By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Snow isn’t the only thing Heavenly wants to be known for. The South Shore resort is making substantial efforts to be a playground in the summer, too. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Sept. 24 got a taste for what Heavenly Mountain Resort wants to become. “Guests want […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was given to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors last week. Board of Supervisors, Please consider this communication my formal warning that the Budget that your Board directed be finalized on September 23rd by a 3 to 2 vote will lead to a severe drop in the financial position of […]
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By Dan Brekke, KQED-TV Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that bars state agencies from selling or displaying the Confederate battle flag or any other items that bear the Civil War-era insignia. The governor signed the bill, AB2444, by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Compton, without comment. Hall reportedly was inspired to propose the measure after […]
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The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is making materials available to participants in the statewide Recycled Art Contest. Recyclables, including plastic bottles, newspapers, aluminum cans and steel cans, may be picked up in the lobby of the Bryan Building, 901 S. Stewart St., Carson City on Oct. 3. Call 775.687.9466 to schedule a time. The […]
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Update 7:15pm: The King Fire is at 89 percent containment, with the help from 1 to 3 inches of precipitation in the last few days. Crews are continuing to hold the spread of the fire, with acreage burned at 97,099. Now structures on White Meadows Road are being monitored for possible mud and debris flows. […]
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Rick Grosberg, a professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis and founding director of the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at the Bodega Marine Laboratory, will deliver a different approach to family values on Oct. 16. His research focuses on how species of marine invertebrates, ants and fungi use competition and cooperation to maintain […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee It’s harvest time in much of California, and the signs of drought are almost as abundant as the fruits and nuts and vegetables. One commodity after another is feeling the impact of the state’s epic water shortage. The great Sacramento Valley rice crop, served in sushi restaurants nationwide and exported […]
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By Chris Kirkham, Los Angeles Times When Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced a $1.3-billion package of public subsidies to lure a Tesla Motors battery factory, he stressed that the huge sum would be dwarfed by an economic windfall for local residents. The electric car maker will create $100 billion in economic benefits, he said, and […]
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• Tahoe Douglas fire is offering a free hands only CPR and AED class at Kahle Community Center on Oct. 1. The class is for ages 13 and older. Sessions are form 9:30-11am and 1-2:30pm. RSVP by Sept. 30th by calling 775.586. 7271. • The North Lake Tahoe chamber/resort association member lunch (which is open […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of Land Management admits. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du ruled she […]
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