By Ian Lovett, New York Times After decades of thriving in legally hazy backyards and basements, California’s most notorious crop, marijuana, is emerging from the underground into a decidedly capitalist era. Under a new state law, marijuana businesses will be allowed to turn a profit — which has been forbidden since 1996, when California became […]
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By Kathryn Reed Crews are at the Tahoe Keys Marina today dealing with an oil spill that was reported on Monday. “We are not able to identify the source and no one has come forward to say that is my oil,” Cathe Pool with Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board told Lake Tahoe News. She […]
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By Kathryn Reed The classroom will never be far from Mike Patterson no matter the physical distance. That is because as a member of the California Teachers Association board he intends to put students at the forefront. Patterson, who started teaching auto shop at South Tahoe High School in 1988, begins a three-year tenure on […]
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By Laurence Norman, Wall Street Journal BRUSSELS—The European Union’s executive will discuss on Tuesday the right of U.S. citizens to visit the bloc without a visa, a spokeswoman said Friday. The European Commission’s discussion is a response to the fact that the U.S. has yet to grant visa-free entry to the whole of the EU, […]
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With numerous road improvement projects across the region, the Nevada Department of Transportation and Nevada Highway Patrol are making a concerted effort to get people to slow down and pay more attention while driving in road work zones. “Tragically, there were 12 deaths in Nevada road work zones in a recent one-year period,” Nevada Highway […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The woman developed symptoms consistent with Zika virus after returning from El Salvador, according to an announcement from the Washoe County Health District. Symptoms included joint pain, body ache, fever, conjunctivitis, chills, abdominal pain, headache and rash. A woman with recent travel history to El Savador has the first confirmed case of […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal STEAD — Nevada and NASA announced last week they are now partners in the drone business. Gov. Brian Sandoval and Frank Aguilera, deputy director of the Aerospace Systems Program at the NASA Ames Research Center in California, along with other officials, unveiled the new $400,000 NUANCE lab at Reno-Stead Airport […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County is on course to make improvements to Meyers in regards to aesthetics and how the highway functions. While Caltrans is the ultimate decision maker on what goes on with Highway 50, the county has some say about what occurs. The county is using its $61,000 federal On Our Way […]
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By Karen Matthews, AP Who needs algebra? That question muttered by many a frustrated student over the years has become a vigorous debate among American educators, sparked by a provocative new book that argues required algebra has become an unnecessary stumbling block that forces millions to drop out of high school or college. “One out […]
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By Justin Bachman, Bloomberg Travel executives should be a happy lot. A growing Chinese middle class is eager to see the world. Oil prices are stunningly low, leaving consumers more income to spend. A global economy demands we be on the move. But more immediate threats overshadow the industry. “The combination of global terrorism and […]
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