The earth has been moving this morning near Markleeville. A 3.4 temblor was recorded at 1:38 am, followed by a 3.7 less than a minute latter. Both were about 18 miles south east of Markleeville or 36 miles south east of South Lake Tahoe. At 2:05am a 2.0 quake struck the same area, then a […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – The proliferation of brand name drug “co-pay coupon” promotions lure insured consumers from generics to more expensive brands and will increase health care costs by $253 million in Nevada over the next decade, a new national study says. The use of these promotions by state and […]
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AAA forecasts 42.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend (Nov. 23-27), a 4 percent increase from the 40.9 million people who traveled last year. “This is the first significant increase in any holiday travel this year,” Bill Sutherland, vice president of AAA Travel Services, said in […]
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Three captains in the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department are being promoted to shift commander, a new position since the rank of battalion chief was done away with (and those three positions eliminated) when the City Council approved the 2011-12 budget. Jim Drennan, Rob Hembree and Dan Sullivan will be officially promoted Nov. 21 at […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau RENO – Officials and business leaders attending a regional summit on economic development here on Thursday emphasized the need to work together regionally to bring in new employers and create jobs. The summit, called ReCharge Nevada, was attended by about 300 government officials and business representatives to help create […]
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By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times Charter schools have won over about half of California voters, but these independent, non-traditional public schools are not widely viewed as the solution to the state’s education problems, according to a new poll. Among those surveyed in the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll, 52 percent had a favorable opinion […]
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At a special meeting in Tahoe City on Tuesday, the Placer County Board of Supervisors had a public hearing on a third-party appeal of a Planning Commission decision to approve the Homewood Mountain Resort project. The board heard from approximately 40 people representing both sides of the issue. At the conclusion of the hearing, supervisors […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal 5:16pm update: Utility crews have nearly finished restoring power and gas to homes impacted by Friday’s Caughlin Fire in southwest Reno. Only 15 homes on Feretto Lane are still without power but are expected to have electricity restored by about 7pm, said NV Energy spokeswoman Faye Anderson. Only about 50 homes still […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Red Hawk Casino is making progress. The troubled Shingle Springs casino generated higher revenue and profit during the third quarter, its management company announced this week. In a conference call with investors Wednesday, executives with Lakes Entertainment Inc. of Minneapolis said customers were responding to marketing changes at Red Hawk, […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – A Nevada labor union leader said his organization is “looking seriously” at launching a ballot initiative to put a tax hike to increase funding for education to the voters at the 2012 general election. “We are looking seriously at this process because the legislative process is […]
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