By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee The first six months of 2013 brought a remarkably fast recovery to the regional real estate market. Figures from DataQuick, a San Diego real estate information firm, show median single-family home prices jumping anywhere from 15 percent to 50 percent across much of the four-county Sacramento region. There were a […]
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A man died Saturday while in the water at Sand Harbor in Incline Village. Washoe County sheriff’s deputies said it does not appear the circumstances leading to the death are suspicious. They are not releasing his age or hometown. Deputies said the man was found unresponsive in Lake Tahoe about 12:15pm Aug. 3. An autopsy […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Federal water experts and climatologists on Friday issued a grim report on the future of the Colorado River watershed to lawmakers from around the West in Las Vegas. But perhaps no other state has as much at stake in the river’s declining conditions as Nevada. Managing the Colorado River […]
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By Steve Kolowich, Chronicle of Higher Education Legislation in California originally aimed at getting state colleges to award credit for massive open online courses and other offerings from nonuniversity providers has been shelved for at least a year. The bill, SB520, caused a stir when it was introduced, in March, by State Sen. Darrell Steinberg, […]
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The Nevada Highway Patrol was successful in meeting its goal of no fatalities on Interstate 80 through Nevada during the July 24-31 I-80 Challenge. During the eight-day challenge NHP investigated more than 20 property damage, minor injury accidents and wrote more than 1,300 traffic citations. There were also more than 20 arrests; six of those […]
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Bear activity is increasing in heavily populated areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin. A 3-year-old female black bear was trapped near a condo-time share complex July 31 and released the following day in Stateline. Two other traps on the Nevada side of the South Shore remain. The released bear, which was not nursing so there […]
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By Anthony York and Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown has amassed a political war chest of more than $10 million for a potential re-election effort next year, far outpacing two possible GOP rivals and putting him in a strong position if he decides to seek a fourth term as California’s […]
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By Chris Buckley, KOLO-TV INCLINE VILLAGE — Nine days ago a man found a box of 10 puppies in a dumpster behind a South Lake Tahoe gas station. They were only a few hours old. Six of them survived and are now being cared for at the Pet Network Humane Society in Incline Village. Executive […]
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Stateline casinos had a lot less money to count in June compared to a year ago. The Nevada Gaming Control Board today released figures that show statewide the gaming revenue was down 4.8 percent in June. The win was $792 million, whereas it was $833 million in 2012. On the South Shore the winnings were […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the fifth consecutive year, senators from California and Nevada are asking their colleagues to come up with $415 million to fund environmental projects at Lake Tahoe. The last four years the answer was no – or it didn’t even make out of committee for there to be a vote. When it […]
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