By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal The Storey County district attorney has decided to forgo felony charges against a Reno Gazette-Journal photographer, opting instead to charge him with two misdemeanor counts of battery and one count of trespassing in the wake of an altercation earlier this month between the photographer and two Tesla security guards, according to court […]
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The California Highway Patrol has received a federal grant to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists throughout California. California has seen an increase in the number of traffic-related pedestrian and bicyclist collisions. The most recent data from the CHP reveals 752 pedestrians and 164 bicyclists were killed in collisions statewide in 2013, a 6.6 percent […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal The state’s offer to families was $5,000 per child. The promise: Nevada’s poor families would be afforded a new choice – private school. But only 7 percent of students applying for the money live in areas reporting low household income, while nearly a third of takers reside in the state’s […]
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By Ed Joyce, Capital Public Radio The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $30 million in funding to native tribes in California and Nevada. The announcement came at the 23rd Annual Regional Tribal Conference on Tuesday in Reno. The funds provided to Nevada tribes will pay for water quality and other environmental projects. The Pyramid Lake […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun On Nov. 17, the state Public Utilities Commission will hear testimony on whether Nevadans will see heftier bills from Southwest Gas. The commission will rule on a request made by the company in June to raise rates by an aggregate of $29.4 million, which it said was necessary to […]
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By Associated Press WASHOE VALLEY — Officials say a female bear was struck by a car in Interstate 580 in Washoe Valley but is expected to recover from its injuries. A driver was exiting the highway on Tuesday when the car hit a bear. Officials say the bear suffered some road rash and swelling, but […]
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By Anna Gorman, KQED-TV California risks losing billions in health care dollars if the state and federal governments can’t agree on a plan to fund reforms of the Medicaid program, hospital officials and experts said. Public hospitals throughout the state are counting on the $7.25 billion in state and federal funds to treat large numbers […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested, accused of auto insurance fraud. Braden Scott Leeds was arrested Monday by investigators with the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office after a nine-count felony complaint was filed with the El Dorado County Superior Court. The arrest was the culmination of a […]
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Stateline’s casinos were the big losers in September compared to the rest of Nevada. While the state saw a 1.5 percent increase in gaming revenue last month compared to 2014, the South Shore clubs dropped 10.7 percent to $21.2 million. The Gaming Control Board on Oct. 29 released the latest numbers. Statewide, casinos won $916.4 […]
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El Dorado Savings Bank reported third quarter profits of $2.7 million, which represented a $34,172 increase compared to 2014. “Earnings for the first nine months of 2015 totaled $8,533,749, compared to $8,606,106 in 2014,” CEO George L. Cook Jr. said in a statement. “The continued strong performance of the investment and real estate loan portfolios contributed to the strong earnings in […]
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