By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Roadwork on Nevada highways in the Lake Tahoe Basin began before the normal May 1 start date because the weather has cooperated and Congress is likely to pass a transportation bill that will keep funding in place through Sept. 30. The current funding expires June 30, though the House […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Joy Fausel, secretary to Placerville elementary school principal Sam LaCara and his friend of 20 years, described the scene in vivid detail: the enraged school janitor bursting into the office at the Louisiana Schnell School, clutching a cell phone to his left ear and holding a gun in his right […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada’s worsening drought conditions and already kiln-dry vegetation should combine for extreme fire danger over the coming summer, a wildfire forecaster said. More than 600,000 acres of Nevada terrain is expected to be scorched this fire season, Fred Svetz, manager of the Western Great Basin Predictive Services Center, reported last […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal It isn’t quite turning garbage into gold. But it’s close. For the past couple of weeks, Waste Management’s Lockwood landfill has literally been having a gas, generating electricity at its new renewable energy plant by using the methane it produces from decomposing garbage. Since going online, the plant has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VILLAGE – Don’t expect to make money in social media. That was the message delivered by a panel of tourism marketing officials April 18 during the 37th annual Mountain Travel Symposium at Resort at Squaw Creek. Before joining three peers, Davy Ratchford, marketing director with Northstar ski resort, spoke with Lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VILLAGE – Is Lake Tahoe relevant? Relevant to those planning a vacation, that is. This is a question those in the tourism business must ask themselves – especially after attending the 37th annual Mountain Travel Symposium at the Resort at Squaw Creek. “Now every community between here and the Bay Area […]
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By Frank X. Mullen, Reno Gazette-Journal CHERRY CREEK — This mining town has welcomed booms and endured busts for 140 years, but many of the hamlet’s 31 residents said Cherry Creek might become a ghost town again if a proposed 410 percent increase in water rates is approved by state regulators this month. “We’re about […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Amid raucous boos and hisses from a packed hearing room gallery, an Assembly committee on Monday suddenly pulled two mortgage reform bills sponsored by Attorney General Kamala Harris – just before she was supposed to testify. The unexpected turn of events in the Democratic-controlled Banking and Finance Committee turned what […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – With skier visits down this season, lodging occupancy at 40 percent and consumers having more choices where to spend their travel-leisure dollars, what are mountain communities supposed to do to stay competitive and solvent? Embracing that skiing is more than a sport – it’s a lifestyle – is one […]
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By Scott Smith, Stockton Record The first murder Loren Herzog admitted to watching his buddy Wesley Shermantine carry out came in the wee hours of Sept. 1, 1984, on a drive back from Lake Tahoe. Herzog was behind the wheel when Shermantine spotted a man passed out drunk next to his car just off the […]
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