Reno’s David Wise on Tuesday made history in multiple ways. The 23-year-old earned a gold medal Feb. 18 in the inaugural freeski halfpipe competition. He is also the first gold medalist from Reno. Out of an initial field of 35, he made it to the final round of 12 earlier in the day. His first […]
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By AP CARSON CITY — When you live in or near the state’s capital city, it’s hard to miss Kit Carson’s influence. There’s Carson City, the Carson Valley, the Carson Pass and the Carson River. He also merits not just a mountain but the entire Carson Range, west of Reno and Carson City. A life-size […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Dry slopes work for British Olympians to learn to ski and ride, so why not indoor snowboarding for Meyers kids? That is exactly what took place two days last week at the magnet school. Four stations were set up in the multipurpose room, which doubles at the gymnasium, so K-2 […]
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By Gina Kolata, New York Times One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age. It found that the death rates from breast cancer and from all causes […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Citing studies linking soda to obesity, a state lawmaker and medical experts proposed a first-in-the-nation bill Thursday that sugary drinks sold in California carry health warning labels similar to those on cigarette packs. They want warning labels on the fronts of all cans and bottles of soda […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than $700,000 from stormwater violation fines is going to be spent on three projects in the Truckee area. Five years after a settlement agreement was reached with Lahontan Regional Water Quality Board and East West Partners, the parent company of Northstar Mountain Properties, the remaining money is going to be put […]
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By Amy Langfield, CNBC A little marketing can go a long way when it comes to luring travelers, even if you’re a well-known destination like the United States. That’s the message from Brand USA, the public-private partnership created in 2010 to stop the U.S. from shedding its share of the world’s tourists. The U.S. was […]
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By Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The Sochi Olympics are expected to cost $51 billion. And a study shows that only six of the 19 cities that hosted past Winter Olympics will have enough snow to host them after 2100. Squaw Valley hosted the 1960 Winter Games, but it won’t have the […]
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Former Sierra Ski Ranch owner Vernon Dewayne Sprock has died. He was 92. Mr. Sprock, who was living in Bozeman, Mont., died Feb. 10. Mr. Sprock along with his wife, Bobbie, owned and operated Sierra Ski Ranch for 40 years. In 1953, the couple took over the financially troubled ski area that is now known […]
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By Norimitsu Onishi and Coral Davenport, New York Times FRESNO — President Obama arrived in the heart of California’s parched farmland on Friday afternoon to offer tens of millions of dollars in federal assistance to the state, where the lack of rain and snow this winter has led to the severest drought in its modern […]
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