By Michael Rohm RENO – I could see the sharp S-curve approaching, but my vision was blurred and I hit the wall on the first corner. My body recoiled with the shock and I overcorrected, striking the opposite wall. With my peripherals reduced and the walls seemingly amorphous, I continued to bump my front fender, […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee California’s Employment Development Department says it has received up to $36 million in a National Dislocated Worker Grant to help 34 counties clean up in the aftermath of recent rainstorms. EDD said the funds approved by the U.S. Department of Labor will provide temporary jobs for 1,800 unemployed workers in […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee President Trump announced Sunday more than a half-billion dollars would be coming to California to help cover the damage from the winter storms, including $274 million for repairs to the Oroville Dam spillway. The fulfillment of the fourth presidential declaration for damage from the winter storms totals an estimated […]
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By the end of June a recommendation is expected about what the future of Lake Tahoe Community College’s theater program should look like. The 20-member community task force that was convened to delve into the program has met twice, and will continue to meet every other Thursday until June. Solutions are expected to be presented […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal A former Truckee High School football coach was killed in a head-on car crash Saturday outside of Sierraville, according to the California Highway Patrol. Former football coach Robert Shaffer died at the scene. His wife Lisa Shaffer and his 22-year-old son, Patrick, suffered minor to moderate injuries, CHP said in […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal In the last 40 years, 160 Nevadans have been sentenced to death. Only 12 were ever executed. That’s a key argument proponents of a bill to effectively abolish the death penalty are using now that Assembly Bill 237 is making its initial steps through the Nevada Legislature. In short, […]
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People with minimum wage jobs in Nevada will be stuck at that wage for the next fiscal year that begins July 1. Since 2006 the Office of the Labor Commissioner has been conducting an annual review of the hourly rate. The group takes the federal minimum wage and cost of living into consideration when making […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Southern Nevada’s last coal plant closed March 16. That same day, a New Mexico power company said a plant on Navajo land might be next to shutter. And in a somewhat unexpected decision the month before, regional utilities announced the early shutdown of the West’s largest coal plant, also […]
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The State Water Resources Board is giving South Tahoe Public Utility District $294,270 to help resolve the groundwater contamination issue near the Y. The money will be used to conduct an engineering feasibility study of alternatives to remove Tetrachloroethylene or PCE from the groundwater. Tahoe Keys Water Company and Lukins Brothers Water Company are partners […]
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Two people were arrested this week in Truckee after a traffic stop revealed heroin in their vehicle, according to officers. Dylan Tanner Robert Surrock, 25, of Kings Beach faces charges of possession of a narcotic for sale and sale or transport of a controlled substance. Abbigail Starr Baker, 27, of Bremerton, Wash., was arrested on […]
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