There could be four new Lake Tahoe Unified School District board members this fall. Ginger Nicolay-Davis resigned effective Aug. 9, while three seats are on the November ballot. Nicolay-Davis ran unopposed in 2014. Her term was to expire in December 2018. She was not available for comment. At the Aug. 23 board meeting the remaining members […]
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By Alina Tugend, New York Times Offer students a less confusing array of courses. Require fewer remedial classes to improve students’ basic math and English skills. Or find a way to pair these not-for-credit courses with others that would provide progress toward a degree. Provide more personal advice. And lower the cost. While some of […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal A Mammoth Lakes doctor faces up to two years in prison and a hefty fine after pleading guilty to illegally looting about 20,000 Native American artifacts from Nevadan prehistoric sites for more than two decades. Jonathan Cornelius Bourne, 59, an anesthesiologist at Mammoth Hospital, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 21 felony counts of transporting archaeological […]
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The Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association this week came out against the November ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana. “Our association members have a particular concern about the growing edibles market of marijuana-infused products such as gummy bears, candy bars, and sodas; products with specific appeal to children that would become legal under this […]
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People relying on public transportation to get between the South Shore and Carson City may be out of luck starting Oct. 1. The Tahoe Transportation District, which operates the BlueGo bus system, is losing funding for the 5-year-old route as of Sept. 30. It is not eligible for federal funding because Tahoe is no longer designated […]
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By Philip Rucker, Washington Post FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Jo Tongue doesn’t have much time for politics, but the Hillary and Trump show is hard to tune out. And even harder to take. To this 31-year-old mother of two, with a third on the way, the presidency should be an honorable office, but instead she […]
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Construction and maintenance work will cause traffic delays along a 45-mile stretch of Highway 50 between Camino and Echo Summit for the next three months. Crews will be setting up lane restrictions on the four-lane section of Highway 50 in the Camino area and one-way traffic control on the two-lane stretch of highway over the summit. Motorists […]
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By Terra Breeden Whether you own a home in Lake Tahoe or rent one, count yourself lucky to have a roof over your head. The housing crisis in Lake Tahoe is reaching a crescendo. On Aug. 17 a throng of concerned residents met at the Tahoe Beach Retreat for a community meeting regarding the South […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada is out of the execution business, at least for now. One of the two drugs needed to administer an execution by lethal injection has expired and the drug manufacturer has refused to provide any further supplies, state officials were told Tuesday. Dozens of killers are […]
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Longtime Tahoe resident and retired teacher Sue Bartholomew died Aug. 15 in a vehicle accident in Arizona. This was one of five accidents involving 14 vehicles after a dust storm cut visibility to zero on Interstate 10 near the California border, according to the Associated Press. Bartholomew, 76, had been living full time in Litchfield […]
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