Caltrans is identifying and marking dead and dying trees that could impact the safety of the traveling public along state highways. The effort is part of an on-going need to address over 102 million dead trees that have died due to drought and bark beetle infestation since 2010. Caltrans is marking potentially hazardous trees along […]
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By Kim Burrows, KRNV-TV Shane Roskie just moved to Reno from Parker, Colo., to be closer to his girlfriend. The two quickly realized that the housing market was tight. He purchased a new home in Double Diamond with his girlfriend because he couldn’t find one in an already established neighborhood. “There’s not much available so […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – On the same day when climate change and what that means for potential wildland fires dominated the conversation, the reality of the threat came to fruition hours later as firefighters fought multiple blazes from lightning strikes. Speaker after speaker on Tuesday dwelled on the health of local forests and […]
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By Emily DeRuy, Bay Area News Group That old line about getting college students to attend events on campus by offering free pizza is no joke for some young people these days. In a first-of-its-kind study that looks into the issue of hunger on college campuses nationwide, 13 percent of households with students at community colleges […]
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Four brothers from San Francisco have been arrested on theft charges. They are accused of stealing high-end mountain bikes from various locations in Truckee, Tahoe City, Squaw Valley, and Carson City. Surveillance images caught the suspects committing the thefts, but no specific identifiable information could be established. Investigators were able to determine the make and model […]
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A fifth board member is coming to the CalTahoe Joint Powers Authority board – a rep from Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department. The JPA operates the ambulance service on the South Shore. It has been functioning as a four-member board with two people from South Lake Tahoe and two from Lake Valley. This has not […]
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By Siobhan McAndrew and Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal The Voltaire Canyon Fire was burning an estimated 100 acres and was 25 percent contained. Voluntary evacuations were still in place for the Carson Indian Colony, said Erica Hupp, of the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest. “There was one house that was in immediate danger, but crews were able to […]
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By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News Near the end of 2005, Louise Helton had one of those life-changing moments that usually only happen in Hollywood movies. Friends had invited her to join Nevada movers and shakers in an ostentatiously decorated Las Vegas casino ballroom to hear former President Bill Clinton speak. He challenged the audience […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s legalization of recreational marijuana has made life easier for users but more difficult for gaming companies, something the Nevada Gaming Commission hopes to address in a special meeting on Thursday. Legalized weed presents a number of problems for the gaming industry: Using and selling pot is still a […]
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By Mike Carter, Seattle Times The body of Heavenly Mountain Resort ski patroller Dmitri Pajitnov, who went missing on Mount Rainier last month after he fell through a snow bridge, has been found at the bottom of a waterfall, the park said. Mount Rainier National Park initially published a news release right after the 30-year-old […]
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