By Dave Marquis, News 10 CalFire, the largest firefighting agency in the world, is cautioning that without enough winter rain and snow an intense, dangerous fire season could start as early as April. “In my 27 years of doing this, I’ve never seen, this far north, fires continue to occur through the winter,” said CalFire […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The California Highway Patrol is alerting motorists to a number of new transportation-related laws or changes to existing laws that will take effect in the new year. Most will become effective Wednesday. Among the new or amended laws are: • A law prohibiting motorists from passing a bicycle with less […]
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By Theresa Harrington, Contra Costa Times CONCORD — Every time a bell rings in the holiday movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” an angel gets its wings. In a similarly heartwarming gesture, every time teacher Christine Paynton rings a bell in her Mt. Diablo adult education class, it means a student has earned his or her […]
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By Kristy Totten and Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review Journal WASHINGTON — Look to the skies. Nevada was chosen Monday as a coveted base for the emerging drone industry. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the Silver State as one of a half dozen authorized to become test sites for the commercial development of unmanned aerial […]
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Diligent inspectors have helped keep Lake Tahoe free of quagga and zebra mussels. During the 2013 boating season Tahoe Resource Conservation District workers inspected more than 14,000 vessels entering either Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake or Echo Lake. Half were new inspections, while the remainder had intact Tahoe-issued inspection seals. Thirty-six of the inspected watercraft […]
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By S.V. Date, NPR A year after losing the popular vote for the fifth time in the last six presidential elections, the Republican Party has crafted a series of rules tweaks designed to regain control of — and dramatically shorten — its presidential nominating process. The subcommittee charged with looking for fixes has approved five […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe and many parts of California and Nevada are setting records for being so dry. Tahoe City receives on average 31.55 inches of precipitation each year. It has received 8.08 inches for 2013. Records date to 1910. The last significantly dry year was in 1976 when 9.34 inches of precip fell. […]
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A 56-year-old Carson City woman died from the injuries she sustained while skiing at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Dana Tuttle died Dec. 22 at Renown Medical Center in Reno one day after the accident. Heavenly on Dec. 30 said the woman was found unresponsive on Tamarack Return at 10:26am Dec. 21. Ski patrol provided advanced life […]
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By Kathryn Reed A father of five escaped with minor injuries when a fire swept through their Granlibakken home in Tahoe City. Gabrielle Cuevas was trying to help his kids about 4:30am Dec. 30 when he was burned on his hands and suffered smoke inhalation. He was treated at Renown Medical Center in Reno. North […]
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Gaming revenues were off by 2 percent in Stateline for November compared to 2012. But that’s an improvement over the 23 percent drop in October. The South Shore casinos collected $17 million. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Monday said revenues increased 11.9 percent statewide for the month. Gamblers lost $875.9 million. Revenue in Reno […]
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