By Kathryn Reed “Fifty on 50” has long been the joke about the speed locals drive on the main thoroughfare through the South Shore. Only it’s not a joke anymore. And the actual speed limit from Meyers to Stateline is 55 mph where it’s one lane in each direction and 65 mph where it’s two […]
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Barton Health and other community organizations and businesses are joining forces to give South Lake Tahoe and its surrounding areas a “complete physical”. The process, known as a Community Health Needs Assessment, consists of gathering information about the health status of residents on three levels: in-depth discussion groups; an area-wide telephone survey; and collection of […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Presidents Day weekend is when Paco Lindsay usually puts sale prices on ski gear in Paco’s Bike & Ski shop in Truckee. Not this year. Sales at Paco’s began the day after Christmas — a first for Lindsay. Now eight weeks later, struggling like others in a winter devoid of […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s been more than three months since South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland was stripped of his badge and gun. He still doesn’t know why. “There has been no reportable movement,” Police Chief Brian Uhler told Lake Tahoe News. That means whatever is going on with the federal investigation is not […]
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By Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News Elyse Saugstad of Squaw Valley was taking a break with several fellow skiers Sunday in the Washington state backcountry when the shouting began. “Elyse! Avalanche!” The 33-year-old turned to see tons of snow boiling toward her. “I pulled the trigger,” she said, inflating two air bags attached to her […]
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A Nevada Highway Patrol officer was injured in a vehicle accident in Douglas County on Feb. 18. Trooper Dan Lopez sustained minor injuries when the driver of another vehicle allegedly ran the red light at the intersection of highways 88 and 395 on Saturday at 5:19am. The right front of the errant driver’s vehicle struck […]
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By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Former District of Columbia schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee urged a Los Angeles audience of educators and parents to pressure state leaders to change teacher tenure and seniority rules. Her appearance Wednesday night before an enthusiastic crowd of about 600 marked the third of four appearances statewide for Rhee, […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — Nevada took a bold step forward this week as lawmakers approved regulations allowing for the operation of self-driving vehicles on the state’s roadways. The first in the nation regulations were approved by the Legislative Commission, and could provide for economic development opportunities in Nevada. “Nevada is […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The state will spend $2.8 million, most of it for television ads in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, to attract tourists to visit Nevada in the spring and summer months. The Nevada Tourism Commission said Wednesday it would spend $1.7 million for a total 2,794 30-second spots […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — For the first time, Washoe County voters will be able to register and make changes to their current voter registration online. Beginning in mid-April, the Washoe County Registrar of Voters office, working in collaboration with the Nevada Secretary of State’s office, will make the switch to […]
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