By Ahiza Garcia, CNN Money Drivers may pay even less at the pump in 2016. AAA, which compiles gas price information from around the country, is projecting that gas prices will stay lower in the year ahead — maybe even lower than this year. It estimates that the average price of a gallon of regular, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Because JoAnn Conner believes the judge in her case against the city of South Lake Tahoe has already made up his mind, her attorney is trying to get the matter heard before another judge. This means the hearing scheduled for today isn’t going to happen. Conner, who is a first-term city council […]
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Updated Jan. 5, 7:45am: By Kathryn Reed A young girl who fell nearly 40-feet from a chairlift as Squaw Valley on Saturday is expected to survive. “The child was flown to Renown [Medical Center in Reno] in fairly stable condition,” Marcus Dorsey-Hirt, clinical manager with CareFlight, told Lake Tahoe News. He said the 8-year-old from Los […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Christine Mai-Duc and Jon Schleuss, Los Angeles Times Californians face new restrictions on carrying guns, new regulations on medical marijuana, and higher pay if they earn minimum wage under laws that take effect in 2016. Parents, students, healthcare providers and anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car will see changes […]
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A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service in Reno for the Lake Tahoe Basin for the 24-hour period starting Jan. 4 at 10pm. Heavy snow is forecast for the basin rom 1am to 6pm on Tuesday. Four to 8 inches is expected at lake level, with 8 to 15 inches […]
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Sixty-five people were evacuated from North Bowl chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort today. At 10:58am Jan. 3 an unoccupied chair on the downhill side fell from the lift. No injuries were reported. This is a fixed grip triple chair on the Nevada side of the South Shore resort. Fixed grip means the chairs are permanently […]
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By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile A federal judge has rejected the state of Wyoming’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at striking down a pair of laws that make it illegal to collect data from public lands without first gaining permission. U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl issued the order last month, finding that Wyoming’s “data […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Not many folks predicted that daily fantasy sports would dominate the headlines over the last half of 2015. That was before DraftKings and FanDuel blasted television audiences with commercials that had more airtime than the actual football games. Meanwhile, the business operators showed an arrogance not seen in nearly a […]
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By Kurtis Lee, Los Angeles Times Deep divisions among Nevada Republicans over a $1-billion tax increase pushed by the state’s Republican governor are helping to shape the battle between Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas to win this state’s presidential caucuses — the first nominating contest in the West. Rubio’s backers […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Dozens of new laws dealing with police body cameras and elections to industrial hemp and craft pickling will take effect in Nevada at the stroke of midnight. Here is an overview of some the 50 new laws that will become effective Jan 1, 2016: Elections, lobbying Nevada […]
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