By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The number of active registered voters in Nevada reached a record in November, topping 1.5 million, Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske said Thursday. The latest report shows 40,195 Nevadans registered to vote since the Nov. 8 general election, adding of 2.74 percent to state voting rolls. […]
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By Kathryn Reed There is now only one defendant in the case initiated by South Lake Tahoe City Councilman-elect Jason Collin in regards to the loop road. This is the strategy concocted by Collin’s attorney. “He said since the measure passed, it is the appropriate thing to do,” Collin told Lake Tahoe News. The lawsuit was […]
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Expect delays on Highway 50 for the next few weeks between Echo Summit and Camino. Caltrans has a $3.2 million emergency contract with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering to cut down dead or dying trees along the highway. The project is to address motorist safety. Thousands of trees have been impacted by the drought and the bark […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skiers at Squaw Valley are drinking bottled water and eating packaged food – at least on the mountain – because the wells are contaminated. E. coli and coliform bacteria have been detected in the four wells that service Gold Coast and High Camp. As long as no one drinks the water, there is […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment is asking state regulators for approval to quit buying electricity from NV Energy, according to a recent filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. The gaming giant is the latest Nevada company to seek permission to purchase power on the open market. Caesars is the parent […]
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By Michael Doyle, Sacramento Bee A U.S. Forest Service firefighter from Eldorado National Forest blew another whistle Thursday on sexual harassment and gender bias inside federal public lands agencies. Reinforcing claims previously made by many others over many years, fire prevention technician Denice Rice told a House panel of repeated problems facing women, who remain […]
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Briant Benson, 59, of El Dorado Hills, was sentenced Dec. 2 to one year and one day in prison for tax evasion, According to court documents, during the years 2004 through 2006, Benson failed to file tax returns or pay any personal income tax to the Internal Revenue Service, despite receiving at least $2 million in income […]
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By Camila Domonoske, NPR If the children are the future, the future might be very ill-informed. That’s one implication of a new study from Stanford researchers that evaluated students’ ability to assess information sources and described the results as “dismaying,” “bleak” and “[a] threat to democracy.” As content creators and social media platforms grapple with […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada has joined 17 other states in a lawsuit challenging new federal rules that expand the definition of “critical habitat” for endangered and threatened species. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt announced the filing on Wednesday. Plaintiffs say the new rules would allow an area to be classified as a […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Tony Magarrell isn’t very relaxed for someone who just spent a week in the lush backcountry canyons of Lassen National Forest, 165 miles northwest of Reno. Magarrell, a special agent for the U.S. Forest Service, wasn’t there to enjoy roaring waterfalls or abundant wildlife. He was cleaning up yet another illicit marijuana operation, […]
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