By Associated Press State officials say a multistate online poker network allowing gamblers in Delaware and Nevada to play against one another is up and running. Govs. Jack Markell of Delaware and Brian Sandoval of Nevada announced the start of the network on Wednesday. The network is the result of an agreement that Markell and […]
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By Lewis Griswold, Fresno Bee PINEHURST — A massive die-off of pine trees in the southern Sierra Nevada caused by beetles attacking drought-stressed trees is turning forests brown and creating a fire tinderbox. From El Portal in Mariposa County to Kernville in Kern County and beyond, stands of dead trees are striking fear in the […]
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By Jenna McLaughlin, Mother Jones In 2014, the 300 million visitors to U.S. national parks may have noticed the potholes in the roads, the magnificent vistas obscured by dense brush, dirty visitors’ centers in need of basic repairs, trails that were not maintained, and overgrown campgrounds. Why? Blame Congress, which has routinely purchased new federal […]
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A credit card stolen from a trailhead off Upper Kingsbury Grade was used at the Walmart in Gardnerville. A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator. Call Douglas County Sheriff’s Department at 775.782.5126 or Douglas County Secret Witness at 775.782.7463. The victim had parked her vehicle […]
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By Kellene Stockwell, KTVN-TV The Nevada Department of Wildlife says it’s trying to find a way to help a goose that is stuck near Lake Tahoe with an arrow through its body. Viewer Mark Sarkissian sent us a photo and video of the injured goose near Cave Rock. He says he first noticed the bird […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Residential neighborhoods in South Lake Tahoe being used for tourist lodging are beginning to divide the town. More than 100 people packed the City Council chambers for Tuesday’s vacation home rental workshop, while still more looked and listened in from outside the door. The meeting, originally scheduled for 1½ hours, lasted twice […]
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By Joshua Brustein, BloombergBusiness The remnants of RadioShack’s retail empire went on the auction block on Monday, giving bidders the first chance to snap up the company’s trademarks, patents, leases—and the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of millions of RadioShack customers. For RadioShack itself, the stakes are enormous. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday morning that […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill creating a felony charge for repeated graffiti offenses. Republican Assemblyman Lynn Stewart is sponsoring AB 244 which was heard Tuesday morning in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill would require a person convicted of three graffiti offenses would be guilty of a category […]
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By Kathryn Reed Education and life post high school graduation are becoming less distinct transitions in South Lake Tahoe. Instead of the solid lines between grade levels and physical entities, the powers that be are on a quest to make it a seamless transition. Lake Tahoe Unified and Lake Tahoe Community College are trying to […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Buried in the 130-page tax bill that Gov. Brian Sandoval pitched to lawmakers last week, there’s a safe haven for mining, gaming, insurance and bankers. The tax, known as the business license fee, is a broad-based framework that would levy new dollars from the state’s 330,000 […]
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