By Associated Press Pssst. Ready to water that beautiful lush lawn of yours? The one that’s the envy of the entire neighborhood. You’d better wait until after midnight. Preferably on a cloudy, new-moon night during a power outage when it’s so dark even night-vision goggles won’t give away your position. Otherwise, you could wind up […]
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By Nick Ramsey, Columbus Business First It’s getting easier to afford to buy a home. Down payments on home purchases across the nation are getting smaller again after years of increases following the burst of the housing bubble, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. According to the real estate analytics site, the average down payment […]
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By Hampton Sides, National Geographic There’s nothing new about cannabis, of course. It’s been around humankind pretty much forever. In Siberia charred seeds have been found inside burial mounds dating back to 3000 B.C. The Chinese were using cannabis as a medicine thousands of years ago. Marijuana is deeply American too—as American as George Washington, […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN — Douglas County is back in balance. Three years ago, the Nevada county had a $3 million structural budget deficit that was projected out for several years. Since then, the county has moved to priority-based budgeting and made a few other changes, such as contracting out some services to Carson City […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has announced $10 million for land restoration projects in 13 states in a strategy to reduce catastrophic wildfires. Jewell said June 12 that making land more resilient to fire is essential for vulnerable species and for healthy rangelands, forests and watersheds. Eight of the states […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun When Gov. Brian Sandoval revealed recently he would forgo a run for Senate, the announcement ended a year of speculation about his political future but triggered a new round of conjecture. The subject this time around: What’s next for the Nevada GOP’s power structure? U.S. Rep Joe Heck and […]
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By Jennifer Medina, New York Times LOS ANGELES — Farmers with rights to California water dating back to the Gold Rush will face sharp cutbacks, the first reduction in their water use since 1977, state officials announced Friday. State officials announced that rights dating to 1903 would be restricted, but said such restrictions will grow […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times The California Attorney General’s Office has asked the state Supreme Court to depublish a controversial ruling that it argues will impede the state’s ability to encourage conservation by charging people higher rates when they use excessive amounts of water. In a seven-page letter filed late last week, the AG, […]
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When Dan Kerr passed away last June he left behind a legacy with the Barton Health Auxiliary. Now he has left a new mark. From his estate, he donated $219,097.92, divided equally between Barton Auxiliary and Barton Foundation. “Dan was a big part of the Barton Auxiliary family,” Joyce DeWitt, Barton Auxiliary president, said in […]
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A maintenance worker at a South Lake Tahoe hotel was arrested less than 24 hours after a woman reported being physically and sexually assaulted. Manuel Ramos-Munoz, 30, of South Lake Tahoe on June 11 at 10pm turned himself into police officers. He was booked into jail on felony charges of kidnapping for the purpose of […]
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