By Sindya N. Bhanoo, New York Times Snowpacks are a vital source of water for humans, but they may shrink in some regions as the climate warms. A study estimates how changes in showfall will affect water supplies. Justin S. Mankin, an earth scientist at Columbia University, and his colleagues analyzed 421 drainage basins in […]
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A two-vehicle accident this morning closed Highway 50 in both directions near Round Hills Pines Beach. One person was transported to Barton Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One of the vehicles involved in the crash was an Apple vehicle collecting data for maps. The roof apparatus with the cameras was sitting in the middle […]
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By Kathryn Reed Free, integrated regional transit in the Lake Tahoe Basin is the ultimate goal of those who are in the business of getting people out of their vehicles and those who are involved with tourism. Money is the hurdle that still needs to be cleared in order for that dream to become a […]
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By Brian Fung and Andrea Peterson, Washington Post The nation’s top telecom regulator recommended broadening America’s wiretapping laws Tuesday, in response to the recent attacks in Paris by the Islamic State that left more than 120 people dead. While the Federal Communications Commission cannot take direct actionagainst the Islamic State, such as shutting down its […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun In 2011, at the behest of Google, Nevada became the first state to legalize autonomous vehicle road-testing. Seeing the potential economic benefits, several states followed, including California, Michigan and Florida. At least 15 more now are considering legislation related to the cars. With more states embracing autonomous cars and […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has received dozens of calls from the public reporting telephone scams involving aggressive and threatening criminals impersonating IRS agents. According to the IRS, there are five things scammers often do, but the IRS will never do: The IRS will never: Call to demand immediate payment, nor will the agency call […]
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By Hadley Malcolm, USA Today RadioShack is on the comeback trail, and its first appeal to holiday shoppers comes Nov. 25, when the electronics retailer plans to run its Black Friday deals a day before any other major chain. Stores will feature nearly 100 different deals, and stay open an hour later than normal on […]
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By Scott Mayerowitz, AP A stronger economy and lower gas prices mean Thanksgiving travelers can expect more congested highways this year. During the long holiday weekend, 46.9 million Americans are expected to go 50 miles or more from home, the highest number since 2007, according to travel agency and car lobbying group AAA. That would […]
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By Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times Experts have warned for years that the state’s largest public pension plan has overestimated how much its investments will earn, leaving taxpayers to pay billions of dollars more than expected. Now the board of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System is reconsidering. As soon as today, the fund’s board […]
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NV Energy customers can expect their rates to go down starting Jan. 1. The company, which provides electricity to people on the Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe Bain, filed a request with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada on Nov. 13 to reduce rates. Residential customers using 758 kilowatt-hours a month will see a […]
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