Recent changes to state laws in California and Nevada legalizing the recreational use of cannabis have led to confusion among employers. One key question is whether employers are required to accommodate an employee’s use or possession of cannabis at the workplace. What should an employer do, for instance, if a new employee tests positive […]
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This fall the FBI Sacramento field office will offer high school juniors who attend school within the 34 counties the office serves to gain insight into the 109-year-old law enforcement agency at its FBI Teen Academy. The class will be Nov. 17 at the field office headquarters in Roseville. The one-day academy offers students a […]
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Nevada students are invited to showcase their artistic talents and promote radon awareness by entering the 2018 Nevada Radon Poster Contest. The contest ends Oct. 31. The contest is open to all children ages 9 to 14 enrolled in public, private, territorial, tribal, Department of Defense and home schools. Children can also enter through a […]
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By Associated Press RENO — Nevada has legalized recreational marijuana, but it’s still not OK for tens of thousands of Burning Man fans to light up this year. Voters in the state passed a marijuana legalization measure in 2016, and sales began at retail stores on July 1. But consumption is allowed only in private […]
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By Paul Harasim, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s Medicaid program, caught in the political crossfire over rising health-care costs, is far different than the limited federal-state health insurance partnership for the “deserving poor” that President Lyndon Johnson unveiled in 1965. As documented in the first installment of the Review-Journal’s Hard Medicine series, Nevada has a lot […]
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Beautiful is a fun, playful 8-month-old kitten. She will do well in just about any home. Beautiful is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with many other dogs and cats who are waiting for their new homes. Go to the Tahoe […]
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Nationally known sound healer, educator and author Diáne Mandle will be performing at Tahoe Yoga Shala on Sept. 27 at 7:30pm. The event will be a sound immersion with ancient Tibetan bowls, gongs and percussion to soothe, inspire and awaken the body, mind and spirit. The concert is designed to relieve stress, enlighten the mind […]
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The Douglas County Public Library is hosting a local author gathering at the Minden branch on Sept. 19 from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Meet and chat with local authors as they sell and sign books. Todd Borg and Mike White will be featured alongside authors Jay Crowley, Karen Dustman, Sally Mooney, Bonnie Nishikawa, Jerry Pattison, Kat […]
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Sierra Nevada College’s Tahoe’s Writers in the Woods kicks off with author Sunil Yapa on Sept. 15. Yapa’s first novel, “Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist,” set during the Seattle World Trade Organization protests of November 1999, is this year’s Common Read and a 2016 Time magazine Best Books of the […]
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The 39th annual Freakers Ball will be Oct. 28 at MontBleu at Stateline. Tickets, which are $30 if purchased in advance, $35 if purchased the week of, and $40 if purchased the day of the ball, give guests access to three spook-tacular parties. Fun-seekers can experience Halloween celebrations at Opal Ultra Lounge, Blu Nightclub, […]
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