By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal If bitter political fighting is tearing your Facebook feed apart at the seams, take heart. There’s at least one issue that does more to unite than divide voters in the western United States; public lands. Polling from seven western states shows Democrats, Republicans and independent voters have similar interests when […]
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The 40th annual Great Ski Race features a historic course linking Tahoe City to Truckee. The 30-kilometer cross country ski race is the main fund raising event for the Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team, a nonprofit all-volunteer organization. Team members, along with community supporters, organize event,which continues to be one of the largest Nordic ski races […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter storm warning from 1am Thursday to 4am Saturday for areas above 6,500 feet. Snow is expected to start Wednesday night, taper off midday Thursday and then gain intensity that night into Friday. Travel could be dicey with 4 feet of snow expected over the passes […]
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By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — With millions expected to be wagered illegally on the upcoming Super Bowl, Nevada and gaming officials are eagerly awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether states should be allowed to offer legal sports betting. The Supreme Court delayed a decision on a case brought by New […]
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By Kathryn Reed The clock is ticking to have all the agreements in place for the next segment of the Greenway Bike Trail to get built. The California Tahoe Conservancy would have to give up part of the $4 million is has secured if all parties are not on board by May 1. The one […]
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By Jason Samenow, Washington Post How do you seriously dent a drought? You blast it with the equivalent of trillions of gallons of water. That’s exactly what happened in California in January. Twenty feet of snow buried parts of Northern California in just two weeks, with up to 30 feet in some ski areas. For […]
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By USSA SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah — Germany’s junior ski racers dominated opening day of the USANA FIS Junior Nordic World Championships at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center on Jan. 30. Janosch Brugger of Germany came from behind to take Norway’s Petter Stakston at the finish line in the classic sprint. Norway’s Herman Meyer won bronze. […]
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When the elite female cyclists return to Tahoe this May they will pedal the highest summit in race history — 7,740 feet. Luther and Daggett passes will be part of the route for Day 2, while the inaugural leg will be riding the 72 miles around Lake Tahoe. The Amgen Breakaway from Heart Disease women’s race […]
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The inversion layer that has created fog at lake level should be moving on Tuesday. Pockets of sun and fog were the norm on the South Shore Monday. The fog returned tonight, making driving at lake level a bit sketchy. As the next storm system heads toward the basin, the inversion layer should lift. Rain […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun It seemed as if everyone in Nevada held a betting position on the Super Bowl last year, when gamblers wagered a record-high $132.5 million on the game. And that record is expected to fall when the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons as 3-point favorites in Super […]
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