By Shahien Nasiripour, Bloombert For generations of Americans, a college degree was the best way to advance. These days, it may be a way to avoid losing ground. That’s the unfortunate reality facing millions of Americans in an era of stagnant wages and soaring higher-education costs. Encouraged by government officials to seek out further education […]
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A fire that started Saturday afternoon in the American River Canyon on Highway 50 has burned 30 acres as of 8:20pm. It is 10 percent contained. Flames could be seen from the highway. The Alder Fire started on the south side of Highway 50 near Sand Flat Campground. It is near Ice House Road between […]
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By Ric Anderson, Las Vegas Sun As Nevada voters prepare to vote this fall on whether to decriminalize recreational marijuana use, they’re going to hear a sinister-sounding warning that the push for legalization is being fueled by out-of-state money. Former Assemblyman Pat Hickey, a prominent opponent of legalization, already sounded the alarm in a June […]
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Updated: Aug. 8 to reflect President Obama is definitely attending. By Kathryn Reed Protecting Lake Tahoe has been on the radar of the federal government for decades – and not just because the feds own 85 percent of the land in the basin. Congress implemented regulations mandating effluent be pumped out of the basin, created […]
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By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle There are certain telltale signs that a person is stoned: bloodshot eyes, forgetfulness, ravenous late-night cravings. But the November ballot measure that would legalize recreational pot in California says nothing about how police should detect tokers who climb behind the wheel. There’s no marijuana equivalent to the famed blood-alcohol […]
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By Joseph Serna and Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times As California enters traditional brush-fire season, there is something ominous in the air and on the ground. Drought-stricken and ready to burn, the tree canopy in the central and southern end of the Sierra Nevada is awash in yellows, browns and oranges. Many of the trees showing […]
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By Kathy Park, KCRA-TV California Highway Patrol air rescues hit a record last month in Northern California due to emergencies at popular outdoor attractions. “We had the most rescues ever recorded in our unit, about 40 of them,” CHP pilot Jason Hertzell said. In July 2015, CHP conducted 30 rescues. Last month, most of […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s true – a Whole Foods is looking at coming to South Lake Tahoe. But the deal has not been consummated. It wouldn’t be the big grocery stores, but instead one of the chain’s new concepts called 365 by Whole Foods Market. Some have compared them to a Trader Joe’s. Besides being […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal At 70 years old, Dee Goodman has clocked in decades as a member of the American workforce. Ask the small business owner about retirement, however, and she just shakes her head. As the owner of Old West Barber in Reno, Goodman says she still loves doing her job. For many of […]
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Gunner has a nose for danger. He is the newest recruit at Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. He is officially a member of the Tahoe Douglas Explosive Ordinance Disposal team. Gunner is the seventh canine resource for the Northern Nevada Bomb Technicians Task Force. Battalion Chief Todd Moss is his handler. Even though Gunner is still […]
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