By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun WASHINGTON — Asking Congress whether the U.S. should strike Syria put President Obama in an unusual position among U.S. presidents, who have usually engaged in military conflicts first and asked lawmakers for their opinions later. It’s also put the Nevada delegation in an awkward position. Thanks to the presidential […]
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Mosquitoes from Douglas County have tested positive for West Nile virus and one person in the county has come down with the disease. The Associated Press said the Nevada Department of Agriculture on Friday reported 42 mosquitoes tested positive for the disease. The other affected counties are Carson City, Elko, Lyon, Churchill and Clark. Six […]
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A Placer County man pleaded guilty Sept. 5 to being a felon in possession of ammunition, possessing 17 unauthorized access devices, and destruction of U.S. Post Office letter boxes. According to court documents, the United States Postal Inspection Service received several reports of letter box tampering and destruction in Colfax, Auburn, and Foresthill. An investigation […]
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By Andrew Doughman Nevada’s state government is preparing for a huge shopping spree this autumn. All Nevadans must have health insurance in 2014 under President Obama’s health care law, and the state is contracting with companies to provide “navigators” who will educate people about the law’s requirements and enroll tens of thousands of uninsured Nevadans […]
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By Kathryn Reed It might not matter that Lake Tahoe Unified School District didn’t do well on the latest round of standardized tests. On Sept. 4 the governor’s office, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, legislative leaders and the California Teachers Association agreed to amend Assembly Bill 484 so any school district could opt […]
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By Julie Jargon, Wall Street Journal An updated tax rule is causing restaurants to rethink the practice of adding automatic tips to the tabs of large parties. Starting in January, the Internal Revenue Service will begin classifying those automatic gratuities as service charges—which it treats as regular wages, subject to payroll tax withholding—instead of tips, […]
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By Patrick McGreevy and Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Internet users would get more protection for their confidential information under a bill that lawmakers sent Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday. The legislators also want Brown to extend carpool-lane access for owners of hybrid plug-in vehicles and to toughen state rules for storing guns. […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee Nearly 6,400 acres of land in the scenic Martis Valley between Truckee and Lake Tahoe would be preserved under an agreement announced Wednesday among conservation groups, landowners and developers. The pine forests and sagebrush meadows to be protected flow down the slopes of Martis Peak, which borders the Tahoe basin […]
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By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times OAKLEY — Randy Pope is a conservative-tinged libertarian with a strong aversion to big government and the nanny state he sees “growing, growing, growing.” “I can’t choose which toilet I want to put in my house. I can’t choose which light bulb I want to illuminate my living […]
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Updated 9:50am: A red flag warning has been issued for the greater Lake Tahoe area, including western Nevada, until 11 tonight. These warnings mean weather conditions are ripe for a fire occurring – high winds and low humidity. Winds are expected to be out of the southwest at 15 to 25 mph, with gusts up […]
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