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CARSON CITY – A proposal seeking to implement a business profits tax in Nevada to support public education will be filed with the Secretary of State’s office on Wednesday.
Supported by the state teachers union and the AFL-CIO, if the groups can collect 72,352 signatures by November 13, the issue of taxes will be dumped squarely in the laps of state lawmakers in 2013.

TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - A new fee which shifts the cost of Calfire's wildland prevention services from the state to rural property owners is stoking tempers locally and across California.Startin...

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to begin prescribed fire operations on the south shore of the Lake Tahoe Basin on Wednesday, June 6. Operations will take place near the corner of Al Tahoe Blvd. and Pioneer Trail. Fuels Management crews expect to complete two acres, weather and staff permitting.

It’s been a long time since the Golden Days of Lake Tahoe. It was the 1960s, to be exact, after the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley, when the Nevada-California ring of resorts caught on with nation and world. While always a relatively consistent draw for second homeowners, skiers, campers and gamblers, the destination clutch suffered its fair share of downturns during the A-frame era and general ups-and-downs of the ski industry through the years.

Dizziness is linked to dozens of medical conditions, but the cause may be tough to determine. Here are two definitions of "dizzy," possible causes and ways to find relief.Feels like: You're about t...

The Tahoe Derby Dames want to give tons of derby love and appreciation to Meeks Lumber & Hardware and the community for helping our team with a successful carwash fundraiser on June 3. Many thanks ...

CARSON CITY — Washoe County Republican and Democratic Party leaders may disagree on who the best choice is for president, but they agree on one point — Washoe is the “battleground” county in the battleground state that is Nevada.
Clark County is expected to go big for Democrats and President Obama, while Nevada’s rural counties are expected to go strong for Mitt Romney. But Washoe County, where Republicans lead in voter registration by 3,700, has gone for both parties in past elections.

More details have emerged from the early Sunday morning shooting at Whiskey Dick's Saloon in South Lake Tahoe in which a shot was fired inside the bar.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service and conservation groups have reached an agreement to strengthen monitoring of Sierra Nevada wildlife.Under the settlement reached Friday, an independent...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Heavenly Mountain Resort announced Monday that James Grant will serve as the resort's director of mountain operations.Grant succeeds Casey B...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The U.S. Forest Service began the sale of fuelwood permits at its South Shore office today.Permits cost $20 per cord with a two-cord minimum and a limit of 10 cords per h...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Division of State Parks is sponsoring a trail workshop this week to plan the future of trails within Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park. The goal is to gather ideas ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California voters will face a newly reshaped ballot with many more choices on Tuesday as they cast votes in the first statewide election to implement two major voter-appro...

On Tuesday Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. See the latest Youtube clip from NASA's SOHO spacecraft below.

Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.