By Associated Press Environmental regulators at Lake Tahoe say Sierra Nevada College failed to obtain a permit necessary to move dirt and protect plants while building a new home in Incline Village for the school president. As a result, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency issued a cease and desist order on Oct. 8 for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Homeowners in Glenbrook are going to have to pay a $55,000 penalty to TRPA and restore the disturbed area of their Snug Harbor property. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board last week approved the settlement with Jeff McClure, Roy Darrow and Brad Gundel. According to the staff report, “This violation involves […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada voters will decide next month whether to give lawmakers the power to raise mining taxes — a revenue source long decried by critics as an under-tapped funding spigot shielded by the state Constitution. Whether or not passage of Question 2 will lead to more taxes […]
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By Katie Rose Quandt, Mother Jones Following widespread allegations of wrongdoing in both the Beijing and Sochi Olympics, human rights protections will be added to the contracts signed by future Olympic host cities. The International Olympic Committee’s president presented this change to Human Rights Watch at an October 21 meeting. The new language will contractually […]
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By Barbara Ortutay, AP NEW YORK — A study confirms what many Internet users know all too well: Harassment is a common part of online life. The first-of-its-kind report by the Pew Research Center found that nearly three-quarters of American adults who use the Internet have witnessed online harassment. Forty percent have experienced it themselves. […]
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By Kimberly Pierceall, AP Of the 2,344 couples who lined up at marriage license bureaus across Nevada in the seven days after courts put an end to the state’s gay marriage ban, about 255 were same-sex couples. The figures were based on polling by the Associated Press of each county clerk. The numbers don’t signal a […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun In the not-too-distant past, Nevada and New Jersey were the only states with casinos. Now, 39 states have some form of casino gambling — and the industry’s presence continues to evolve this year. And as Las Vegas’ major gaming companies are considering further domestic growth, states such as Massachusetts, […]
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By Michelle Rindels and Kimberly Pierceall, AP It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set for Nov. 6. The state’s attorney general […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau MEYERS – Thirty-five community members were in attendance at the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District board meeting on Thursday night, but by the time the meeting adjourned three and a half hours later only a few remained. The larger than usual turnout may have been the result of some topics currently circulating […]
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By Sam Stanton, Ryan Lillis, Ed Fletcher, Darrell Smith and Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Danny Oliver’s last shift ended with the veteran Sacramento sheriff’s deputy doing something he would have done countless times before in his career, walking toward a car to see what the occupants were doing on his beat. The 47-year-old father of […]
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