By Lake Tahoe News In years’ past a March Miracle would mean a deluge of snow to make up for a dry winter. This year, a March Miracle for most people in Northern California would mean more sunny days than ones filled with moisture. While the snowpack measurement on March 1 near the entrance to […]
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Caltrans is doing emergency work on Highway 50 in the American River Canyon that will mean more delays for travelers. The highway in Silver Fork between Weber Mill Road and Wildwood Way will be under daytime one-way reversing traffic controls Monday through Saturday for two weeks or more. Crews will be putting in two culverts […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Some opponents of Education Savings Accounts say Nevada’s version of school choice is dead. But the Legislature continues to discuss the program’s budget, and two new bills — meant to shore up the ESA program — are anticipated to be introduced before mid-March. The program, the […]
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Stateline casinos kept pace in January with the state when it came to gaming revenue. Statewide the casino win last month was 12 percent higher than January 2016 at $1.04 billion. This was the highest win since February 2013. Stateline casinos posted a 10.8 percent increase. The South Shore five have are up 8.9 percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s not just people’s homes that have been flooded in the Tahoe area. All that water is making mice seek higher ground, too. “It’s the worst I’ve seen in decades,” Jim Cecil, owner of Boulder Exterminator in South Lake Tahoe, told Lake Tahoe News of the rodent infestation. Mice are the biggest […]
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By Taryn Luna, Sacramento Bee If you own a pet, you’ve likely cringed after reading the bottom line of a vet bill. A state assemblyman wants to ease the financial burden of pet ownership with an income tax credit that allows Californians to write off half the money they spend on vet costs up […]
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times In search of some extra cash, Jim and Janet Dooley started renting out a spare bedroom in their Big Bear home to skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts. “This has brought us a couple of hundred dollars a week,” said Janet Dooley, who listed the room about two years ago on […]
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A 56-year-old Truckee woman had to be evacuated from Desolation Wilderness on Sunday night after sustaining an injury. She was skiing with a group near Eagle Buttress, which is north of Eagle Lake. The leg injury prevented her from getting out of the back country on her own. The wind was so strong on Feb. […]
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By Jim Miller The way California raises money to maintain and repair state highways and local roads has largely been the same for more than two decades. Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders want to change that, and Californians would pay more as a result. In what would be the biggest shakeup of state […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Republicans and Democrats could scrap Nevada’s caucus system in favor of a presidential primary under a bill to be considered in the state Legislature. The bill, to be introduced by the Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, would leave it to the state central committees […]
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