By Kathryn Reed St. Theresa School is being reincarnated into Lake Tahoe Catholic Academy when it opens Sept. 2. “The diocese will not control the direct day-to-day operation of LTCA, but instead we’ll focus on maintaining a Catholic identity within the school, as well as our adherence to the principles of Catholic education,” Malin Kennedy, […]
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There is no estimated time when power will be restored to thousands of South Shore Liberty Utilities customers. Two circuits are out in Meyers that is affecting South Lake Tahoe, too. Nevada Energy customers are also in the dark, except those with generators. “This storm is wide spread,” Randy Kelly told Lake Tahoe News. All […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal On lonely highways from Pahrump to the state capital, you can still find signs of a rare and controversial business as old as the mining camps that helped put Nevada on the map. Just follow the trademark spinning red lights. While recent decades have seen casinos sprout from coast […]
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By Jaime Hayden, KRNV-TV A new federal earthquake map is shaking things up a bit for about one-third of the United States, including Nevada. The U.S. Geologic Survey updated its national seismic hazard maps for the first time since 2008. Nevada is one of 16 states considered to have the highest risk for earthquakes. So […]
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A fire at Mountain Mike’s T-shirt shop in South Lake Tahoe early this morning forced the evacuation of some people staying at the Highland Inn. South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston told Lake Tahoe News the fire likely started in the air conditioning unit of the store and then spread inside. He said the […]
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By Yesenia Amaro, Las Vegas Review-Journal Children in the juvenile justice system often face different competency issues than adults in the criminal system. But Nevada currently lacks a statute to address competency issues among juveniles. Officials have used adult criminal procedures as a guide instead, said Susan Roske, an attorney with the Clark County juvenile […]
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By Margot Roosevelt, Orange County Register After a long, slow recovery, California last month finally regained all the jobs lost during the recession, powered by fast growth in the Bay Area and a steady hiring pace in Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire. The state’s unemployment rate, adjusted for seasonal changes, notched down […]
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A 6-year-old male black bear was put down Friday by Nevada Department of Wildlife officials becuase it had killed livestock in Genoa. On April 29, a bear killed four goats inside an enclosure in Genoa. A trap was set and a bear was caught, but it could not be determined if the bear that had […]
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By Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee For the 30 or 40 Mexican laborers looking for work, the pitch seemed too good to be true. They would receive temporary work visas to get into the United States, then be driven to Northern California forests to trim trees at $16.47 an hour. The jobs would […]
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Three Incline Village residents are accused of starting the fire this week at La Casona restaurant in Incline. Ramon Mendoza Valdez, 20, and two juveniles have been arrested on charges related to an arson and graffiti incident that occurred July 16. “After the fire was extinguished, investigators found evidence of arson at the scene,” Washoe […]
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