By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — A new business index evaluating the states on the effects of their tax systems on entrepreneurship and small business ranks Nevada third behind South Dakota and Texas. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s “Business Tax Index 2012” pulls together 18 tax measures, and combines them into […]
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A fire that broke out in Incline Village on April 26 was caused by improper ash disposal, according to North Lake Tahoe firefighters. Crews responded to 978 Glenrock Court at 2:30am Thursday. Units 52 and 53 have extensive damage. Five people are without a home. No one sustained injuries. “Improper ash disposal is a common […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times California is set for a major debate on the death penalty following qualification Monday of a November ballot measure that would replace capital punishment with a life term without possibility of parole. If passed, the measure would make California the 18th state in the nation without a death penalty. […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Gasoline was selling for $3.33 a gallon, Jerry Brown was attorney general, and California was bracing for a budget crisis when the state’s hourly minimum wage rose to $8 in early 2008. Fast forward to now, and much has changed: Gas is almost a dollar higher, Brown is governor, and […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Rain falling on a hillside golf course. It would have made for the perfect field trip for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board. Instead, the board stayed inside to talk policy. But had they walked outside The Chateau at the Incline Village golf course, they could have asked […]
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By Erin Kelly, Gannett WASHINGTON — The Lake Tahoe and Reno area tourism industry shouldn’t have to suffer because of the reckless spending of some federal bureaucrats-gone-wild. That’s the premise of legislation proposed Wednesday by Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Las Vegas, and Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev. The two lawmakers want to ensure that Reno and Las […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Tiny meteorites found in the Sierra foothills of northern California were part of a giant fireball that exploded over the weekend with about one-third the explosive force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War II, scientists said Wednesday. The rocks each weighed about 10 grams, or […]
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Cold Stream Road in Truckee, which has been closed since April 23, is expected to open Thursday. Construction crews have completed the bulk of the backfill of the undermined roadway adjacent to the culvert. Crews on Wednesday continued repair work on either side of the roadway to prevent the roadway edges from collapsing. Paving of […]
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By Mark Morey, Yakima Herald-Republic YAKIMA, Wash. — A last-minute withdrawal won’t disrupt Yakima’s search for a city manager. The City Council on Tuesday quickly moved to slot in another candidate after assistant administrator Marianna Marysheva-Martinez of Mammoth Lakes withdrew late Monday. Replacing her as a finalist is Anthony O’Rourke, manager of South Lake Tahoe, […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Placerville residents saw a measure of swift justice Tuesday, as John Luebbers was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting of popular school principal Sam LaCara. Staff members and parents from Louisiana Schnell Elementary School, where LaCara, 50, was principal, shared tearful hugs after the verdict was read. “He […]
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