By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post A central idea of the war on drugs has always been that loosening restrictions on drug use — by decriminalizing it, or allowing medical use, or legalizing some drugs completely, or even simply discussing legalization — will “send the wrong message” to kids and lead to increased teen drug use and all the problems […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Coming soon to Nevada casinos: slot machines that feel a lot like arcade or video games. The Nevada Gaming Commission recently approved regulations for skill-based slot machines in an effort to help the casino industry appeal to younger, more technologically savvy customers. The regulations create three categories: traditional chance […]
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The Truckee Donner PUD is going to install two public access charging stations in Truckee. One station will be located at the Truckee Train Depot and there will be a second station at the Pioneer Commerce Center located just north of Interstate 80. Each of the two locations will have two, Level 2 charging stations. […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Technology is continuing to bring clarity to the seismic world, though not yet to the extent where temblors can be predicted. LiDAR provides images and data that otherwise could not be ascertained or would take an exhorbitant amount of time to collect. “It has immediate […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Booming season pass sales and an expanding foot print in the West’s top ski destination states of Colorado, Utah and California are helping Vail Resorts thrive despite fickle snowfall. North America’s largest resort operator on Monday reported $1.4 billion in revenue for its fiscal 2015 year, up 11.6 percent from […]
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By Powder Erik Roner, father, husband and beloved member of the action-sports community, has tragically died after a parachuting accident this morning in Squaw Valley. As a member of a small four-man team of parachuters jumping as part of the opening ceremonies of the fourth annual Squaw Valley Institute Celebrity Golf Tournament, Roner descended into […]
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A Homewood man was cited Sept. 25 for allegedly furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor. South Lake Tahoe police officers on Friday conducted a decoy shoulder tap operation in the Emerald Bay Road-Lake Tahoe Boulevard area to see if businesses were selling booze to under age people. Under the program a minor under the direct supervision […]
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By Harriet Baskas, CNBC Gerda Stoof was delighted last week to be looking up at the 60-foot-tall stone faces of Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, South Dakota. She and her husband made a pit stop on their drive home from visiting new twin grandchildren in Ontario. “I’ve heard about this all my life and have […]
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By Associated Press UNR plans to accept more than 2,000 boxes of documents chronicling Sen. Harry Reid’s decades-long career in Washington. The university already has about 30 boxes of documents from Reid’s time as a congressman. But it’s expecting hundreds more, along with three terabytes of digital information, when Reid’s Senate career ends in 2017. The […]
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By Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times Childhood exposure to indoor insecticides is associated with an increased risk for certain childhood cancers, a new study has found. Researchers reviewed 16 studies of children exposed to indoor pesticides, including professional pest control services, indoor flea foggers, flea and tick pet collars, and various ready-to-use roach and ant […]
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