By Kurt Althof Although the sewer systems around Lake Tahoe are all carefully engineered and designed to export waste from the Tahoe basin, the complex process can be dramatically affected when certain materials are flushed down the toilet. These materials include so-called “flushable wipes,” paper towels, cotton swabs, feminine hygiene products, condoms, facial tissues (Kleenex), […]
Read moreBy Emily DeRuy, Bay Area News Group As the jobs that keep California’s economy running change at a rapid clip, the workers who fill them are expected to keep pace. That puts enormous pressure on all schools in the state, but especially on the state’s community colleges — which help prepare more than 2.1 million […]
Read moreBy Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Equipped with new legislation, Nevada is ramping up its workforce training programs. The Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation aims to boost the number of apprenticeship programs in the state by 10 percent within the next five years. Nevada is a combined 200,000 jobs short of the national average in […]
Read moreThe Linkin Park concert scheduled for Sept. 1 at the Harveys Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena has been canceled. The following is a statement from Linkin Park’s management: “We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Chester Bennington. The Linkin Park One More Light North American Tour has been canceled and refunds are available […]
Read moreBy Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal The Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe hotel has opened a luxury perk for guests called the Lake Club on the shore of Lake Tahoe. The hotel and spa is at the Northstar California Resort, which is mid-mountain at a ski resort in Truckee. The new Lake Club is about 20 minutes […]
Read moreBy Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Higher crime rates and electric bills. Crops and laborers wilting in the sun. A new study says California’s economy is going to lose billions of dollars a year to climate change. But hey, it will be a picnic compared to states like Florida and Texas. The groundbreaking study, led by […]
Read moreBy Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Changes to the state’s ranking system for public schools will result in many more low ratings, damaging morale among educators and confusing parents, Nevada’s two largest school district say. “Schools have been working for two years without an updated ranking, now is not the time to change how these […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed The lack of bullet proof glass in the lobby of the South Lake Tahoe jail as well as in the administrative office of the juvenile treatment center are a concern. The adult facility had a full body scanner that was inoperable for more than a year. The youth facility doesn’t have one. […]
Read moreBy Tom McGhee, Denver Post A Congressional committee vote on Tuesday amounts to a death warrant for the mustangs and wild burros that roam America’s range land, an advocate for the animals said. The House Appropriations Committee voted to reverse a ban on destroying healthy wild horses and burros that was contained in a spending […]
Read moreBy Joe Coscarelli, New York Times Chester Bennington, the ferocious lead singer for the platinum-selling hard rock band Linkin Park, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Thursday. He was 41. Brian Elias, the chief of operations for the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, confirmed the death, in Palos Verdes Estates, and […]
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