By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – El Dorado County is in the process of crafting a “traction ordinance” that could help keep tourist traffic out of neighborhoods – at least in the winter. It would not solve the summer traffic problem. The ordinance would allow the county to require chains, snow tires and/or four-wheel drive on […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Donald Trump set a feverish pace at the outset of his presidency by signing nine executive orders in his first 21 days in office. Some, like those on immigration and health care, hit at the heart of Nevada’s political atmosphere, but the Trump administration said this month those orders […]
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By Alison Noon, AP CARSON CITY — Lawmakers are gearing up to change how and whether people cast ballots in Nevada as the state faces a shifting electorate and unfounded claims of voter fraud and intimidation. Eligible Nevadans would automatically be registered to vote and be able to participate in primary elections despite their party […]
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The man who drowned in the American River on Friday has been identified as Digger Gooch, 37, of Silver Fork. He was on his way to work in Pollock Pines when it’s believed he lost control of his vehicle on the icy, slushy Highway 50. A passerby saw his body tangled in brush near the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories about affordable housing in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. All articles may be accessed via the home page under Special Projects, 2017 Affordable Housing. By Terra Breeden Most of the single-family homes in South Lake Tahoe sit empty. They are second homes, used by the owners […]
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By Adam Ashton and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee On the eve of major pension changes that would crimp retirement benefits for new hires, a handful of California government agencies went on a holiday hiring spree. The Board of Equalization hired 25 new faces that week. Seventeen reported for their first day of work on New […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal This time of year, David Schwartz, the director of UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research, crunches more numbers than an accountant on a tax-filing deadline. If it has anything to do with revenue generated on a casino floor, Schwartz has a chart filled with historical data to explain its […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times In more than four decades as a top transportation planner in California, Will Kempton says the state’s roads have never been in as bad condition as they are right now. Kempton, 69, who is retiring as executive director of the advocacy group Transportation California, said he is “frustrated and disappointed” that […]
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By Jim Hemig, Moonshine Ink We all have stories of out-of-towners who can’t seem to get it right. You know the ones, the drivers who stop right in the middle of the roundabout to let you enter, which is nice, but wrong. Or those who don’t even bother to look on their way in, blasting […]
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Updated 6:54pm Highway 50 in the Kyburz area will remain closed indefinitely due to multiple mudslides. This means the main route between the South Shore and Placerville is off limits at least as a thoroughfare. It is possible to access some points along the route from each direction. For example, Sierra-at-Tahoe is open. Crews are […]
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