By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada has brought in more than $30 million in tax revenue from marijuana in its first six months of legal recreational sales, according to the revenue numbers released Friday by the Nevada Department of Taxation. About that $19.5 million of that has come from the special 10 percent sales […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal In late February of 1991, the snowpack in the Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Carson and Walker basins was about 16 to 20 percent of normal. By April 1, after a month of seemingly non-stop snowstorms, the snowpack recovered to as much as 80 percent of normal in some places. When looking […]
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By Sherri Eng As the state recovers from devastating fires in the north and south, a team of California-based scientists is taking a deeper look at forest resilience in the face of future fires. A collaborative team of multidisciplinary researchers from the California Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal By the time David Wise dropped in for his final run, the tension was palpable at both the venue and nearly 5,600 miles away at Wild Garlic Pizza in Reno. That’s where a group of employees from Moment Skis, the Reno-based company that made Wise’s skis, gathered to watch the […]
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By Ric Anderson, Las Vegas Sun On the morning after his State of the Union address, in which President Trump told the nation that his administration had “ended the war on American energy,” he made news that suggested otherwise. Citing draft budget documents it obtained from the White House, The Washington Post reported that the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Evan Strong never had dreams of being a snowboarder. He was a beach guy, having grown up in Maui. Skateboarding was his sport of choice. He had sponsors at 13 and was on his way to being a professional skateboarder. A drunken driver ended his career. Part of Strong’s left leg had […]
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By Jonathan J. Cooper, AP A proposal to make California’s drought-era water restrictions permanent could allow the state to chip away at long-held water rights in an unprecedented power grab, representatives from water districts and other users told regulators Tuesday. Members of the state Water Resources Control Board delayed a decision about whether to bring […]
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By Justin Peters, Slate Immediately after finishing his final run in the freestyle skiing halfpipe event, David Wise tossed his ski poles into the snow. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” Wise said, apologizing to no one in particular. “I got a little excited.” Wise had good reason to celebrate. His first two runs of the three-run […]
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By Kathryn Reed The goal is for the initial draft of South Lake Tahoe’s recreational marijuana ordinance to be completed by the end of the month or early March so the Planning Commission could discuss it at a special meeting next month. An attorney with Burke, Williams & Sorensen is writing the document. This is […]
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By Jonathan J. Cooper, AP SACRAMENTO — A proposal to make California’s drought-era water restrictions permanent could allow the state to chip away at long-held water rights in an unprecedented power grab, representatives from water districts and other users told regulators this week. Members of the state Water Resources Control Board delayed a decision […]
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