By Kathryn Reed What was going to be a hotel project at the edge of Van Sickle Bi-State Park in South Lake Tahoe is now going to be 22 condominiums. The South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission on June 9 at 3pm will have a public hearing about the project. The meeting is at Lake Tahoe […]
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Two Reno teenagers died Friday when the vehicle they were in crashed near Northstar. Gregoria Martinez-Reyes, 15, died at the scene. Miguel Ramos-Carillo, 16, succumbed to his injuries that night at Renown Medical Center in Reno. Two other passengers, both 16 and from Reno, were taken to Renown with major injuries. Their names have not […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County courts have called the stocky white courthouse in downtown Placerville home for over 100 years – and for nearly half that time residents have argued about whether the historic courthouse has outlived its usefulness. The debate riled the Gold Rush-era town in the 1960s and resulted in […]
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While the goal is to break ground this summer on the Fanny Bridge-Highway 89 realignment in Tahoe City, the project still has not gone out to bid. That may not happen until later this month. In the mean time the state Attorney General’s Office is reviewing a claim filed by Tahoe City resident Jim Sajdak […]
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By Erica Werner, AP In a state where the politics can be as raucous as the casinos, the race for U.S. Senate in Nevada is shaping up as a battle royal. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid’s retirement after three decades has created a rare open seat that offers Republicans their one real shot at winning […]
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By Casey Williams, Huffington Post The world’s dullest building material just got a lot more exciting. A scientist in Mexico announced earlier this month that he had developed solar-powered, glow-in-the-dark cement that could be used to illuminate roads, bike lanes and walking paths, according to the news site Investigación y Desarrollo. The cement absorbs energy […]
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By John Myers, Los Angeles Times With one of the most closely watched presidential primary seasons in modern times , California’s voter rolls grew by almost 650,000 in the final six weeks of registration. And three of every four new voters were Democrats. On Friday, Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the final report of voter registration […]
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By Greg Stohr, Bloomberg The U.S. Supreme Court gave landowners a new avenue to challenge some federal regulatory decisions affecting their property rights, in a case that three conservative justices said raised troubling questions about government overreach. The 8-0 ruling said landowners can go straight to court after federal regulators decide that a piece of […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Renown Regional Medical Center has taken a number of steps to enhance security since a deadly shooting on the Reno medical campus in 2013, including arming private security guards, hospital officials said Thursday. Renown officials said they spent a year reviewing security protocols and consulting outside experts before adopting new policies […]
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By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle WASHINGTON – The 20th century dams and canals that gave birth to modern California – to San Francisco, to Los Angeles, to the San Joaquin Valley farms that feed the nation – are near the end of their engineered lives. The rivers and aquifers they tap are, simply, tapped […]
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