By Susan Wood and Kathryn Reed The gunman in a massive fatal shooting at IHOP in Carson City Tuesday morning who injured seven people and killed five including himself gave no indication to his South Lake Tahoe customers and neighbors of the Mi Pueblo market that he was unstable. The mood was solemn and one […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal When it comes to invading clams, Lake Tahoe might not be a very good place to make babies. That’s the encouraging conclusion of new research by scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno who found that cold temperatures and lack of food combine to discourage reproduction of Asian clams in […]
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By Tim Hearden, Capital Press SACRAMENTO — Farm groups are lining up against a bill in the California Legislature that would make landowners’ well logs available to the public. Since 1949, the state has required notification from well drillers whenever a well is created, deepened, reperforated or destroyed. The well completion reports include details about […]
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By Anne Knowles, Nevada News Bureau Nevada could take in $16 million less in tax dollars this year due to online sales, according to a new report by the Retail Association of Nevada. Sales tax currently accounts for 28.3 percent of the state’s general fund revenue while gaming taxes bring in 23.6 percent. Nevada ranks […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee The number of people with concealed weapon licenses in Sacramento and El Dorado counties has jumped in 2011, following the election of new sheriffs who vowed to make the licenses easier to get. Sacramento County sheriff’s officials issued 739 CCWs – licenses to carry a concealed weapon – as of […]
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Updated Sept. 5 2:45pm: Sam Singer has been found in good health. He has been reunited with his family. ———————- An 11-year-old Incline Village boy has been missing since Saturday. Sam Singer was reported missing by his mother. The boy was last seen in the area of Laura Court and Dorcey Drive at approximately noon […]
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By Mark Havnes, Salt Lake City Tribune CEDAR CITY, Utah — One of the most powerful politicians in the country was at Southern Utah University on Thursday reminiscing about his time at the school he graduated from in 1959 and being recognized with an academic center named in his honor. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid […]
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By Gary Richards, San Jose Mercury News Kelly McDonough was in for a pleasant surprise when she turned onto Interstate 880 in San Jose recently during the morning commute. The bumps, potholes and deep cracks that for years have lined this dilapidated freeway between Interstate 280 and Highway 101 were gone — replaced by dreamy, […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — A proposed regulation to divert most of the money from unredeemed slot machine tickets to the state took another step forward Tuesday. The state Gaming Control Board held a workshop on the preliminary regulation that could mean millions dollars more for the state treasury. Board Chairman […]
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Publisher’s note: A Dotty’s is going to replace part of the former Bill’s Casino in Stateline. By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday amended its regulation for licensing small casinos, placing more requirements on establishments like the Dotty’s chain. The amended regulation will require slot parlors like Dotty’s to […]
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