The inaugural meeting of Douglas County’s housing task force will be Nov. 6. However, the meeting is closed to the public. The Affordable Housing Task Force was created to develop quality affordable housing opportunities. The initial goals include establishing: Current pricing for affordable housing in the area or areas where it will have been determined […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal A state panel overseeing the $38 billion Nevada public employee pension plan voted Thursday to lower its decades-old assumption about the return on its investments. The change from a projected 8 percent return to 7.5 percent over the next several years could mean higher contribution rates from public […]
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By David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Underground power lines don’t sway in the wind. Tree branches blown sideways by a gale can’t hit them. They don’t sit on wooden poles that can fall down. They would, in other words, seem to be an ideal way to prevent wildfires in a place like California, which […]
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A Truckee man was arrested Oct. 19 on rape charges. According to police officers, James Russell Ferrigno, 31, spiked a woman’s drink and then raped her. She was renting a room from Ferrigno. She told police she suspected Ferrigno of putting a substance in her drink at night, which led her to set up a […]
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By Kathryn Reed A spotlight is being shined on a private street with a very public profile. Herbert Avenue in South Lake Tahoe is one of those streets that is popular with people who live in the neighborhood. They use is to avoid Ski Run Boulevard. Now the developers of Whole Foods 365 wants to […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal AT&T is the business that has applied for a substantial sales and use tax refund, claiming it mistakenly paid Nevada taxes it owed other states, according to a statement released Saturday by the company’s Nevada president. The company could receive as much as $27 million back over three years, […]
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By Shivani Vora, New York Times Natural disasters like Hurricanes Maria and Irma and the recent wildfires in California have led to a spate of warnings from countries that want to caution their citizens about the risk of traveling to the United States, but the advisories are also noting potential for violence in the wake […]
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A GoFundMe account has been set up for Tina Pearce as she fights for her life. On Oct. 12, Pearce was on Interstate 80 with her beloved 12-year-old beagle Lucy going to the 24-hour emergency vet in Reno when her vehicle was hit head-on by a drunken driver, driving on the wrong side of highway. […]
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By Alexandra Stratton, Bloomberg High-income shoppers will fuel holiday spending in the U.S. this year, even as less affluent consumers keep their purse strings tight. That’s the finding of a survey released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The firm expects Americans overall to increase spending by 6 percent this season, but those with household incomes below $60,000 […]
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By Kathryn Reed The cautionary signs that have dotted the canals in the Tahoe Keys are coming down. “As expected with the seasonal change, the shorter days (less sunlight) and cooler temperatures have helped control the cyanobacteria levels,” Mary Fiore-Wagner with Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board told Lake Tahoe News. The most recent water […]
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