Judges had no trouble determining the most elegant designer tree gracing the convention center of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. Unanimously they selected the Chanel tree. It also received best in show for the sixth annual Festival of Trees and Lights. (Designer: Katie Long, Thran’s Flowers.) Every year Barton Foundation puts out a call to designers to […]
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By Jason Millman, Washington Post Wide-ranging efforts to make hospital care safer have resulted in an estimated 50,000 fewer patients dying because of avoidable errors in the past three years, according to a report presented by government and industry officials on Tuesday. Hospitals reported 1.3 million fewer hospital-acquired infections in all between 2011-2013 compared to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College is on a path that would allow students to obtain a four-year degree two ways. One is through allowing universities to offer their programs on the South Lake Tahoe campus, the other is by being selected as one of the 15 community colleges in California to be part […]
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By Steve Tetreault, Stephens Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — A bill to expand the reservations of six Indian tribes in Northern Nevada was approved Monday in the U.S. House. Lawmakers by voice vote passed a measure that places 45,000 acres in trust for tribes in Humboldt, Washoe and Elko counties and for the Pyramid Lake Paiutes, […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun Gov. Brian Sandoval and Nevada’s Republican Party will call the shots in the Legislature. They will drive the hard decisions on the state’s $20 billion budget, Clark County’s failing public school system and the rising costs of health care. But the Republican Party also must deal with itself. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Owning a vacation rental may be a luxury, but it is also a business. And for most people, they would prefer a middleman handle the business end. That’s why property management firms became so popular. The industry for a time had become static, but now it is growing and changing. With about […]
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By Melissa Santos, News Tribune A team at Washington State University is working to develop a breath test that could quickly determine whether a driver is under the influence of marijuana. Law enforcement officers already use preliminary breath tests in the field to estimate drivers’ blood alcohol content. But no similar portable tool exists to […]
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By Hiroko Tabuchinov, New York Times Have Americans finally had enough of Black Friday madness? Sales, both in stores and online, from Thanksgiving through the weekend were estimated to have dropped 11 percent, to $50.9 billion, from $57.4 billion last year, according to preliminary survey results released Sunday by the National Retail Federation. Sales fell […]
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By Kathryn Reed A voice that has been missing from the Tahoe Choir for the last 21 years will soon be returning. But it also means the choir will have a new director after Sunday’s concert. This is the last season Linda Mitchell will be the choir’s director. “The reason I’m leaving now is I […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Contractors working for the U.S. Forest Service are racing against Mother Nature to spread straw mulch over 1,200 acres of fire-scorched mountainside exposed by the King fire. As several storms arrive in the next week, forest officials fear a big, wet one will hit. Without the underbrush and plant material […]
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