By Marcus Woo, Wired The launch of a small satellite won’t fix the the drought in the American West—now entering its fourth year—and it won’t change the fact that January was the driest month in recorded California history. But the Soil Moisture Active Passive mission might at least tell scientists and farmers something new about […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plants are thriving even though it’s winter in Lake Tahoe. That’s what happens when a garage is converted into a grow room. Buds are sprouting from the 29 marijuana plants. And this is all legal in South Lake Tahoe. Ten permitted grows exist in the city. But what worries city officials is […]
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By Josh Boak, AP WASHINGTON — There’s a good reason the U.S. economy is impressing the world right now despite a slowdown in the final three months of 2014: In a word, steadiness. Companies have been hiring at healthy rates for the past year. Layoffs hover near historic lows. Auto sales are strong. Gas prices […]
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By Danielle Paquette, Washington Post Last month, after announcing his plan to make community college free, President Obama lauded a college degree as “the surest ticket to the middle class.” New research in the prolific field of “Is College Worth It?” suggests it’s not that simple. “‘Ticket’ implies a college degree is something you can […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – It’s hard to believe this is Reno. No stench of stale cigarettes. No casino. A restaurant that is a destination unto itself. A lobby like many boutique hotels; meaning modern, chic and upscale. And live music that rocks. Whitney Peak Hotel isn’t what one would expect from any Nevada hotel. […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Nevadans may not be on the edge of financial disaster anymore, but their personal finances remain among the worst in the country, with many residents unable to “build a secure economic future,” a new report says. The state is racked by some of the highest rates of lousy consumer […]
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By Ski Area Management DENVER — There’s stoke, and then there is the opposite of stoke. When Bill Jensen, former CEO of Intrawest, told a crowd of nearly 400 ski industry executives that from his view, 150 ski areas were in “the sunset of their existence” and an additional 150 ski areas could also be out […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Unclogging the congestion at Tahoe City’s Y, dealing with a seismically unfit bridge and providing more access points to the West Shore are the reasons the Tahoe Transportation District and others want to realign Highway 89. Three public hearings this month, the last one on Jan. 28 before the […]
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By Lake Tahoe News and News 10 South Lake Tahoe fire Capt. Mark WyGant has been charged with receipt of child pornography. The investigation began when a computer flash drive was found in an unassigned locker at a city fire station, according to the federal criminal complaint. A search warrant had been obtained by local police to view the […]
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By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee Faced with stagnant sales of low-priced wine and a glut of overseas competitors, grape growers in the Central Valley are ripping out their vines and replacing them with more profitable crops such as almonds. The attrition of vineyards was highlighted in Wednesday’s State of the Industry briefing at the Unified […]
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