Representatives from the South Shore testified before a Nevada Senate education committee today regarding the good neighbor policy that would allow some students in California and Nevada to cross the state line to attend college at in-state tuition rates. “This bill would ensure more of our children can obtain an education from an institution of […]
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By Tom Knudson, Reveal It’s not a secret that California is facing a groundwater crisis. But something else is: a vast repository of state records that scientists and water policy specialists say could dramatically improve our understanding of California’s groundwater resources if they were made public. The records are called well completion reports, or well […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man in connection with an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Incline Village this morning. At approximately 11:30am March 24 the suspect entered the Village Pharmacy on Tanager Drive and demanded an unspecified amount of pharmaceutical products. A handgun was reportedly used in the robbery. The suspect is described […]
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By Associated Press Two leading Realtor boards have come out against future ridgeline development in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Incline Village Board of Realtors and the Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors have adopted a joint policy to protect ridgelines from “obtrusive man-modified structures or features.” Tracy Saunders, president of the Incline Village board, said […]
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Updated March 24 7:30pm By Kathryn Reed While the lake level is said to be the same across Lake Tahoe, marinas are not allowed to dredge to the same depth. That is one of the discrepancies the Lake Tahoe Marina Association is trying to remedy. Nor are there any studies to prove a difference between […]
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By Associated Press Overtime for California’s state workers rose 20 percent last year and topped $1 billion even though there are 20,000 fewer employees than in pre-recession 2008, the last time the state paid out so much, according to new payroll data. The increase comes after years of recommendations from the state auditor and budget […]
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By Associated Press Developers say they have secured financing for a major resort at the site of the Tahoe Biltmore in Crystal Bay and hope to begin construction in May. Boulder Bay was originally approved in April 2011. The development company had been struggling to come up with financing since winning approval from the Tahoe Regional Planning […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee With the state entering its fourth year of drought, some conservationists are looking at thinning Sierra forests to increase the amount of water that flows into area rivers. The Nature Conservancy issued a report Friday that argues that thinning forests on public lands can reduce wildfire risk in the Northern […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man’s founders are getting tax write-offs for their donations to the new nonprofit organization. But how plump will the write-offs be? They could be as much as $1.18 million. Each of the six founders donated the majority of each of their shares of the event to Burning Man, which […]
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By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee California has taken another step in its campaign against electronic cigarettes, with the Department of Public Health on Friday releasing video advertisements calling the devices toxic and warning they are being marketed to kids. While cigarette use has plummeted in California and nationwide as the dangers of tobacco have […]
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