By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal In Nevada, nobody is somebody. The Silver State, being the king of quirk in the nation, has a unique option for those wanting to register a protest vote this election with the “none of these candidates” choice. It is the brainchild of former Assemblyman and state Sen. Don Mello, […]
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By Raven Jackson, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Highway Patrol announced Friday that it is the first law enforcement agency in the state to fly small unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly known as drones — after gaining approval by the Federal Aviation Administration. The patrol has begun using small UAVs weighing less than 55 pounds […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal The estimated market value of the 23 homes destroyed in the Little Valley Fire ranged from $542,000 to $3.8 million, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal analysis of data obtained from the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District on Thursday. The data suggests the state of Nevada could face a significant liability […]
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Crews are working on the Tahoe Queen to make it ready for winter. The paddle-wheeler sustained extensive damage Aug. 16 when it caught fire. Welders and painters were working in the same vicinity when flames erupted. A yellow boom still surrounds the vessel. This is just precautionary, according to officials. “We were taking steps to […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee Some El Dorado County voters have inundated their elections office with calls after not receiving mail ballots for the Nov. 8 election. Registrar of Voters Bill Schultz said the problem lies with the U.S. Postal Service, since his office mailed the ballots Oct. 11-14. That means USPS has failed to […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters A lawyer for the U.S. government’s bankruptcy watchdog raised concerns in court on Wednesday over Caesars Entertainment Corp’s $5 billion creditor deal to push its main unit out of Chapter 11, even as hold-out creditors appeared closer to backing the agreement. Caesars Entertainment Operating Co Inc. (CEOC) filed for bankruptcy in […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal NV Energy has reached a settlement agreement with the Regulatory Operations Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, Bureau of Consumer Protection, and a number of other entities to lower prices for customers in Northern Nevada starting Jan. 1, 2017. The agreement follows the June 2016 filing of NV Energy’s required […]
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Truckee officials are in the process of ensuring the Church of the Mountains in downtown Truckee operates as a warming shelter this winter. Truckee Town Council next week is expected to approve the second reading of an an amendment to allow the temporary shelter to operate. It could then open 30 days later. The permit […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Federal forecasters predict this winter may paint the U.S. in stripes of different weather: Warmer and drier than normal in the south, and colder and wetter than usual in the far north. The National Weather Service winter outlook , issued Thursday, gets murky in the nation’s middle belt, with no particular […]
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By Kathryn Reed By the end of the 2020 construction season motorists should be driving over a new bridge near the top of Echo Summit and through a roundabout in Meyers. Caltrans on Thursday night spent a couple hours telling the more than 30 people at an informational meeting about the two projects. The bridge […]
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