By Clarice Silber, AP PHOENIX — The federal government announced this month it will eliminate a policy that allowed national parks like Yosemite to ban the sale of bottled water in an effort to curb litter. The National Park Service said in a statement it made the decision to “expand hydration options for recreationalists, hikers, […]
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An 18-year-old cyclist was severely injured Monday night when he was hit by a vehicle on Pioneer Trail in South Lake Tahoe. The man was airlifted to Renown Medical Center in Reno with severe traumatic injuries, according to the South Tahoe firefighters. The Aug. 28 accident occurred at dusk near the intersection of Shepherds Drive. […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal With the passage of Senate Bill 270 in the 2017 legislative session, the state Division of Water Resources must get proof of ownership from Nevadans with water rights that predate state statutes. Failure to submit the required proof will result in the vested water rights being deemed abandoned. But […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Californians can’t shake their love affair with cars – and pickups and SUVs. That’s hurting the greenest state in the union’s much-publicized crusade against climate change. While California is making headway in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the rate of progress is slowing. Emissions fell by a scant 0.3 percent in […]
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Updated 9:35am: A large swath of the South Shore was dark this morning because of a fire at an NV Energy substation in Round Hill. That station feeds Liberty Utilities, which is why people in California were affected as well. The power went off just after 8am on Aug. 28. At the height, 15,000 Liberty […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun When it comes to recreational marijuana here, the message from the Nevada Gaming Commission to casino companies is clear: Stay away from the newly legal industry, whether it’s pot use by customers or business relationships with the weed industry. The commission discussed the issue Thursday during its monthly meeting […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal GARDNERVILLE — Speakers at the third annual Basque Fry gave red meat speeches to an appreciative crowd of 3,000 who flocked to the conservative Republican gathering in Northern Nevada. The event at the Corley Ranch in rural Gardnerville, organized by the Morning in Nevada PAC, comes as Republican Attorney […]
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Kingsbury Grade is closed because of a single-vehicle accident that occurred Sunday afternoon. Nevada Highway Patrol officers are still trying to determine exactly what happened. The crash occurred just past Tramway Drive on the Tahoe side of the summit a little past 3pm Aug. 27. The RV was a total loss because of a fire. […]
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By Megan Rowling, Reuters The world needs to use water more efficiently rather than exhausting invisible underground supplies and blindly exporting “virtual water” to avert a global crisis that would undermine food and energy systems, a leading expert warned. More than one-third of humanity is water-stressed every year or season, while drought crises are on […]
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By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, who has faced rowdy protesters and sharp barbs at town halls this year, received a kinder if not exactly warm response in a remote town in the Sierra foothills Thursday evening. Most of the hostility from the crowd inside the Foresthill High School gym focused on McClintock’s […]
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