A single-car accident has traffic congested in the Cave Rock area this afternoon. A vehicle going west on Highway 50 crashed for unknown reasons. Nevada Highway Patrol as of 1:45pm March 4 said travel going west would be limited to one lane until the tow truck arrives. No one was injured in the crash. — […]
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By John Tozzi, BloombergBusiness More than 8,200 Americans — an average of 23 people each day — died of heroin overdoses in 2013. That’s according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and it’s the latest evidence that the nation’s heroin problem is becoming more severe. The rate of overdose deaths in […]
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By Jennifer Rachel Baumer, Nevada Business Until recently, the term “medical tourism” largely referred to Americans traveling out of the country looking for affordable healthcare.Until recently, the term “medical tourism” largely referred to Americans traveling out of the country looking for affordable healthcare in technologically advanced but less expensive venues, from Mexico to Thailand and […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Use of electronic cigarettes and liquid nicotine would be regulated the same as tobacco under a bill introduced in the Nevada Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 201 introduced by the Senate Finance Committee seeks to include e-cigarettes and “vaping” under Nevada’s Clean Indoor Air Act, which […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe wants to put motels that are being used as long-term housing under a microscope to ensure they comply with health and safety codes. There are 120 hotel-motels in the city with about 5,000 rooms. Of those, 58 establishments have 1,300 rooms that are not being used for traditional tourist […]
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Out of 142 retail stores surveyed during the past two months in El Dorado County, 32 sold tobacco to underage youth. The majority of stores that sold tobacco to kids were located in the unincorporated areas of the county, but nearly every community had at least one store that sold. The only exception was South […]
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A six-time DUI offender is likely going back to prison. Michael Ramirez, 43, of Concord was convicted Feb. 26 in El Dorado County Superior Court of two counts of felony driving under the influence and three counts of driving on a suspended license. He had been arrested in the county last summer on the driving […]
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By Kathryn Reed While there is still lingering snow on some lawns in the Lake Tahoe Basin, the fact that it is barely measurable in most places is indicative of the winter that has barely existed in the Sierra. The lack of snowfall continues to be illustrated with each snow survey. On Tuesday morning representatives […]
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By Lydia O’Connor, Huffington Post The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state law barring sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park is unconstitutional. The ruling immediately affects only San Diego County, where the case originated, the San Francisco Chronicle reported, but will “almost certainly apply to other densely […]
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By Associated Press Costco says it struck a deal for Citi to be the exclusive issuer of its co-branded credit cards, with Visa replacing American Express as the card network. The deal is subject to Citi buying the company’s co-branded credit card portfolio, Costco said. Costco and American Express ended their partnership after failing to […]
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