By Sean Cockerham, McClatchy The Trump administration could move at any time to revoke California’s right to impose stricter auto emissions standards than the federal government does, and the state’s senators are already mounting a fight. Congressional sources are hearing conflicting information on whether and when the Environmental Protection Agency will revoke California’s waiver. […]
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As the snow shifts under the freeze-thaw climate of Lake Tahoe, slides are still possible. Such was the case on Highway 89 near Emerald Bay on Friday. Caltrans has had to shut the highway for an indefinite amount of time to clear what is a 4 to 8-foot deep slide that cover part of both […]
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By Elizabeth Weise, USA Today Call it planners versus algorithms. Smartphone apps like Waze, a godsend for some road warriors because they shave minutes and even hours off their commutes with their creative detours off main highways, are causing headaches for city planners. Using crosswalks, wider sidewalks and traffic lights, these transportation engineers aim to make neighborhood traffic […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Rural communities between Las Vegas and Reno have a better shot at boosting and attracting business. Valley Communications Association of Pahrump, which is a member of the co-op Valley Electric Association, and Churchill County Communications finished 11 months of work at the end of January installing more than 450 […]
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By Dan Caplinger, Motley Fool Investors in ski-resort operator Vail Resorts wait longingly each year for the winter months to come around, because that’s when the company makes most of its money. Even with a small operation in Australia, where winter comes during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months, Vail Resorts still relies on North America […]
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By Kathryn Reed The quality of roads in the basin and Lake Tahoe’s clarity may be more closely tied together than previously believed. That is the belief of El Dorado County officials. On the day the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board voted to approve the next five-year Lake Tahoe municipal storm water permit for […]
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Updated March 14: By Kathryn Reed A South Lake Tahoe teen is lucky to be alive after he stabbed himself multiple times Thursday. When officers went to his residence on San Jose Avenue just before 1pm March 9 to serve a no bail arrest warrant the 16-year-old started stabbing his chest several times, according to […]
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By Mike Snider, USA Today Electronics retailer RadioShack has filed for its second bankruptcy in two years and will close about 200 of its remaining 1,500 stores. The Fort Worth, Tex.-based company previously filed for bankruptcy in 2015, which resulted in about 2,400 store closings. Subsequently, General Wireless, a joint venture of hedge fund Standard […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Caesars Entertainment Corp. won approval from state utility regulators Wednesday to to leave as a retail customer of Nevada Power Co. and purchase its own power supplies on the wholesale market. The Public Utility Commission voted unanimously to approve an agreement reached by Caesars, PUC staff […]
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Updated 10:30am By Kathryn Reed With South Tahoe High School losing its appeal regarding probationary accreditation, it likely means the school will have a new principal in the fall. Last spring the Western Association of Schools and Colleges put the school on a two-year probationary status. Evaluators cited several deficiencies, including not implementing enough sections […]
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