By Leah Todd, High Country News Across the West, more young people are moving out of rural communities than in. In every decade since 1980, most rural counties in the 11 Western states lost twentysomethings, without an influx of other young adults to make up for the loss, according to an analysis of U.S. Census […]
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By Susan Wood When it comes to clearing and cleaning up roads in El Dorado County, the lake’s new mantra could be “Keep Tahoe Red” in the winter and “Keep Tahoe ‘really’ Blue” in other seasons. The county’s inventive punch behind road maintenance is twofold – a level of reasoning that could lead to keeping […]
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A second bird this year has tested positive for West Nile virus in El Dorado County. An acorn woodpecker in the Garden Valley had the virus. West Nile virus activity in dead birds has been reported in 38 California counties, with a total of 463 dead birds, including neighboring Sacramento (86 birds) and Placer (three […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal The state’s Interim Finance Committee on Oct. 19 approved more than $1 million in expenditures for a five-point opioid initiative to fight abuse of prescription painkillers in Nevada. The initiative from Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s office was unanimously approved by the legislative panel. It includes money for everything from […]
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By Natalie Bruzda, Las Vegas Review-Journal Thom Reilly believes there is no more time to waste. The Nevada System of Higher Education chancellor has been on the job for only two months, but he has a bevy of goals ready for the state Board of Regents meetings this week. “We need to build our budget. […]
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By Joseph Serna, Sonali Kohli and Makeda Easter, Los Angeles Times Deadly wildfires in Northern California have caused over $1 billion in insured losses, according to California’s insurance commissioner. Preliminary loss figures released Thursday by State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones estimate total insured losses at $1.045 billion. The insurers — eight of California’s largest […]
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By Associated Press A federal lawsuit challenging petitions to recall three Nevada state senators in districts with significant Hispanic and African-American populations alleges the effort is an unconstitutional attempt to replace the legislators with Republicans in violation of the U.S. Voting Rights Act. The suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court also seeks to strike […]
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Two Truckee men were arrested this month for allegedly having unlawful sexual relations with minors under the age of 16. An ongoing investigation led to the arrests of Christopher Anthony Renai, 23, and Skyler William Ford, 21. Placer County sheriff’s deputies with the assistance of the Truckee Police Department, arrested Ford at his home in […]
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By Susan Wood The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday released the U.S. Winter Outlook, which calls for La Niña. For Lake Tahoe it’s a wild card with equal chances for above- and below-normal precipitation and temperatures. The outlook encompasses December through February. La Niña, a weather phenomenon originating off the western shores of […]
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By Kathryn Reed While driving by on Highway 50 it’s hard to know the hole still exists, going down one of the side streets in the state line area reveals concrete and rebar are very much a part of the landscape. The owners of this much maligned piece of real estate in South Lake Tahoe […]
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