By Chris Kirkham, Los Angeles Times From a quick glance at the headline numbers, California’s economy looks to be in its strongest shape in years. Over the last four years, California has added jobs at a rate faster than all but six other states, and faster than the U.S. overall. The state unemployment rate is […]
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By Rosanna Xia and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times The strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean is becoming even more powerful, setting the stage for an unusually wet winter in California that could bring heavy rains by January, climate experts said. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center said El Niño is already […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times America’s obesity problem just keeps getting bigger. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 37.7 percent of U.S. adults were obese as of 2014. That’s up from 34.9 percent two years earlier. From 2011 through 2014, an estimated 36.5 percent of Americans ages 20 […]
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By Jerry Nickelsburg In 2012 voters passed Proposition 30—an initiative to raise taxes and take state government finances out of crisis mode. However, the new taxes, primarily falling on the top income earners in California, did not purport to be a cure for the underlying problem. Rather, the rationale was to give the state some […]
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A Stateline woman in her mid-60s died early Friday morning after the trailer she was in caught fire. Firefighters pulled her from the burning structure, tried to resuscitate her, but she died at the scene. The coroner will determine the exact cause of death, but preliminary reports are smoke inhalation. Her name is being withheld […]
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By Kathryn Reed It takes some imagination to appreciate what The Loft will be like in a month. The hum of machinery echoes through the vacant building. A hole has been punched through the third floor of the parking garage. Contractors are busy working their magic to create what will be an original South Lake […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun EBay is moving forward with plans to expand its data operations throughout the state, pending the approval of tax abatements at an economic development meeting next week. In two separate applications with Nevada for tax breaks in Clark and Storey counties, the e-commerce giant plans to invest $412 million, […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Regional casino operator Full House Resort reversed a third quarter net loss while cash flow jumped 20.5 percent for the Las Vegas-based company. Full House, which operates casinos in Northern Nevada, Mississippi, Indiana, said Wednesday net income for the quarter than ended Sept. 30 was $2 million, or 11 cents […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal Congratulations Reno, pour yourself a drink for being named the drunkest city in Nevada. 24/7 Wall Street, a financial news and opinion website, listed the drunkest city in every state Wednesday with Reno topping the chart for Nevada. The findings showed one in five adults – or 20 percent […]
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More than $1 million in storm drainage work has been completed on the east side of Spooner Summit. The Nevada Department of Transportation project was designed to enhance storm drainage, preserve water quality and reduce erosion on Highway 50 in south Carson City. More than 50 storm drains and drop inlets, as well as enhanced roadside […]
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