By Julia Horowitz, AP The California National Guard is using a drone to search Eldorado National Forest for a missing San Francisco teacher, marking the first time the Guard has used an unmanned aircraft for a search-and-rescue mission. The drone will collect images in real time, allowing searchers on the ground to make faster, more […]
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A routine traffic stop on Wednesday in Truckee ended with one person arrested on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle. Seven people from two vehicles that were associated with each other were stopped in the area of the Bank of America on Donner Pass Road. Erik Limon-Herrera, 26, was arrested July 29, while the […]
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By Stephen Grace Water, when scarce, has split the nation into warring factions. But it has also united fractured regions. Water can both release the demons of war and stir the better angels of our nature. We hear so much about California and the drought. But consider the whole West — and the Continental Divide, […]
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By Conor Shine, Las Vegas Sun The debate over renewable energy in Nevada has raged in the Legislature and at the Public Utilities Commission for over a year. Now, the issue could be taking center stage in the 2016 presidential campaign, following a recent proposal from Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton to install more than half […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. By Susan Wood Resilience, humility, irony. This describes the state of redevelopment in South Lake Tahoe from the early days of Virginia Slims commercials to the […]
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By Conor Shine, Las Vegas Sun If you were to amass all of the federally owned land in Nevada, the 10 smallest states in America, plus Guam, would fit inside. Many conservative Nevadans view the federal government’s presence — it owns about 85 percent of the state — as an overreach, an argument that motivated […]
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By Mead Gruver, AP CHEYENNE — California regulators could achieve savings in water use, electricity rates and greenhouse emissions by turning to Wyoming wind power to help offset the natural ups and downs of wind and solar power in their state, according to a University of Wyoming report released Monday. The reason: Wyoming’s wind patterns […]
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Lake Tahoe Hard Rock’s pool could not immediately be drained to deal with the leak because the water in it is a reserve source in case of a fire. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District on July 28 gave the authorization for the pool to be emptied. “We have a plan in place we can hook […]
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By Andrew Pollack, New York Times As complaints grow about exorbitant drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are coming under pressure to disclose the development costs and profits of those medicines and the rationale for charging what they do. So-called pharmaceutical cost transparency bills have been introduced in at least six state legislatures in the last year, […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Breckenridge voters will decide on a lift-ticket tax to cover for parking and transit upgrades after the town and Vail Resorts failed to reach an agreement on funding. Town leaders wanted the resort operator to support a town-wide transit plan that includes a parking garage, pedestrian access, road improvements and employee […]
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