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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The state can safely house some maximum-security inmates in lower-level prisons, a development that could save taxpayers money, according to a University of California stu...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's unemployment rate fell below 11 percent in January for the first time in nearly three years, signaling a continued gradual improvement in the state's economy,...

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, chairman of the Homeland Security Commission, along with 16 voting members determined key priorities for the Homeland Security Working Group 2012 grant application process.
The March 2 Commission meeting was dedicated to identifying and establishing the Commission's priorities for the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP). The federal funds allocated to the State of Nevada in 2012 total $4.6 million (State Homeland Security grant for $2.8 million; Urban Area Security Initiative grant for $1.8 million).

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Classical music endures through the generations but not with the Lake Tahoe Music Festival, which this week called it quits after 29 seasons."Everybody's very sad but ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Douglas County sheriff's deputies arrested four men last week following a month-long investigation into cocaine trafficking in Stateline, according to a Thursday statemen...

A most efficient way to stretch out the March 16-18 Freeride Flow Festival at Kirkwood Mountain Resort is with yoga.Three of San Francisco's most popular yogis will head classes during the backc...

02/12/1946 - 01/12/2012Mildred "Millie" Russ passed away peacefully January 12, 2012, in Carson City, Nevada. She was born on the 12th of February 1946, in Loma Linda CA, to Horace "Red" and Vel...

It's been a weird ski and riding season, for sure. One indication is that Heavenly Mountain Resort is only operating the Boulder base lodge and the Boulder and North Bowl lifts on weekends. In all the years I taught at Boulder never has had a shutdown like this. Too bad because lots of locals liked Boulder as out-of-towners didn't go there very often. Thus, parking was close and runs not crowded.

The Douglas County Historical Society will honor Native American Women at during the "Women In History" program at 2 p.m. March 24 at the Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center,1477 Hwy 395 N....

"We take whatever we like and whatever we're feeling at the moment," said Sanjay Seran, before a Tahoe show in March 2011. "There's a lot on the Indian side and on the Celtic side and a lot of r...

To the members of Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe, thank you for your generous donation to the South Lake Tahoe Branch Library. The gift you give is not simply money - it's a chance for children to expe...

The 8th grade class of St. Theresa School would like to thank Ms. Barbara Parina of Sidestreet Boutique, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Williams of Evans Restaurant, Mr. Jeff Turney, Ms. Theresa Bertran of Bios...

It's well known that California, and especially the Sierra Nevada, can have wild fluctuations in weather. But, according to one new study, the average snowfall depth has been relatively steady o...

Beginning May 1, dogs will be prohibited at the Upper Truckee Marsh, the Tahoe Conservancy announced Wednesday. This is the second year of the seasonal closure to dogs.The purpose of the seasonal p...

Vendors and sponsors are being sought for the Lake Tahoe Home and Garden Show on April 27-28. The Golden Bear Events show will take place in the Physical Education Gymnasium at Lake Tahoe Community...

Douglas County Democratic Central Committee's annual Keep Nevada Blue Dinner, "Sweet Repeats in 2012," features Movie Night with President Obama, Celebrating the Unions of America.The event is set ...

CARSON CITY - The Nevada Division of State Parks is accepting applications for the 2012 round of the Recreation Trails Program. Nevada's apportionment is approximately $589,488, but more funding ma...

CARSON CITY – A regulation requiring thousands of home-based businesses to pay a $200 annual fee won approval today from a legislative panel.
Secretary of State Ross Miller has been trying to get the regulation approved for several months, but has seen the regulation stymied by strong opposition from some Nevada residents and Republican lawmakers who argued the regulation exceeded his authority.

Visitors considering one of Lake Tahoe's resorts for a day of skiing or snowboarding can now virtually hit the slopes before they actually strap or step into their bindings.Google's new ski reso...