The 71-year-old Ohio woman who was struck by a vehicle while crossing Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe on Sept. 15 has died. Washoe County coroner’s officials told Lake Tahoe News that Betty Petrick died Sept. 18 at Renown Medical Center in Reno. South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Brian Uhler said no charges are expected […]
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Sept. 20 unanimously upheld a U.S. District Court ruling saying the U.S. Forest Service’s environmental analysis for the Angora Restoration Project was valid. The John Muir Project had found flaws with the project because it encroached into habitat for the black-backed woodpecker. The environmental group, which is a […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – The U.S. Department of Labor has rejected Nevada’s request for a waiver to consolidate its three workforce investment boards into one, due largely to opposition to the plan by the Southern Nevada panel. Frank Woodbeck, director of the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation had […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parking along the road that leads to the Beacon restaurant has brought the U.S. Forest Service’s renovation plans for the area to a halt. The federal agency has to go back to the drawing board on this particular aspect of the larger plan because people who live along Jameson Beach appealed the […]
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Peter Darvas is expected to be released from Barton Memorial Hospital today. The South Lake Tahoe artist has no home to return to. His house on April Drive and Pioneer Trail is a total loss after flames ripped through it Tuesday evening. The cause of the Sept . 18 fire remains under investigation and may […]
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By Kathryn Reed While no decisions have been made as to what the trail system at Fallen Leaf Lake will look like in the future, four additional alternatives have been added to the mix to reflect what the public desires. Nearly 40 people attended a workshop Wednesday night at the U.S. Forest Service office in […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee The neighborhood association behind a proposal to remove more than 20 trees near Donner Lake pulled the plan before it faced a vote Tuesday. No date for a Truckee Planning Commission review of the plan has been rescheduled, according to Truckee officials. Some residents of the neighborhood and some environmental […]
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By Alix Spiegel, NPR In a recent “Morning Edition” story, I look at expectations — specifically, how teacher expectations can affect the performance of the children they teach. The first psychologist to systematically study this was a Harvard professor named Robert Rosenthal, who in 1964, did a wonderful experiment at an elementary school south of […]
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According to a study, seat belt use in Nevada is at 90.5 percent rate. The Day Time Seat Belt Use Observational Survey is conducted annually to determine Nevada’s statewide seat belt use and other related demographics. This year’s survey was May 21-June 3. The 2011 seat belt use in Nevada was measured at 94.1 percent. […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Labor unions argue that a campaign-finance measure on California’s November ballot would unfairly hobble their political pull, but behind that lies a tacit admission: If given an easy choice, many of their members would keep the dues money that helps power union clout. By banning payroll-deducted money from California politics, […]
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