By Anne Knowles The South Lake Tahoe City Council voted to deny a request from one of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries to relocate its business after last month intimating it would approve the move. At its June 5 meeting, the council declined to act on City Attorney Patrick Enright’s advice to deny City of […]
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Reuters The leaders of Mammoth Lakes voted on Monday to approve a bankruptcy filing for the ski resort town, just days after Stockton became the most populous U.S. city to turn to bankruptcy court for protection from its creditors. The vote by the Mammoth Lakes town council to seek Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection was unanimous, […]
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The United States Olympic Committee board voted earlier today to not submit a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Andy Wirth, president and CEO of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows and the chairman and president of the Lake Tahoe Winter Olympic Committee Board of Directors, released a statement about the decision. “Over the past few months, […]
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By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times MAMMOTH LAKES — The people of this small High Sierra ski town have survived drought, forest fires and earthquakes. They have endured economic recessions and volcano scares. But nothing in their history prepared them for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The DWP launched a legal attack […]
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By Carlos Acala, Sacramento Bee El Dorado Animal Services is advising residents to be alert to protect themselves from rabies after the capture of a rabid skunk last week. The skunk was seen chasing cars and exhibiting extremely aggressive behavior, according to an agency news release. The incidents occurred in the 300 block of Placerville […]
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By Riley Snyder, Reno Gazette-Journal A rapidly spreading brush fire threatening several homes in Palomino Valley prompted a massive response Monday night from more than 60 firefighters who ultimately had to suspend operations overnight. The blaze was about 250 to 300 acres as of about 9:30 p.m., Truckee Meadows Fire Department Chief Charles Moore said. […]
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By Dan Gillmor, Columbia Journalism Review In December 2010, the major payment systems used to buy goods and services online decided that Wikileaks was no longer an acceptable customer. Mastercard, Visa, and PayPal summarily cut off service, putting Wikileaks into deep financial trouble and further marginalizing an organization that had become an object of fear […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada’s Department of Education has been awarded a $4 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to develop a system to measure individual student achievement over time. Nevada was one of 24 states to receive funding to support the design and implementation of Statewide Longitudinal […]
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Reno Gazette-Journal Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Fire Chief Charles Moore said a Nevada Division of Forestry helicopter is also responding to the Pinehaven Fire. He said the fire will ultimately be in Reno’s jurisdiction. “We were a unified command with Reno but I believe it’s transitioning to a Reno command and we may be […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee A man was attacked by a mountain lion near Nevada City early Sunday while sleeping alongside a tributary of the Yuba River. The California Department of Fish and Game confirmed the unusual attack after investigating the scene and the man’s injuries. Fish and Game said the man was traveling through […]
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