Washoe County Commissioners approved an employee health benefit program for 2011-12 that holds employee health care costs at virtually no increase compared to the previous year. This accomplishment is significant given that employee health care coverage was estimated to increase as much as 12% over the 2010-11 year’s cost which could have resulted in an […]
Stateline, NV…Still inspiring waves of romantic frenzy across the globe three decades after their debut hit single “Lost In Love,” Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply have been caught in a joyfully frenzied musical whirlwind these past few years, keeping a diverse international schedule that includes the U.S., The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, […]
Lake Tahoe Area…The amazing season continues with great spring skiing. The Resorts are throwing all their spring skiing parties and having fun. The Diamond Cup and Diamond Peak is on for this weekend. Some Resorts closed out their season last weekend but most will be open through Easter and many will extend well past that. […]
Carson City, NV – On Wednesday, Aril 20th, 2011, Douglas County Emergency Management and Sierra Front Wildland Fire Cooperators hosted a regional wildland fire unified command exercise at East Fork Fire Station 12, located at 3620 North Sunridge Dr, Carson City, County of Douglas. The event, designed to exercise inter-agency involvement during a large scale […]
Reno, NV….In his third of three town halls this week on getting our deficits under control through shared responsibility for shared prosperity, the President spoke at ElectraTherm in Reno, Nevada, a small renewable energy company. There have been a lot of differences in the two approaches to our fiscal future, and at each stop he […]
Washington, D.C. – Senator John Ensign today announced his resignation as the 24th United States Senator from the state of Nevada. In a letter to Vice President Joe Biden tomorrow, Senator Ensign will state that his resignation from office is effective as of May 3, 2011. “It is with tremendous sadness that I officially hand […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV….Jimmer Fredette, the All-American scoring guard for Brigham Young University will join the celebrity-studded field at the American Century Championship (www.TahoeCelebrityGolf.com), July 12 – 17 at Edgewood Tahoe, in what is becoming one of the strongest line-ups in the tournament’s 22-year history. Fredette led the nation in scoring during the 2011 NCAA […]
Kingvale, CA…Crews are still on scene and Caltrans is doing some sanding runs on I-80 eastbound west of Kingvale. A solo vehicle went into the divider. Tow vehicles have been called and the non-injury accident should be cleared soon.
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Today: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low […]
WAYNE, N.J., April 20, 2011 — Toys”R”Us, Inc. today announced plans to open a new e-commerce distribution center near Reno, NV to support the company’s growing online business. The dedicated e-commerce fulfillment center will be located within the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in the town of McCarran, approximately 10 miles east of Reno, and is scheduled […]
