Updated Dec. 22 9:35pm: Both fires have been extinguished. By Kathryn Reed Two fires are burning this morning in the Eldorado National Forest. The smaller of the two is near Kyburz and is visible as people drive along Highway 50. The other is in the Georgetown Ranger District near Nevada Point Ridge. Winds knocked down […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee He was 7 years old and loved to ski, a child described as simply “happy out on the slopes.” Now members of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team are being comforted by grief counselors and are offering their own condolences and support to the family of John Henderson, who was a […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The managers who operate California’s state parks say they have lost faith in their leader, and are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to appoint a replacement. Ruth Coleman, director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, was appointed by former Gov. Gray Davis in 2002. It has been rumored for weeks […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Long-time Republican political operative Sig Rogich disagrees with comments from former Gov. Bob List that Nevada is better off with a Feb. 4 GOP presidential caucus rather than the January date that had been proposed initially. “Why in the world would you want to step back, […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun By the end of this week, Nevada is expected to be the first state in the nation to have regulations in place for Internet poker play. It’s historic. It’s indicative of the state’s leadership role in the gaming industry. And some say it will be a big step […]
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By Foon Rhee, Sacramento Bee Amos Lee Gregory Jr. didn’t get help for post-traumatic stress from his time aboard Navy attack submarines. He got by – until the day he snapped. He was headed to prison – until he found a court just for military veterans. There, he finally received treatment and counseling, and also […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal SODA SPRINGS — A 7-year-old boy has died after falling about 60 feet from a chair lift at the Sugar Bowl ski resort west of Lake Tahoe. Resort spokesman John Monson says the boy, a member of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team, died Tuesday due to injuries sustained in the fall. He […]
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By Marisol Bello, USA Today One in 45 children in the United States — 1.6 million children — were living on the street, in homeless shelters or motels, or doubled up with other families last year, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness. The numbers represent a 33 percent increase from 2007, when there […]
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By North Platte Bulletin In another weekend drug bust on Interstate 80, an Arizona man was stopped Dec. 16 for speeding and ended up in jail after a Nebraska State Patrol trooper reportedly found 99 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his car. Just before 8pm Dec. 16, a trooper stopped an eastbound 2008 […]
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The winter holiday anti-DUI crackdown resulted in a significant number of DUI arrests overnight from routine traffic enforcement and special Avoid the 6 DUI deployments in South Lake Tahoe. From 12:01am Dec. 16 through Dec. 18, South Lake Tahoe police officers arrested four individuals on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. […]
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