By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times As Americans — including even young children — continue to get fatter, their risk for heart disease is climbing too. So a panel of experts now is recommending that all kids have their cholesterol checked at least once between ages 9 and 11 and again between 17 and 21. […]
Read more
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun A prominent gaming attorney said he doesn’t expect an online poker bill to be passed anytime soon, even though the demand is present, states are clamoring for tax revenue and sufficient technological safeguards would be in place to prevent underage players from gambling. I. Nelson Rose, a distinguished […]
Read more
By Justin Keppler, Ski Channel It is with great remorse and sadness we report Jamie Pierre was killed by an avalanche in Utah on Sunday. The legendary skier, cliff hucker and notoriously wild spirited Pierre was taken over a cliff in an avalanche triggered while riding with a friend at Snowbird Mountain Resort in Utah. […]
Read more
By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – It’s hard to know how well Nevada’s public school and college students are doing if there is no uniform and reliable data to view their performance over time. Gov. Brian Sandoval is working to change that. He issued an executive order Oct. 7 asking a state […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed While spending $10,000 to help fund the economic impact analysis of the South Shore Vision is on Tuesday’s City Council agenda, City Attorney Patrick Enright told Lake Tahoe News he wants to delay the vote. This is because no person or entity is stated on the agenda or the staff report in […]
Read more
By Lenita Powers, Reno Gazette-Journal JK Metzker, the sports director at KTVN Channel 2 News who died Sunday after a hit-and-run accident in Reno, was described by those close to him as a consummate professional on the job, but more importantly a great guy, devoted husband and father at all times. On Sunday, Reno Police […]
Read more
By Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee New foreclosure filings in the Sacramento area continued to surge in October as lenders worked to reduce their backlog of distressed properties. Irvine-based RealtyTrac said 2,628 foreclosure starts were filed in the capital region last month, a 14.4 percent increase from the previous month. The new foreclosures – or notice […]
Read more
By Brian Duggan, Reno Gazette-Journal After selling out of tickets for the first time in its 26-year history this year, Burning Man organizers have decided to start a lottery system instead of selling tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis. The news was announced Friday in the organization’s newsletter, known as the Jack Rabbit Speaks. Black […]
Read more
By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Seeking to change travel trends of fewer foreigners visiting the United States, a public-private partnership launched Brand USA today, the nation’s first tourism marketing campaign. Led by Las Vegas resort executive Stephen Cloobeck, the Corporation for Travel Promotion unveiled the campaign on a world stage with an event […]
Read more
By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee California has fallen $1.5 billion behind in revenue through the first four months of the fiscal year, state Controller John Chiang said Thursday, amplifying fears the state will impose deeper budget cuts this winter. For October, Chiang said, California was $810.5 million behind what was expected, or 16.3 percent. Notably, […]
Read more