By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Princess looked like anything but royalty as it sat Friday afternoon on the Tahoe Keys Marina boat ramp. “A hydraulic line busted when we pulled it,” Vincent Vernaza told Lake Tahoe News. Vernaza recently purchased the pontoon tour boat from Aramark. His plans are to overhaul the vessel and return […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — Transgender activists and progressive groups say they’re appalled with a proposed Nevada law forcing students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. Republican Assemblywoman Vicki Dooling is sponsoring AB375, which was discussed Friday in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill would require students in public schools to use […]
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By Philip Ross, International Business Times Marijuana legalization is once again lighting up California politics. The country’s largest state, along with Arizona and Nevada, has a ballot measure in the works to get legal weed before voters next November. Advocates of legalization in California say if they can get marijuana to the polls in 2016, […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY— The Carson City Freeway project to connect Interstate 580 to Highway 50, creating a nearly seamless drive from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to the South Shore, is entering its final phase this summer. The Nevada Department of Transportation is expected to award the contract to Road and Highway Builders, the Spark-based […]
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By Kathryn Reed A highly-critical assessment of El Dorado County’s Human Resources Department was released this week by the grand jury. The report’s title is “Board of Supervisors neglects Human Resources”. “Members of the Board of Supervisors fail to comply with the legal requirement to notify the HR Department when they become aware of alleged unlawful […]
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By Jim Miller, Sacramento Bee California’s open-records section of the constitution does not exclude the Legislature, a Sacramento County judge has ruled, advancing a newspaper group’s lawsuit seeking legislative records. The Bay Area News Group sued the California Senate and California Legislature last summer, seeking appointment books, calendars, and other records of indicted then-lawmakers Ron […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal A major tax plan proposed by Assembly Republicans — that features an expansion of the Modified Business Tax as a main component — met its major adversary Tuesday at the Legislature. And that is the gaming industry — Nevada’s largest taxpayer and employer. The Nevada Resort Association made its opposition […]
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A South Lake Tahoe woman faces manslaughter charges in the death of her friend. Olga Pena Arce, 21, was arrested April 8 on charges for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence. Bail is set at $250,000. The accident occurred Nov. 24 at 4:30am on Pioneer Trail and Edna Street in South […]
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By Kathryn Reed A five-year legal battle ended this month with a judge ruling the Washoe Meadows State Park environmental impact report is invalid. Friends of Washoe Meadows filed the lawsuit against California State Parks saying the EIR was not consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act. The state wants to restore the section of […]
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By Anne Knowles WASHOE VALLEY — Standing on Washoe Lake’s dry lakebed, yards from the state park’s boat ramp but half a mile from any water, Gov. Brian Sandoval signed an executive order creating the Nevada Drought Forum. The forum is tasked with finding ways to address the ongoing drought and provide sustainable water resources […]
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