By Scott Sonner, AP Nevada’s chief legal adviser wants a judge to dismiss all but a narrow piece of a series of lawsuits accusing state forestry officials of mishandling a prescribed burn that turned into a raging wildfire and destroyed 23 homes along the edge of the Sierra. The homeowners say they suffered more than […]
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By Kathryn Reed Financially troubled resort owner Intrawest has finally been bought. It’s been a slow demise for the Colorado-based firm that was once the largest ski resort operator in the world. KSL Capital Partners, the parent company of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts, along with Aspen Skiing Company – both Colorado-based firms […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pedestrian deaths are climbing faster than motorist fatalities, reaching nearly 6,000 deaths last year — the highest total in more than two decades, according to an analysis of preliminary state data. Increased driving due to an improved economy, lower gas prices and more walking for exercise and environmental factors are […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Housing affordability – or more precisely, the increasing lack of it – in California has prompted growing concern among economists and segments of the residential real estate industry. Sung Won Sohn, a professor of economics at California State University, Channel Islands, said last week that “the average person, especially in […]
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By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle Leaning back in his chair, his gold sheriff’s badge glinting in a shaft of light, John D’Agostini thought for a second about what he would do if Sacramento legislators imposed San Francisco-style sanctuary laws to protect people living across the state illegally. His dilemma is part of the complex […]
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By Jim Miller, Christopher Cadelago and Taryn Luna, Sacramento Bee California drivers will begin paying 12 cents per gallon more in gas taxes later this year, the first of several tax and fee hikes contained in this week’s road-funding bill that eventually will cost the average motorist about $120 a year. It wasn’t the sort […]
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Final design of the next phase of Highway 28 improvements goes before the Nevada Transportation board on April 10. If approved, and weather permitting, NDOT and Granite Construction could begin work on phase 2 as early as next week. Granite Construction will work from both ends of the project, Sand Harbor and Incline Village, to […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal If lawmakers had their way, every Nevada school would teach financial literacy, diversity studies and the benefits of organ donations. High school would start at 9:30am, and every student would have free access to dual credit courses. Elementary schools would have daily recess. Staff would be trained on gender […]
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The body of a Sacramento woman who had been missing since April 3 was found Sunday in the Upper Truckee River north of Motel 6 in South Lake Tahoe. Pamela Suwinsky, 62, left the motel last Monday afternoon on foot without her dog, purse, cell phone or car. She had her ID and credit cards […]
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The wicked winter is being blamed for the decline in home sales for the first quarter of 2017 in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee area. The overall sales volume dipped 7 percent from a year ago. The drop was mainly affected by a 13 percent decrease in the sale of homes priced less than $1 million, according […]
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