By Ian Whitaker, Las Vegas Sun As lawyers duke it out over the constitutionality of Nevada’s landmark education savings account program and state officials iron out much-needed regulations, a major question facing ESAs has been who will do the work of building the robust public support the program needs to be successful in the long […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – The Tahoe Transportation District board might take over BlueGo, the South Shore bus service, instead of relying on a third party. When George Fink with TTD last week told the board going this route would give “the board more control”, board member Nancy McDermid, replied, “Been there, done that.” She […]
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The show will still go on despite a fire in Lake Tahoe Community College’s theater. A spotlight on the catwalk caught fire Tuesday night. “The only thing damaged is the spotlight. Everybody is safe,” LTCC President Kindred Murillo told Lake Tahoe News. “We are working to get everything fixed up again.” LTCC is in the […]
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A Bay Area man was arrested Friday by South Lake Tahoe police officers on robbery and 10 other charges. When apprehended, Adam Sanford, 32, of Hayward had a loaded 9mm handgun in his waistband and two nearly foot-long knives in his possession, according to officers. Officers said the gun had been stolen from Pollock Pines […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal The Burning Man community lost one of its own in the Paris attacks on Friday. Pierro Jacare Innocenti, 40, of Paris, was killed when gunmen stormed the sold-out Eagles of Death Metal show that Innocenti was attending at the Bataclan Concert Hall. Innocenti posted a photo on his Facebook page of […]
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By Thomas Lee, San Francisco Chronicle Say the word “librarian” to anyone born before 1980 and they’ll conjure up images of card catalogs, dimly lit study rooms and Encyclopedia Britannicas. Hardly the stuff of the 21st century. In fact, thanks to the Internet, plenty of millennials have probably never set foot in a library or […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval joined with other political leaders on Monday who say admitting Syrian refugees into the United States could pose a risk to citizens. Sandoval said he was concerned first and foremost with Nevada’s security following a recent attack on Paris that killed at least 132 people and injured hundreds […]
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By Mike Wolterbeek A UNR professor is leading the effort to convert roadside gumweed into biofuel, which could help contribute to fuel supplies for the military. “The plant grindelia squarosa, known as curly top gumweed, has extractable hydrocarbons with the potential use as a biodiesel or biomaterials crop,” Glenn Miller r, a professor in the college […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s not enough to just get high on pot. The latest trend on the South Shore is dabbing. This is using the byproduct extracted from the marijuana plant. It is concentrated cannabis so it gives the user a stronger high. The end product is called wax because that is what the substance […]
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By Craig Karmin and Ezequiel Minaya, Wall Street Journal Marriott International Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. in a deal worth $12.2 billion that will create the world’s largest hotel company with more than a million rooms globally. Under the terms, Marriott will forward 0.92 share […]
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