By Camalot Todd, Las Vegas Sun Every 9 seconds a woman in America is beaten or assaulted. Nevada consistently ranks high in deaths related to domestic violence. In 2016, there were at least 24, according to the Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. The year before, 43 victims lost their lives. Those numbers […]
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By Sacramento Bee What started as a fun Memorial Day weekend rock-climbing outing in the Sierra took a scary turn for a couple and their dog on Sunday that ended in a helicopter rescue. As the trio began climbing the base of Luther Rock just south of Lake Tahoe, the man, identified only as John, […]
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By Joann Eisenbrandt Cloud seeding over the upper portion of the American River watershed from Fresh Pond to Twin Bridges in El Dorado County may be expanding next winter. Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is having a public meeting in Strawberry on June 1 to discuss its plans to increase the cloud seeding area of […]
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By Robin McDowell, Reese Dunklin, Emily Schmall and Justin Pritchard, AP BRUNSWICK, Maine — Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, the boys raped him and left him bleeding, the culmination of […]
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By Christine Hauser, New York Times At least nine states now ban “conversion therapy” for minors, a discredited method meant to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, after Nevada and Connecticut this month joined others in prohibiting the practice. Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada this month signed Senate Bill 201, making it illegal […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay is perhaps the most spectacular nook in one of the world’s beautiful alpine basins. But it can be an elusive nook. This winter, avalanches closed the highway above the bay for weeks, severing the loop road around the lake. What if the highway didn’t have to […]
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By Ben van der Meer, Sacramento Business Journal Eleven years after sales began, a rare single-family home project near Lake Tahoe has completely sold out. Developers announced this month the last original property sales for Martis Camp, a 671-home project on 2,100 acres south of Truckee and north of the Northstar ski resort. Read the […]
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South Tahoe firefighters were busy on Sunday with non-fire calls. A 22-year-old woman was hit by a boat prop on the South Shore. She was brought to Lighthouse Shores in the Tahoe Keys on the afternoon of May 28. South Lake Tahoe’s police boat was first on the scene. South Tahoe fire paramedics arrived and […]
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By Alexa Renee, KXTV California is officially moving toward an active transportation system. Caltrans announced Tuesday the decision to adopt the first statewide bicycle and pedestrian plan, Toward an Active California. The Golden State has seen a double increase in active transportation over the last decade, according to Caltrans. Now the state is working to further […]
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By Laura Anthony, KGO-TV Lake Tahoe residents are fighting back against those who would desecrate the beautiful landscape. It’s a war against graffiti that’s increasingly popping up in places known for natural beauty. A team of volunteers, brushes in hand, have spent many hours scrubbing rocks at Lake Tahoe, natural scenery that’s been defaced by […]
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