By News 10 We are only four months into 2015 and the path to another “hottest year on record” is laid before us. So far, 2015 has been the hottest start to a year on record for the planet. Many people on the East Coast would disagree with that statement, and they have good reason […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s foreclosure woes showed mixed signals in the first quarter, with a jump in default notices but fewer repossessions compared to a year ago. One in every 209 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing in the three months ending March 31, the third-highest rate in the nation behind Florida […]
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By Kathryn Reed MINDEN – People are employed, they are willing to spend and they are saving. Saving for a vacation is what travel industry officials are hoping. These economic trends are good for tourism, according to Brian London. London was the keynote speaker April 16 at the Nevada Commission on Tourism’s Rural Roundup at […]
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A Carnelian Bay woman was arrested April 16 on charges related to the embezzlement of a business in Incline Village. Pamela Jean Kircher, 61, is suspected of embezzling more than $850,000 from an undisclosed business over a seven-year period. Victims became suspicious of Kircher late last year and contacted the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to […]
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By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters Cities set to feel the brunt of California’s mandated cutbacks in water use pushed back on Wednesday, calling a plan by regulators to demand reductions of as much as 35 percent in some communities unfair. Water utilities in the areas surrounding the state capital of Sacramento, in line to face steep […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — A bill that would regulate ride-hailing companies such as Uber in Nevada failed in the state Senate on Wednesday after Democrats opposed the measure. But there are still ways the concept could re-emerge later in the legislative session. Ten Democrats voted against SB439, which would create regulations for companies […]
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By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times Efforts to legalize marijuana suffered a defeat in court Wednesday when a judge upheld the constitutionality of a 1970 federal law that classifies cannabis as a dangerous drug akin to LSD and heroin. U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, announcing her decision at a hearing in Sacramento, said she […]
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By Kathryn Reed Whittell High School parents, teachers and staff spent months coming up with ideas about how the district could improve the 7-12 school. The top priority was to keep the integrity of the middle school and high school concepts despite the grade levels being under one roof. This was the promise several years […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee PLACERVILLE — Colleen Harris insisted the shotgun death of her husband was a horrible event shrouded by the “gray fog” of traumatic memory loss. In less than two hours, a Placerville jury Wednesday returned a verdict that was crystal clear: The 73-year-old grandmother was guilty of first-degree murder for gunning down […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS is about to raise pension contribution rates again, this time by more than 9 percent, a move that will cost state government and local school districts nearly $600 million. The increases are the latest step by CalPERS to gradually shore up its finances. In early 2014, CalPERS said it […]
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