By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — President Trump is set to announce his nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the issue of women’s reproductive rights looms large over the decision. But while talks of the high court potentially overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade case swirl […]
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By David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and CHP teamed up to rescue a 56-year-old woman struck by a large boulder while hiking at Sylvia Lake in Desolation Wilderness, south of Lake Tahoe. The CHP helicopter rescue in the steep terrain was filmed. Read the whole story
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe has no idea how long it will have its current city clerk because she can’t make up her mind about retiring even though in June she announced she’d be leaving this month. “We are sort of in limbo here because she has not given me or the council a […]
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Updated 9:38pm: The James Loop Fire burning in the Carson area is at 260 acres and 30 percent containment as of 9:30pm Monday. It was reported at 12:45pm at the James Canyon Development near Carson City. Officials reported the fire was caused by heavy equipment working on a home under construction The fire burned 163 […]
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On July 17, Tahoe City PUD is hosting two scoping meetings for the environmental impact report for the Tahoe Cross-Country Lodge replacement and expansion project. They will be at 10am and 6pm in the board room at 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. The notice of preparation per CEQA was released June 22. In 2015, the historic […]
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By Adam Jensen The Lake Tahoe Basin has a unique system of private property development rights established to protect this national treasure. The development rights system began in the 1980s and is central to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s management of growth in the Lake Tahoe Basin. It is designed to ensure development will help […]
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By Morten Wendelbo, The Conversation During the 2017 disaster season, three severe hurricanes devastated large parts of the U.S. The quick succession of major disasters made it obvious that such large-scale emergencies can be a strain, even in one of the world’s richest countries. As a complex emergency researcher, I investigate why some countries can […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt released a wide-ranging set of recommendations on school safety, but there’s no clear idea of what the measures may cost or who would foot the bill. The report stems from a school safety summit Laxalt held in March with education and safety officials after […]
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By Kellen Browning, Sacramento Bee As wildfires rage across California, beleaguered fire officials are calling for reinforcements. After a lengthy delay, a modified 747 airplane is expected to be deployed this weekend to assist with the fight. The Global SuperTanker, a Boeing 747 airframe modified for firefighting, received approval from Cal Fire and the U.S. […]
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A Sacramento man was seriously injured Saturday when his vehicle ran off the road just east of Horsetail falls along Highway 50. The 38-year-old, whose identity has been withheld for unknown reasons, was airlifted to Renown Medical Center in Reno after the July 7, 5:30am single-car crash. According to the California Highway Patrol the man […]
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