By Joan Lowy, AP WASHINGTON — As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths. Researchers who have studied the issue, though, are divided on the question. Studies of marijuana’s effects show that the drug can slow […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the seven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Matt Palacio Profession/work experience: Did not respond. Age: 34 (35 later this […]
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By Doresa Banning, Nevada Business Demand for land in Nevada has resembled a roller coaster pattern this decade. During the real estate boom in the first half of the 2000s, both residential and commercial developers hungrily purchased land, driving up prices. With the recession, the opposite happened; development nearly ceased, land demand decreased and so […]
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By Stephen Baxter, Santa Cruz Sentinel WATSONVILLE — A 24-year-old Watsonville man is suing Santa Cruz County law enforcement agencies after he was pulled over on his motorcycle and later lost his job because a deputy called his employer. Kristopher Klay was riding his motorcycle on Highway 1 near Watsonville in May 2013 when he […]
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Updated Sept. 5 4:50pm: A pickup driver kept driving after hitting two cyclists on Highway 28 on Aug. 30, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol The cyclists were treated and released from the hospital after sustaining non-life threatening injuries. Jerry Hitchcock, 59, of Santa Clara was CareFlighted to Renown Medical Center in Reno and Robert […]
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By Steven Greenhouse, New York Times MIRA LOMA — Week after week, Guadalupe Rangel worked seven days straight, sometimes 11 hours a day, unloading dining room sets, trampolines, television stands and other imports from Asia that would soon be shipped to Walmart stores. Even though he often clocked 70 hours a week at the Schneider […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Drive across city limits in virtually any part of California, and you will also cross another kind of frontier, one gaining more attention during the worst drought in a generation: The borders between cities also define different ideas about water. One city may have gutters coursing with wasted water, while […]
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By Josh Dawsey, Wall Street Journal ATLANTIC CITY — Early Tuesday morning, gamblers at the Revel Casino Hotel will be asked to leave, and security guards will take over at the gleaming, 47-story building on the north end of the boardwalk. The sudden closing of the two-year-old Revel, plus two other casinos shutting their doors […]
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By Associated Press ELKO — A state panel has approved regulations guiding oil and gas exploration companies’ use of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking, in Nevada. The Commission on Mineral Resources’ unanimous decision Thursday in Elko drew criticism from opponents, who say fracking could lead to water contamination, excessive water consumption and earthquake activity. […]
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By Anna Clark, Columbia Journalism Review DETROIT — Deceptive political ads are one thing. But how about deceptive ads that trade on the credibility of journalism? That’s what a Republican political group is trying out. This month, the National Republican Congressional Committee debuted at least 20 websites in key congressional districts—from Central Valley, California, to […]
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