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Nevada population remains about even, according to demographer
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 9:22amThe Nevada State Demographer’s Office, located at the University of Nevada, Reno College of Business, has released its 2011 population estimates. The state gained an estimated 17,152 people from July 2010 to July 2011, an estimated increase of 0.6 percent, about equivalent to the increase of 0.7 percent the prior year. Two years ago, the state lost 27,677 people, a decrease of about 1.0 percent.
USFS roads target of House panel hearing in Elko
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 9:10amELKO, Nev. (AP) - A congressional panel is in northeast Nevada for a field hearing on what critics say is excessive environmental regulation on federal lands across the West.The House Resources sub...
USFS roads target of House panel hearing in Elko
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 9:10amELKO, Nev. (AP) - A congressional panel is in northeast Nevada for a field hearing on what critics say is excessive environmental regulation on federal lands across the West.The House Resources sub...
Lake Tahoe weather: More snow in forecast; 2 feet possible by Wednesday
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 9:06amLAKE TAHOE - Perhaps Miracle March is for real this year.A couple weeks after the month started off with a fresh and much-needed layer of snow, a bunch more could be on the way beginning this week,...
First week of filing sets up primary for Assembly
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 9:01amAfter the first week of filing, Douglas has to look to its state race for a primary.Kelly Kite, R-Minden, is being challenged by Republicans Jim Wheeler of Gardnerville and Gary Schmidt of Dayton i...
Witness: Man didn't move as Jeep rolled into Topaz Lake
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:56amMINDEN, Nev. - There wasn't a ripple to show where a Topaz Lake man and his two dogs died after a Jeep Cherokee rolled into the icy waters and sank on Friday afternoon.A trail of bubbles was the...
Vail announces 2012-2013 Tahoe season pass prices
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Vail Resorts announced pricing for ski and snowboard passes for the 2012-2013 winter season Monday. "Each of our Tahoe resorts offers a different type of skiing and ridin...
Vail announces 2012-2013 Tahoe season pass prices
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 8:52amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Vail Resorts announced pricing for ski and snowboard passes for the 2012-2013 winter season Monday."Each of our Tahoe resorts offers a different type of skiing and riding...
Storm systems line up with rain changing to snow for Sierra, Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 7:47amA series of strong weather systems will begin moving through the Sierra on Tuesday bringing heavy rain, snow and wind to the Lake Tahoe region.
The National Weather Service in Reno reports that anywhere between 6 to 10 inches of precipitation is probable along the crest from Lake Tahoe northward through Saturday, bringing several feet of snow to the Sierra. What it will translate at lake level depends on how low the temperatures will drop, according to the weather service.
Vail Season Passes on Sale Today, Includes New Lake Tahoe Local Pass
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 7:37amVail Resorts, Inc. ski and snowboard season passes for the 2012-2013 winter season go on sale today and feature the best prices in the industry.
Building demolition would add beach access in S. Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 1:59am9 snowmobilers cited around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 7:00pmRENO, Nev. - The U.S. Forest Service says nine snowmobilers have been cited on suspicion of driving in closed areas south of Lake Tahoe in recent weeks.Five snowmobilers were cited Feb. 25 after th...
Placer County giving out money to mitigate impacts of gaming
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 4:05pmOpinion: Sacramento steps up for Reno-Tahoe Olympic bid
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 1:25pmMovie Review: Action-scifi-adventure flick 'John Carter' a botch but sometimes fun
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 12:04pmMake no mistake about it, "John Carter," a movie playing now at the Horizon Stadium Cinemas at Stateline, Lake Tahoe, is a multi-million-budgeted film that takes itself seriously, although audiences may not. It's ripped from the pages of a 1912 newspaper series by Edgar Rice Burroughs of "Tarzan fame" (newspapers ran fun things like that in better times).
AP Enterprise: Past pension boosts deferred costs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 9:52amSACRAMENTO - The recent loss of tens of billions of dollars from California's public pension funds may have raised awareness about the high cost of guaranteed benefits for public workers, but refor...
Snowfall down, snowmobile citations up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 5:00amJust like other winter recreation groups, it's been a tough year for snowmobilers. Sure, there's enough snow to ride their high-powered machines in some places. But not all those places are lega...
Snowfall down, snowmobile citations up
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 5:00amJust like other winter recreation groups, it's been a tough year for snowmobilers. Sure, there's enough snow to ride their high-powered machines in some places. But not all those places are lega...
Opinion: Raising money necessary to save state park in Tahoe
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 5:05amTruckee Rotary crab feed benefits Sierra Expeditionary Learning School
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 3:00amMiles of snowshoe trails just steps from neighborhood
Submitted by admin on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 1:59amOprah praises Jaycee Dugard at New York awards ceremony
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/11/2012 - 12:05amJaycee Dugard made her first appearance at a public event since her 1991 kidnapping on Friday night, receiving an award at the United Nations in New York and praise from fellow honoree Oprah Winfrey.
Dugard, 31, was presented the Inspiration Award from fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg at the DVF Awards, which honor women who display leadership, strength and courage. But first she was lauded by Oprah.
Lake Tahoe puts forth big effort in 2022 Winter Olympics
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 10:31pmThe last time Lake Tahoe hosted the Winter Olympics, John F. Kennedy was still a U.S. senator, Muhammad Ali was still Cassius Clay and Mike Eruzione was a 5-year-old.
The year was 1960, and the Squaw Valley Games boasted a grand total of 17 events.
Fast forward more than half a century and Lake Tahoe again wants to host the Olympics. By 2022, the year they're shooting for, the Winter Games will have more than 90 events.
Dugard makes first public appearance since 2009 homecoming
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 9:58pmCommunity groups to meet to work on reducing duplication of efforts
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 2:10pmThe Most Astounding Fact (Neil DeGrasse Tyson)
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 1:45pmAstrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer.
Homewood to hold St. Patty’s Twilight Ski; Pot 'o Gold lift ticket giveaways
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Sat, 03/10/2012 - 1:00pmIn celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Homewood Mountain Resort will be hiding a “Pot O’ Gold,” filled with treasures such as a lift ticket 3-pack, a 2012/2013 season pass, and a West Shore Café & Inn gift card. Guests will receive hints as to the Pot O’ Gold’s whereabouts on the Homewood Facebook page on St. Patrick’s Day.
