By Scott Sonner, AP Interior Secretary Sally Jewell reversed the government’s proposed federal protection for a type of sage grouse specific to California and Nevada, and said it shows it’s still possible to head off a bigger, looming listing decision for the greater sage grouse across 11 Western states. Jewell joined Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s deputies were able to talk a man out of jumping from an eighth floor balcony at the Lake Tahoe Hard Rock in Stateline. Tahoe Douglas fire crews as well as the CalStar medical helicopter were on standby. The incident started about 2pm April 24 and was resolved by 4:55pm. — Lake Tahoe News […]
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By Carol Costello, CNN In a few years, the military will be unable to recruit enough qualified soldiers because of America’s obesity problem. Forget about rampant diabetes, heart attacks and joint problems — the scariest consequence arising out of our losing battle with the bulge is the safety of our country. In about five years, so […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — With drought gripping Nevada and much of the West, the state’s top water official and a state senator said it’s time to inventory how much water there is and who owns what by tidying up the books on water rights that pre-date state law. “Clearly if […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Nearly 800 acres of open land along Interstate 80 near Verdi have new owners who are targeting much of it for development to meet demand anticipated with the region’s resurgent economy. Reno Land Development Company LLC recently closed on a $13.1 million purchase of 780 acres from Las Vegas-based Pinnacle […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Research released Wednesday suggests the shaking from “the Big One,” the long-predicted major earthquake on the San Andreas fault, could trigger additional large temblors on nearby faults, intensifying the overall seismic impact. The study suggests that such a quake “could presage a flurry of ‘other Big Ones’ on […]
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By Teton Gravity Research When we set out on our quest to find the mountain towns with the largest carbon footprint, it was not an easy task. The hardest factor was to find a common denominator for all of these different areas. That’s when we discovered an interactive map of the United States created by […]
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Expect the temperatures to drop and the snow to fall in Lake Tahoe on April 24. A cold front will descend upon the basin Friday night and into Saturday. Six to 12 inches is expected at 6,500 feet, with several inches possible down to 5,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Precipitation […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Construction on a multi-million electrical upgrade of Liberty Utilities lines in the North Shore-Truckee area is expected to start this summer. There was a brief tense moment Thursday morning at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board when it looked like the project was not going to be approved. […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle El Niño has been a sore subject for Californians lately. The event, which involves the warming of tropical waters in the Pacific and can hold the promise of rain for the West Coast, was predicted to take hold last fall — possibly in great force. That forecast fizzled, however, […]
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