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Chief of the California Cooperative Snow Survey Frank Gehrke skied into the middle of a clearing in Phillips station Wednesday to take measurements for the California Department of Water Resourc...

Is there a way to make the workplace more? According to a survey done by Staples Advantage, the business-to-business division of Staples Inc., your chair may make a difference. The study found that...

CARSON CITY – Nevada is one of the 10 best states for its business tax climate, while companies in states like New York, New Jersey, and California have a far less pleasant environment to deal with, according to a new report by the Tax Foundation.

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Reno-Tahoe businesses who use social media for marketing devote an average of more than eight hours a week online to manage their campaigns, finds a survey of 99 marketing p...

Is Lake Tahoe due for a big earthquake? If so, will a large tsunami follow? That's the question a research team is literally digging to answer.
Using advanced technology to collect ancient evidence, including core samples from the Lake's deepest points, the research team is made up of geologists from the California Geological Survey, Northern Illinois University and the University of Nevada-Reno. Their mission is to find out the potential effects of a large-scale earthquake hitting the Lake and what kind of tsunami the lake could produce.

A presentation on the Lahontan cutthroat trout will be featured tonight, Wednesday, at the U.C. Davis Lake Tahoe Regional Enviromental Center. The program and presentation by Gary Scoppettone, section chief of the Western Fisheries Research Center, begins at 6 p.m. (no host bar at 5:30 ) at the center, 291 Country Club Dr., Incline Village.

A recent survey conducted in El Dorado County showed that fewer merchants are willing to sell tobacco products to minors compared to just two years ago. Of the 100 tobacco retailers surveyed countywide, only 11 stores sold tobacco products to youth, resulting in a sales rate of 11 percent. In March of 2010, a similar survey resulted in a sales rate of 14.5 percent.

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped about 7 cents over the past three weeks.The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices puts the average price for a gallon of...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. states expect to collect higher tax revenue in the coming budget year that combined would top pre-recession levels, according to a survey released Tuesday. The increase could...

A survey by USA Today has picked Zephyr Cove at Lake Tahoe among 51 favorite summertime Great American beaches.
Zephyr Cove was recommended by Charlie Johnson, associate editor of Nevada Magazine.

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CARNELIAN BAY — Results of a new U.S. Geological Survey study found that faults west of Lake Tahoe, Calif., referred to as the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, pose a substantial increase in the seismic hazard assessment for the Lake Tahoe region of California and Nevada, and could potentially generate earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.3 to 6.9. A close association of landslide deposits and active faults also suggests that there is an earthquake-induced landslide hazard along the steep fault-formed range front west of Lake Tahoe.

The economic and environmental future at Lake Tahoe will be discussed among 350 researchers, scientists, policy makers and economic stakeholders at Incline Village this week during the Tahoe Science Conference Tuesday through Thursday.

As a result of a citizen survey in which 74 percent of South Lake Tahoe residents responded that the city's overall appearance is “poor or fair” local leaders have recognized a compelling need to restore and improve the visual quality of the community and will step up code enforcement.

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped a nickel over the past two weeks.That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which p...

This spring, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its national and community partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 28th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its partners will hold their fourth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at sites nationwide. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

CARSON CITY – Nevada’s unemployment rate fell four-tenths of a percentage point in February to a seasonally adjusted 12.3 percent, but the news is not all positive, a state agency reported today.
Bill Anderson, chief economist with the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), said an argument can be made that the forces behind the drop in the jobless rate were signs of weakness.

The following letter from former South Lake Tahoe City Manager David Jinkens was sent to Jody Jones, District 3 director of Caltrans in Marysville.

The California Department of Transportation, along with other state agencies, is conducting a survey of California residents' travel behavior. The California Household Travel survey will help trans...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two small, back-to-back earthquakes shook San Francisco Bay area residents awake Monday morning but appeared to leave no serious damage or injury.The U.S. Geological Survey rep...

Residents of Meyers met with Caltrans officials Tuesday evening in a public meeting to discuss the proposed raising of the speed limit on Highway 50. More than 50 residents, business owners and families showed up to question the wisdom of the proposal and the survey results themselves. However, the results of the meeting indicate that Caltrans will proceed with the changes and the new speeds posted within two months.

Barton Health and other community organizations and businesses have joined forces to give South Lake Tahoe and its surrounding areas a “complete physical.”

According to Monica Sciuto, Community Health Needs Assessment Lead Coordinator and Director of Public Relations at Barton Health, “For years, healthcare has been focused on treating individuals. If we are going to create a healthcare system that is right for our area, we need to broaden that focus to the entire community. This project will help us accomplish that.”

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part installment.TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - During the second survey of the 2012 water year on Feb. 1, Frank Gehrke, chief of the California Cooperative Sn...