By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau The El Niño storms drenching California won’t suffice to solve the state’s drought and won’t permanently save the Central Valley’s vulnerable salmon, federal scientists are cautioning. In an apolitical assessment that comes amid a highly political time, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration experts stress that this year’s El Niño […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette-Journal New flights and an improving economy helped the Reno-Tahoe International Airport post its first annual growth in passengers in a decade. The Reno airport reported serving 3.43 million passengers in 2015, a 3.9 increase from the previous year. The numbers include especially strong traffic during the holiday season. Reno-Tahoe International […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man today admitted to illegally killing a bear near his home in July 2015. Gilbert Wetenkamp pleaded no contest March 11 to unlawfully taking an animal. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury is scheduled to sentence him on March 18. The maximum penalty is one year in jail and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tourists are rediscovering South Lake Tahoe. While that might be evident by the number of vehicles on the roads, it is even more pronounced when looking at the city’s coffers. When the City Council convenes March 15 the five electeds will be tasked with allocating the revenue surplus of $5.4 million – […]
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By Associated Press California lawmakers voted Thursday to make the nation’s most populous state the second to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 as part of a sweeping package of measures they are considering to crack down on tobacco. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown still must sign off on the legislation the Senate approved […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A man accused of armed robbery of a Camino business was taken into custody Thursday following a search that included area school campuses. A man brandishing a gun robbed the Wine Country Station off Highway 50 in Camino about 5:30am, according to an El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office news release. […]
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While snow is in the forecast for Friday, the National Weather Service in Reno is calling this weekend’s storm “potent”. A lake wind advisory has been issued for March 11 from 9am-6pm. A winter storm watch has been issued for the basin from March 12 at 4pm through March 14 at 11am. A foot of […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Amid the fervor of caucus season — the day that Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders visited union workers on a picket line outside of Sunrise Hospital, the day that they addressed Nevada issues at a town hall in front of a national audience on television, and […]
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St. Patrick’s Day has become one of the nation’s deadliest holidays. From 2010 to 2014, almost three-fourths of the drunk-driving fatalities during this holiday period involved drivers who had blood alcohol levels well above the 0.08 limit, with 266 drunk-driving fatalities total nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To help lower deaths […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Voting rights advocates said Monday they have sent a pre-litigation notice letter to Nevada officials, warning that the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is failing to meet its federally mandated voter registration obligations. Attorneys representing Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and Nevada resident Eleanor Newell sent […]
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