By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal The hangover from Nevada’s budget crisis continues to impact the state’s education system, which still has a long way to go to fully prepare students for the jobs of the future, experts said in Reno on Thursday. The event was the second town hall meeting held as part of the […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Kevin Cairns, the Highway 50 restaurateur convicted of assaulting people who stopped in his parking lot, will face no additional jail time, an El Dorado Superior Court judge said Friday. Judge Daniel B. Proud sentenced Cairns to a year in jail, minus the days he served before his trial, but […]
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By Allen Pierleoni, Sacramento Bee A man drowned along a remote stretch of the north fork of the American River about noon Saturday, according to the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The man, who was not identified, was reportedly attempting to help two other rafters who were having difficulty maneuvering the rapids near […]
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By Brian Duggan, Reno Gazette-Journal State officials are considering four advertising companies for a $3 million, two-year contract to sell the Nevada as a compelling tourism and cultural destination to the rest of the country. But unlike eight of the 19 companies that submitted a proposal for the job, the four finalists are not based […]
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A 6-square-mile area owned by the Bureau of Land Management near Gardnerville will have restrictions until Aug. 1, 2014. Vehicles and woodcutting won’t be allowed in the Ray May burn area while rehab work is preformed. Signs will be posted saying what areas are open. Two teen-age boys started the first Aug. 16 by not […]
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By Kathryn Reed School has been out for more than an hour. Do you know where your child is? The answer next school year might be: “on the school bus”. Lake Tahoe Unified School District board of education members on Tuesday heard two proposals of what the bus schedule could be for the 2012-13 school […]
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By John Counts, AnnArbor.com Authorities are confirming the death of Boris Avdeev, 31, the U-M doctoral graduate who went missing during a backcountry ski trip in California. On Thursday at about 3:30pm, Avdeev was found by search and rescue teams in Cocaine Chute, a popular backcountry skiing location, according to the Mono County Sheriff’s Department. […]
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Cadets in the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy this week went through auto extrication training. The academy is a collaborative effort between Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Valley Fire Protection District, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, and Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. Cadets must spend a certain number of hours learning about and performing […]
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By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee The federal government’s wildlife damage control program is based on outdated science and indiscriminate tools that kill many non-target animals, including protected species, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by WildEarth Guardians, a Colorado-based environmental group. The focus of the lawsuit is a little-known arm of the U.S. Department of […]
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The Yakima City Council is having a special meeting May 8 at 11am to discuss the contract with Tony O’Rourke to take over the helm of that city. O’Rourke has said he plans to buy a house in that Washington city — something he never did in his brief tenure in South Lake Tahoe. O’Rourke […]
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