By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun Remember Wednesday? When Mitt Romney was poised to win South Carolina, becoming the first non-incumbent Republican in history to take every early GOP presidential contest in a sweep that would render Nevada all but moot by the time the caucuses swung out West? What a difference just a few […]
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By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — A flash point has emerged in American science education that echoes the battle over evolution, as scientists and educators report mounting resistance to the study of man-made climate change in middle and high schools. Although scientific evidence increasingly shows that fossil fuel consumption has caused the climate […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank, one of the area’s most consistently profitable financial institutions, saw a slight decrease in net income in 2011. The bank, which operates 32 branches in Northern California, on Friday reported a full-year profit of $10.2 million, down from $10.9 million in 2010. Fourth-quarter net income […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Washoe Drive Fire was considered 100 percent contained as of 6am, Sierra Fire Protection District spokesman Mark Regan said. All evacuation requirements were lifted by 8am, Regan said. “The weather helped, but also the crews working helped speed things along,” Regan said. That included NV Energy, which made sure there were […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal The civil lawsuit filed by a former Harrah’s Lake Tahoe casino host claiming Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped her while he was visiting Lake Tahoe for a celebrity golf tournament in 2008 has been resolved. But neither side will say whether the Super Bowl star paid Andrea McNulty any […]
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By Robert Stiles Single-family residential home sales increased 7 percent in the South Lake Tahoe area last year. Distressed home sales accounted for 49.4 percent of the single-family residential homes sold. That’s 269 distressed home sales divided by 544 total annual sales. We currently have a median sales price in the area of $265,000. This […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it’s up to the recreation JPA board to decide how to spend the $15,000 that is estimated to be saved each year by refinancing the bonds, it is likely to go toward recreation on the South Shore instead of saving taxpayers a few cents on the $18 a year they pay […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal 10:13pm: Southbound Highway 395 is open at Mount Rose Highway. Northbound Highway 395 to reopen later tonight, Nevada Highway Patrol reports. 8:15pm (summary story) The Washoe Drive Fire that destroyed 29 homes and charred 3,177 acres south of Reno started Thursday afternoon because a man improperly discarded hot fireplace ashes on the […]
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By Simone Sebastian, Houston Chronicle Debate is brewing over whether to keep the nation’s glut of natural gas at home for cheap energy or export it at five times the price, possibly creating jobs and boosting the domestic economy. Businesses that purchase natural gas for industrial and residential use have rallied against proposals to liquefy […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — Nevada ranked 30th among the states in how it protects animals in 2011, scoring only 25 points out of a possible 66, the Humane Society of the United States said in a national report this week. Ranking first with 46 points was California, followed by New […]
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