A candle tipping over is being blamed for a structure fire in South Lake Tahoe on Monday morning. The owner of the home on Rubicon Trail had her hair slighted burned and was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation. She is expected to be released soon. Everyone else in the house, including a […]
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By Emily Zentner, Sacramento Bee California Highway Patrol rescuers hoisted a hiker out of a remote location in Kyburz after the hiker fell 30 feet from a rock formation and caught the episode on camera.. The hiker, a 52-year-old Napa resident, was rescued by a CHP helicopter and sustained major injuries in the fall on […]
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By Terra Breeden Glasses of bacon bloody Mary’s and craft beers clanged together in salutations while a disc jockey spun pop hits over a booming sound system. Guests shook their tail feathers on the dance floor and enjoyed a vast buffet of pork belly sliders, veggie platters, and pizza slices. Needless to say, it was […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal It’s almost time for the Forest Service to make a recommendation on a proposal to offer oil and gas leases in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. But first the agency is giving the public another chance to weigh in. “We want to make sure if there is any new information out there […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada and California are “brothers and sisters in more ways than other states can say,” and the Route 91 shooting cemented that notion even further, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Friday during a gun policy discussion at UNLV. “Thirty-three of the 58 people who died on Oct. 1 […]
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By Carolyn Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle WASHINGTON — Congress and the Trump administration are pushing ahead with a plan to raise a towering symbol of dam-building’s 20th century heyday to meet the water demands of 21st century California — a project backed by San Joaquin Valley growers but opposed by state officials, defenders of a […]
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By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a move that could enable cannabis businesses in California and other states that have legalized pot to operate without fear of federal raids and prosecution. President Trump […]
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By Wade Tyler Millward, Las Vegas Review-Journal An agreement between Caesars Entertainment and a Northern California tribe will bring a Harrah’s casino to tribal land southeast of Sacramento. The $168 million project will be developed, owned and operated by the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. Caesars will license the Harrah’s name to the tribe […]
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The Nevada Division of State Lands is providing approximately $350,000 to fund various environmental preservation projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The funding is generated through Nevada Lake Tahoe license plate sales and annual renewal fees. Programs to be funded include: · Aquatic invasive species surveillance monitoring, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · Water Trail educational […]
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Bus service on the South Shore, which has long been inadequate, could get even worse. Tahoe Transportation District officials are considering cutting service, including the ski shuttles to Heavenly Mountain Resort. Lack of funding is the main reason for the proposed changes. The board on April 13 heard various scenarios for future service and the […]
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