Publisher’s note: South Lake Tahoe firefighters have been sent to Reno. By Reno Gazette-Journal 9:30pm: Containment for the Caughlin Fire was at zero percent Friday night, and 2,000 homes remained threatened. A cause had not been determined. About 2,300 customers remained without power as the result of the fire reported at 12:22am. 8:45pm: About 455 […]
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By Kieran Nicholson, Denver Post Two people were killed today in accidents on Colorado ski slopes. A 62-year-old man was killed during opening day on Vail Mountain. The Summit Daily News reported the man died this morning in an accident while skiing on Gitalong Road, a beginner trail. Meanwhile, a 20-year-old snowboarder died at Breckenridge […]
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U.S. Forest Service and Lake Valley firefighters recently quickly doused two fires of less than a quarter acre each off Pioneer Trail. Both were caused by people dumping hot ashes from a woodstove or fireplace in the woods. One was Nov. 3 and the other Nov. 16. “The change in our weather doesn’t mean we […]
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By Kathryn Reed This particular Christmas tree will not have any presents under it next month. No children will fill the four twin beds upstairs. That’s because this house on Anita Avenue in South Lake Tahoe has been condemned. Greg Falkner got a call from a neighbor at 6am Friday saying a tree had gone […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – A 23-month, $280,000 contract approved by the Nevada Department of Transportation for a private sector individual to work as a liaison between the agency and contractors seeking work has been put on hold because of concerns expressed by Gov. Brian Sandoval and other members of the […]
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Due to the dangerous circumstances and the declared state of emergency because of the fire in Reno, the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coalition is postponing tonight’s inaugural International Sports Hall of Fame Gala. The RTWCG anticipates having a new date for the event by mid-December.
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By Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee California’s chronic budget problems haven’t stopped the state Senate from giving some of its own staff members a bump in pay, handing out raises averaging 7 percent to dozens of workers in recent months. The Senate increased the pay of at least 169 employees – nearly one-fifth of the […]
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By Nevada News Bureau Staff CARSON CITY – Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshall announced that her office completed a series of bond sales this week that will net the state a total face value of $149.4 million, with $32 million going for capital improvement projects and the remaining $117 million to be used for the refunding […]
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By Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee The number of single-family homes sold in the Sacramento region rose sharply in October, but prices continued to fall. Market researcher DataQuick said Wednesday that 1,732 existing homes were sold in Sacramento County last month, a 19.6 percent increase from the same month of 2010. Placer County saw its sales […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe residents may not protest by the hundreds or thousands like larger areas, but they were part of Friday’s nationwide solidarity movement that is part of the larger Occupy Wall Street movement which started two months ago. Horns honked and fists pumped from the vehicles that passed the approximately 20 people […]
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