On Aug. 7, 2008, the Glenshire General Store in Truckee was burglarized overnight by a suspect who used a distinct method of operation to gain access to the property. On Jan. 2, 2010, the Glenshire Store was burglarized again, and the suspect’s methods were identical to the 2008 burglary. Detectives focused their attention on Adam […]
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By Mark Grossi, Fresno Bee Scientists have found evidence in Sequoia National Park of a centuries-long dry spell — and clues about how the Sierra Nevada could be changing. The researchers studied tree rings on dead giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth. They found that during a warm, dry period between A.D. 800 and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Snow is continuing to fall this morning in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 1pm today. A half inch has fallen between 6:30-7am on the South Shore. “We won’t see warm weather return for a little while,” Brian O’Hara, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though Ted Gaines considers himself an optimist, he painted a bleak picture when it comes to state government. “Because of regulations, taxation issues and demographics there are a lot of state programs that are costly,” the Republican assemblyman from Roseville said. “We need to do a lot of work to get […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Thunder Valley Casino named a new general manager today, completing a management shuffle that began more than a year ago. C.J. Graham, currently the Lincoln casino’s assistant general manager and vice president of table games, will become general manager in June, shortly before Thunder Valley completes its hotel. Read the […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal A combination of forest restoration projects, creation of communities that can survive fire and aggressive fire fighting will be needed as wildfire danger increases across the country, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. Wildfires are getting larger and burning more fiercely, Tom Tidwell told a Reno conference […]
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By Kathryn Reed Barton Memorial Hospital is continuing to layoff employees in an attempt to remain solvent. The nonprofit medical center in South Lake Tahoe let six mid-level managers go on Friday. It was a mix of clinical and nonclinical staff. However, none of the upper management has lost their jobs in any of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Just as businesses were getting accustomed to recycling and using recycled products, compostable is a word and practice that is being thrown at them. C&M Food Distributors in Reno is helping Lake Tahoe businesses make the switch. “We show small businesses they can do what big businesses do. It can be done […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal Every time Luiz Garcia fills up his car in Washoe County, he pays nearly 60 cents per gallon in taxes. That’s money the Sparks resident contributes toward state and local projects to repave cracked and aging streets, widen freeways, build bridges. It isn’t enough. By 2016, Nevada could be up […]
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By Ashley Archibald, Union Democrat The Sierra Nevada Conservancy is proposing a broad-based policy aimed at promoting sustainable development and bringing jobs to the Sierra Nevada. The policy, called the Sustainable Sierra Nevada Initiative, outlines general goals including protecting water, creating jobs, reducing pollutants emitted by catastrophic fires, providing habitats for threatened and endangered species […]
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