By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doesn’t have a lot of clout in Nevada’s political circles. He didn’t gain any major endorsements during the caucus and has raised only a paltry sum in the state compared to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, but he has found a friend: Nevada Republican […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – A healthy forest is the best deterrent to stop the bark beetle infestation. The problem is Tahoe forests aren’t healthy. “We have seen this march of dead trees grow through the summer,” Joanne Marchetta, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency executive director, told her board this week. Orange is becoming a dominant […]
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Two men well known to law enforcement are back behind bars, this time on armed robbery charges. Logan Schwartz, 28, and Chris Mendonca, 20, both of South Lake Tahoe, allegedly robbed an acquaintance at gunpoint. Stolen were a cell phone and other belongings, according to officers. The incident occurred Aug. 24 at the Blackjack Inn […]
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By Joy Resmovits, Los Angeles Times California’s graduating class of 2016 outperformed peers on the ACT college-entrance test nationally across all four subject areas, according to a report released by the test company Wednesday. Nationwide, students had an average overall score of 20.8 out of 36 on the test of English, math, reading and science. California students, on average, earned […]
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A Tahoe Rim Trail worker was hit by a tree on Thursday afternoon. The person was knocked down a 40 percent grade slope onto rocks. Tahoe Douglas fire spokesman Eric Guevin told Lake Tahoe News the man sustained “multiple traumatic injuries.” Tahoe Douglas firefighters and a search and rescue team responded to the Aug. 25 incident […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal For the first time in Nevada history, all students in this year’s high school graduating class took the ACT so schools could gauge their success in college preparation. And the results aren’t good. Only 11 percent of the 32,261 students scored high enough to be considered ready for college-level courses, […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP WASHINGTON — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t as zealous on the issue as his Democratic opponent for […]
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By Melody Gutierrez and Kate Galbraith, San Francisco Chronicle The California Assembly approved sweeping climate-change legislation Tuesday that extends the state’s targets for reducing greenhouse gases from 2020 to 2030 in a controversial bill that saw White House officials and Gov. Jerry Brown privately urging lawmakers for support. Under SB32, the state would reduce its […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew, Reno Gazette-Journal More Nevada students completing college courses could mean millions in additional funds for the state’s seven colleges. Nevada higher education officials said $60 million of its $622 million budget request for state funds is based on the number of students that completed courses in fiscal year 2016. It is up about $10 […]
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While the charred Tahoe Queen sits at Zephyr Cove Marina, its future remains in limbo. “We’ll make a decision only after we’ve fully assessed the damage and considered all of our options,” David Freireich with Aramark told Lake Tahoe News. Aramark owns the paddle-wheeler. It’s possible the boat will not be able to be salvaged. […]
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