Updated 7:10pm By Kathryn Reed Access to Carson City from the South Shore via Spooner Summit is off-limits for an indeterminate amount of time because boulders keep falling onto Highway 50. Wednesday marked the third consecutive day boulders as large as a vehicle have come loose from the hillside. Nevada Department of Transportation officials are worried about […]
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By Debra J. Saunders, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — How big is the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals? The San-Francisco-based circuit is so big that it represents nine states, including Nevada, 20 percent of the U.S. population and 40 percent of the nation’s land mass. It’s so big that Congress has looked at bills […]
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By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters California leaders pushed back on Monday against President Trump’s claim that the state is “out of control,” pointing to its balanced budget and high jobs numbers in the latest dustup between the populist Republican and the progressive state. The state’s top Democrats called Trump cruel and his proposals unconstitutional after the […]
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By Chabeli Herrera, Miami Herald Is Airbnb a significant threat to the hotel industry? For the past few years, that question has been a hot topic for hospitality associations, city councils, hoteliers and tourism promoters across the globe. Now industry-watchers are getting a window into Airbnb’s place in the business. This month data and analytics firm […]
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Updated 4:18pm: By Lake Tahoe News Continued rain on snow is bringing the threat of flooding to areas in the Tahoe-Truckee region. For Tuesday there are flood, high wind and avalanche warnings in effect. A flood watch is in effect until 4am Feb. 8 for South Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Stateline, Incline Village, Bridgeport and Mammoth […]
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A Colorado man has been identified as the suspect who was killed last week by a Placer County sheriff’s deputy after he held a hostage at gunpoint. Jose Gonzales Lera, 27, of Lakewood, Colo., was killed Feb. 3 near Squaw Valley. He led deputies and California Highway Patrol officers on a chase on the North […]
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By Julie Ann Formoso, Las Vegas Sun Seventy-nine cents to the dollar. You’ve probably heard that statistic on the gender pay gap, a longtime wedge issue and soapbox topic for politicians, feminists and celebrities. Some say the gap — a simple Census Bureau ratio of the difference in median earnings — is a myth, or […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Federal law enforcement agents who combat illegal dumping, conduct wildland fire investigations and eradicate environmentally damaging illicit marijuana growing operations would lose their jobs under a proposal by seven western lawmakers. A bill by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, seeks to eliminate the law enforcement branches of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. […]
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Updated at 2:09pm: From NDOT: All lanes of Highway 50 are anticipated to reopen this afternoon, but minor lane closures and travel delays are to be expected as final roadway repairs are made over the coming days. —– Mud and rock slides have closed one east bound lane of Highway 50 in the Logan Creek area. Nevada […]
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By Kathryn Reed Health care benefits for former and current South Lake Tahoe employees may soon look dramatically different. South Lake Tahoe is about to start negotiations with its six labor unions. Health care will be one of the main subjects. This affects retirees because they get whatever their respective labor group agrees to. Through […]
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