By Associated Press CARSON CITY — A Senate committee has passed a bill backed by Gov. Brian Sandoval that would implement a broad anti-bullying program throughout Nevada’s school system. Lawmakers voted 6-1 on Tuesday to pass SB504, which would create an Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment within the Nevada Department of Education. […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., said Monday that wait times for Nevada veterans who have filed benefit claims with the Veterans Administration have improved significantly but remain one of the longest in the nation. Heller, in remarks to the Nevada Legislature, said the wait time has improved […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun When former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst began working at Caesars Entertainment about 15 years ago, it was a very different company. Then known as Harrah’s Entertainment, the company had just moved its headquarters from Tennessee to Las Vegas, so it was, in many ways, the new kid […]
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By Andrea Domanick, Las Vegas Sun If you renew your Nevada driver’s license by mail, beware: Soon, you won’t be able to use it to board an airplane. As of November, only licenses renewed in person at the Department of Motor Vehicles are recognized for federal use. That means expired licenses renewed by mail can’t […]
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By Fenit Nirappil, AP SACRAMENTO — California cities face mandatory targets to slash water use as much as 35 percent while regulators warn voluntary conservation hasn’t been enough in the face of a devastating drought. Underlining their point was data released Tuesday showing a new low in saving water. Residents did less to curtail water […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vacation rentals are a $20 million business in South Lake Tahoe – and then some. That’s just how much is collected each year by property managers. It’s a big business that was brought to light at Tuesday’s South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting. People and entities are profiting greatly from this somewhat […]
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An indoor marijuana grow house in the Tahoe Keys was raided by officers last month, with processed and packaged pot with a street value of $76,500 confiscated. Sgt. Joe Sherry with the California Highway Patrol on March 17 at 10:15pm saw a pickup on Emerald Drive in South Lake Tahoe illegally parked and partially blocking […]
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Drought is a good thing for Lake Tahoe’s clarity. This was proved with today’s announcement that the largest gain in clarity in more than a decade occurred in 2014. A disc that looks like a white dinner plate could be seen to a depth of 77.8 feet, an increase of 7.5 feet. The Secchi disk […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee California education officials relied on three paper slips and a box to help determine who would win a nearly quarter-billion-dollar contract to overhaul the state’s system of testing students. At a state Board of Education meeting last month, board President Michael Kirst drew each of the three firms’ names to […]
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By Katie Orr, Capital Public Radio Law enforcement officers need a warrant if they want to search your house. A bill in the California Legislature would require they also get one to search your email. The bill is sponsored by the ACLU of Northern California. It would require that law enforcement agencies obtain a warrant […]
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