Truckee from Pyramid Lake for the first time in nearly 80 years, the U.S. Fish and […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — An audit of the state Medicaid program released Monday identified more than $1 million in overpayments and improper billings. Legislative Counsel auditors identified $780,000 in overpayments for behavioral health claims, and $285,000 in overpayments and improper billings for dental claims. The audit of the Division of Health […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal The ongoing drought, warmer-than-usual weather conditions and the fuel for fire those conditions produce could lead to a “perfect storm” this summer where multiple states in the West could be having large, simultaneous fires, state and federal fire officials told Gov. Brian Sandoval Monday. “The system is going to be […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun As a handsome, popular, moderate politician of Latino heritage, Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval often is the subject of political speculation. Even before his overwhelming re-election win, people were guessing about his ambitions to run for U.S. Senate. Then Sen. Harry Reid announced his retirement, making a potential Senate run […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – Being on Outside magazine’s top 10 list when it comes to trails. It’s a goal trail advocates in the region are striving for. More than 50 people – trail builders, land owners, nonprofits, government agencies, volunteers, contractors, sporting good store managers, users and others – attended an all-day summit last […]
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