By Ezra David Romero, Capital Public Radio Half of California’s vegetation is at a risk of dying because of warming temperatures, according to new UC Davis research. “We’re seeing that in California just in the last five or six years,” said James Thorne, a research scientist with the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at […]
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By Lake Tahoe News A chase that started in Truckee on Wednesday involving a stolen vehicle ended in South Lake Tahoe with a Bay Area man taken into custody. Raheem Ahmed Hanif, 35, of Rodeo was booked on grand theft auto, evading a police officer and resisting arrest. He was on parole, but for what […]
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A former South Lake Tahoe hotel maintenance worker is going to prison for the rest of his life for the assault of 22-year-old exchange student. Manuel Ovidio Ramos-Munoz was sentenced this month to 183 years to life this month. “The young woman, who had only been in the country for a little more than a […]
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By Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal State officials have created a task force to spur oversight of casino emergency response plans following the Oct. 1 massacre outside Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. The effort is a result of a Review-Journal investigation last month that found the Nevada Division of Emergency Management for years […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Thunder Valley Casino Resort on Friday showed off $56 million in upgrades and additions to its hotel and casino, a massive effort to retain long-time visitors, attract high rollers from all corners of the nation and get a leg up on future competition. On Friday, resort officials took media members […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College received accreditation for seven years, the highest level of accreditation possible from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It means LTCC substantially met or exceeded all of the eligibility requirements, accreditation standards and commission policies of the ACCJC. The evaluation team found that […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee The snow is falling, and the ski season is about to hit high gear heading toward the big Presidents Day weekend. Will Tahoe roads be ready to handle the traffic? Probably not. The surge of traffic on Friday nights and Saturday mornings is intense, notably on Highway 89, the only […]
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By Marjie Lundstrom, Sacramento Bee Four young men who were locked in a youth correctional facility in Southern California accused a male staff counselor of coercing them into sex acts in exchange for contraband and special treatment. The cost to taxpayers to settle their lawsuit: $10 million. At CSU Fullerton, a female student in her […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s future involvement with vacation home rentals is up in the air based on comments from Governing Board members. The board received an update about VHRs on Jan. 24 from the bi-state regulatory agency’s staff. Part of it included going over what the city and each county in […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada marijuana sales continue to soar well above the state’s projections, with dispensaries selling $33.4 million in marijuana and the state bringing in more than $5.5 million in taxes in November. Sales dipped from October’s massive $38 million in sales, according to data released Monday by the Nevada […]
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