By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — Embattled Sen. John Ensign announced this afternoon he will resign from office, effective May 3. The move opens the door for Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval to appoint Rep. Dean Heller to finish out the term. “It is with tremendous sadness that I officially hand over the Senate […]
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By Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun For decades, researchers have said that alcoholism is more common in the U.S. adult population than compulsive gambling. But last month the University of Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions published a surprising report concluding just the opposite. After age 21, gambling problems are more common than booze dependence, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Many of the rules to control the cultivation of medical marijuana in South Lake Tahoe are already on the books, but it would be hard to know that based on the number of hours staff, council and the public has to endure when it comes to discussing the topic. Once again, it […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — “My fear is we don’t even remotely have a clue how to deal with something like this.” Those are the words of Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory and professor of the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering at UNR. He is speaking about when the next big […]
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The Lake Tahoe portion of El Dorado County may not have a supervisor devoted just for that area. Every 10 years all counties look at boundaries based on current Census results. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates El Dorado County’s population at 181,058, an increase of approximately 25,000 residents since the 2000 Census. The county Surveyor’s […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY – The Nevada Assembly’s meeting to debate and close the state’s K-12 education budget ended in an acrimonious stalemate, with Assembly Republicans rallying behind Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget and Democrats arguing for smaller cuts to education. “We’ve been told it’s the governor’s way or no way,” said William Horne, D-Las […]
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By Colin Sullivan, New York Times Indoor marijuana cultivation consumes enough electricity to power 2 million average-sized U.S. homes, which corresponds to about 1 percent of national power consumption, according to a study by a staff scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Researcher Evan Mills’ study notes that cannabis production has largely shifted indoors, […]
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Updated: April 20 11:47am. By Kathryn Reed The term “parking Nazis” for the people charged with patrolling the lot at the Village Center near Stateline will have to be retired now that South Lake Tahoe is severing its agreement with High Sierra Patrol. Since the reorganization at the city, staff has been delving into why […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s City Council took a baby step toward wanting to be done with the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. On the same day, the council agreed the board and members of the League to Save Lake Tahoe should get a clue about what is really going on in the basin and […]
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By Torey Van Oot, Sacramento Bee The election is still several weeks away, but 4th Assembly District candidate Beth Gaines is already contemplating bill packages and committee assignments. The Roseville Republican has met Gov. Jerry Brown and the first lady several times. She’s even attended a news conference on the Capitol steps. Gaines and Democrat […]
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