By Sophie Quinton, Washington Post Machines that prod clouds to make snow may sound like something out of an old science fiction movie. But worsening water scarcity, combined with new evidence that “cloud seeding” can work, is spurring states, counties, water districts and power companies across the thirsty West to use the strategy. Last month, […]
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Updated: March 1, 7:42am: Tahoe Valley Elementary School was on lockdown the afternoon of Feb. 28. Lake Tahoe Unified School District officials called it a “false alarm.” “It was a planned drill started at LTCC in which Tahoe Valley was inadvertently called as part of the LTCC automated phone tree. After the drill, Tahoe Valley’s […]
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January was a good month for Stateline casinos, which posted revenue gains of 14.83 percent over 2017. The state win was up 2 percent. The $1.015 billion figure represents the first time in a year the gain has hit the billion-dollar mark. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports, “It was the 36th time the state has […]
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By Mike Wolterbeek Mountaintop cameras from UNR spotted or tracked 240 fires in Nevada and California in 2017. This helped to keep firefighters more situationally aware and able to mount appropriate responses more rapidly over tens of thousands of square miles of forests and rangelands, including rural communities. This is a new and expanding tool […]
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By J. Weston Phippen, Outside It’s been a bad winter for skiing. And more than just being a drag on weekend plans or limiting some resorts to operating with only a few runs (if any), less snow on the mountains is a big hit on the economy. People make fewer trips to the resort, which […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tie goes to the local, at least when it comes to awarding bids in South Lake Tahoe. That was one of the reasons the City Council used this month in voting for which business would get the next three-year contract to operate the boat launch facility at Lakeview Commons. While Tahoe City […]
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El Dorado County is down one less judge with the gubernatorial appointment of Mark Ralphs to the bench. The 57-year-old from Diamond Springs has been an assistant public defender at the El Dorado County Public Defender’s Office since 2007, where he has served as a deputy public defender since 1997. He is based in the […]
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By John Potter, KTVN-TV Transgender Nevadans will score a victory if a proposed policy change at the DMV takes effect. The gender shown on their driver’s license could be of their own choosing. It’s part of the recent national trend, of state and local governments better accommodating transgender people. The Nevada DMV now wants to […]
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By Megan Michelson, Powder A pervasive housing shortage is afflicting mountain towns from Stowe to Telluride. The issue is not just a question of locals being able to afford million-dollar homes–it’s also about availability. “There is very little vacancy for ownership or rental units, and what is vacant is very unaffordable,” says Stacy Stoker, […]
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Mother Nature appears to be making up for lost time. The storm that should arrive on Thursday in Lake Tahoe could have snow accumulations measured in feet instead of inches. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 3-5 feet above 7,000 feet, and a couple feet at lake level. A winter storm watch […]
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