By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP DETROIT — Once a hulking symbol of American excess, sport utility vehicles are quickly becoming the world’s favorite way to get around. It’s a surprising rebirth for a vehicle that was the subject of obituaries when gas prices spiked in 2008. Automakers won back customers by making smaller, more fuel-efficient SUVs […]
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By Jackie Valley, Las Vegas Sun When most people think of domestic abuse, they picture the victim as a young woman. But here’s the reality: The abused person very well could be a wealthy neighbor who keeps the beatings a secret for fear of social repercussions. Or the quiet husband who’s ashamed to admit his […]
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By Kathryn Reed Where has the money gone? Why was the maintenance deferred? How can people be expected to pay more? Those were just a few of the questions asked Oct. 27 by some of the approximately 30 customers of Lukins Brothers Water Company. The meeting at Lake Tahoe Airport was an opportunity for people […]
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By Peter Whoriskey and Dan Keating, Washington Post More than a million times a year, a terminally ill patient in the United States is enrolled in hospice care. Each time, the family confronts a decision that, while critical, often must be made almost blindly: Which hospice to hire? A boom in the industry allows patients […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada voters will decide next month whether to give lawmakers the power to raise mining taxes — a revenue source long decried by critics as an under-tapped funding spigot shielded by the state Constitution. Whether or not passage of Question 2 will lead to more taxes […]
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By Kathryn Reed Name any of the significant criminal cases to have occurred on the South Shore in the last four decades and Pete Van Arnum was likely involved. Van Arnum is turning in his badge Dec. 26, three days after he turns 61. He is retiring from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department, where […]
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By Katie Rose Quandt, Mother Jones Following widespread allegations of wrongdoing in both the Beijing and Sochi Olympics, human rights protections will be added to the contracts signed by future Olympic host cities. The International Olympic Committee’s president presented this change to Human Rights Watch at an October 21 meeting. The new language will contractually […]
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By Barbara Ortutay, AP NEW YORK — A study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life. The first-of-its-kind report by the Pew Research Center found that nearly three-quarters of American adults who use the Internet have witnessed online harassment. Forty percent have experienced it themselves. […]
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By Kathryn Reed HOMEWOOD – Variety is what the trail to Twin Peaks is all about. The terrain and views seem to change around each bend. Rugged at times, lush at others. Granite and volcanic rock. A few remaining wildflowers and a field of brittle dry mule’s ear. Wide-open expanses, closed-in by towering pines. Lake […]
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By Tim Hearden, Capital Press DAIRYVILLE — Despite some weather issues, olive oil producers in California hope to at least match last year’s mark of 3.5 million gallons, an industry expert says. As the harvest of oil olives started about two weeks earlier than normal, growers anticipate “excellent” quality, said Patty Darragh, executive director of the […]
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