By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Reno-Tahoe International Airport officials and travelers say they’re concerned over longer security lines – a recent nationwide phenomenon. On average, it takes about 10 minutes to clear through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in Reno, spokesman Brian Kulpin said Tuesday. But lately, it’s taken longer, he said. Travelers have complained about […]
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By Kathryn Reed Some Lake Tahoe employers aren’t satisfied with the applicant pool, which is why a group of people has come together to address that problem. The Lake Tahoe Adult Education Consortium was initiated by Lake Tahoe Community College and Lake Tahoe Unified School District a couple years ago, and has morphed into a […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun From the race to replace Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid to the battle for control of the Nevada Legislature, the 2016 election in Nevada will offer far more than a choice of presidential candidates. While many of the campaigns have been in the works for months, the opening of […]
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An off-duty CalFire firefighter died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a car crash near Truckee. Kristin Jane Snook, 35, of Los Gatos was involved in a five-vehicle pile-up at 6:35pm March 11 on Highway 89 between Truckee and Squaw Valley. According the California Highway Patrol, Snook lost control of the vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic, struck a Ford F150 pickup head-on, which […]
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Three women were arrested at a Stateline casino this month on charges of prostitution. Brenda Mary Fee, 51, of South Lake Tahoe, Claudia Lizbeth Bernal, 23, of Incline Village, and Monique Marie Lopez, 30, of Sparks were apprehended March 12. “They are escorts. There is no company associated with them,” Sgt. Pat Brooks with Douglas […]
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By Bay City News Service A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by kidnapping victim Jaycee Lee Dugard against the federal government for failing to supervise her captor when he was on parole from another kidnapping in the years before she was abducted. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. […]
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By Kathryn Reed It can cost more to file an appeal with the city of South Lake Tahoe than what the original fee or fine was. The City Council wants to change that policy. At Tuesday’s meeting the four (Councilman Hal Cole was out of town) directed staff to bring back a code amendment that […]
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By Matthew Seeman, KRNV-TV Search and rescue crews on Monday rescued a couple who became stranded in rural back country near Castle Peak, according to California Highway Patrol. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office asked CHP Helicopter 20 to perform a search and rescue at about 4:30pm March 14, CHP said in a statement. A couple […]
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By Heather Long and Patrick Gillpesie, CNN Money The rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, many say, is a reflection of the anger in America today. In numerous polls, voters say America’s economy is their No. 1 issue. They believe the middle class is dying, trade is killing U.S. jobs and that their kids […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Climate science has progressed so much that experts can accurately detect global warming’s fingerprints on certain extreme weather events, such as a heat wave, according to a high-level scientific advisory panel. For years scientists have given almost a rote response to the question of whether an instance of weird weather was […]
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