By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee A plan to remove nearly two dozen lakeside trees at a Truckee housing complex has sparked a campaign by local residents to save some of the trees and has prompted the Sierra Club to get involved. The proposal to cut down 23 Jeffrey pine trees to improve the marina area […]
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By Damon Arthur, Record Searchlight State and federal agencies in charge of managing California’s floodwaters and ecosystems received failing grades Wednesday night. And the agencies in charge of planning and oversight of the state’s water and natural resources also got a failing grade from Ellen Hanak, an economist and senior policy fellow at the Public […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Walter Samasko Jr., a recluse, died at home in May, but his body wasn’t discovered until June, when neighbors complained of the smell coming from his house. There was only $200 in his bank account. But there was a $7 million surprise at home. As the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A consulting firm that has come under tremendous scrutiny in the last year, including having a complaint filed against it by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, is also operating without a county business license. That wrinkle is not part of the charges filed against Dellinger Consulting, which is operated by […]
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A 71-year-old Ohio woman was in critical condition in the ICU at Renown Medical Center in Reno on Monday morning after being hit Sept. 15 while crossing Highway 50. Betty Petrick was crossing the highway – not in a crosswalk – about 11:47pm Saturday when she was struck by a Dodge Durango driven by Ronald […]
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The experiment of closing South Lake Tahoe Fire Station No. 2 “went well,” according to Fire Chief Brian Uhler. The firefighters normally assigned to the station near South Tahoe Middle School worked from one of the other two stations Aug. 27-31. The goal is to make sure the commanding officers are covering the city’s emergency […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of five Q&A profiles of a South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate running in the Nov. 6 election. Name: Austin Sass Age: 59 How long have you lived in South Lake Tahoe?: I moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1975. In 1983, I leased out my house and left […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman says she’s ready to get behind a lobbying effort for legislation that would enable the state to collect tolls on Nevada highways. At Tuesday’s Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority meeting, Goodman said she would press the issue if it means Nevada could […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee In January, Gov. Jerry Brown traveled to Irvine to meet with members of the Orange County Business Council, highlighting what he expected to be widespread business support for his November ballot measure to raise taxes. Kaiser Permanente and Occidental Petroleum Corp. had already committed money to the campaign. “Business is […]
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By Jennifer Oldham, Bloomberg Tamara Harris and her neighbors are gambling that lenders won’t foreclose on their Spanish-style homes in the Las Vegas neighborhood of Southern Highlands. Harris, 38, stopped paying her mortgage three years ago after her accounting business lost its biggest client and her home’s value plummeted 52 percent. Some neighbors are also […]
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