RENO — The PGA Tour tournament that’s been held in Reno since 1999 is moving next summer to another mountain course designed by Jack Nicklaus about 30 miles (48 kilometers) away near Lake Tahoe, tournament officials announced Wednesday. Barracuda Networks, a San Francisco Bay Area-based tech company, will continue to be the title sponsor of the Barracuda Championship … [Read more...]
New Pedestrian Bridge Opens on Las Vegas Strip; 17th so far
LAS VEGAS — A new pedestrian bridge opened Monday on the Las Vegas Strip, connecting the Park MGM and Showcase mall. It’s the 17th pedestrian bridge to have opened on the tourist-destination boulevard since the first one opened in 1995. The elevated walkways are designed to keep pedestrians and visitors safety above heavy traffic on the Strip, packed with flashing … [Read more...]
December 18, 2019
Nevada News Briefs
New Bridge Opens Across Truckee River at Tahoe City, CA TAHOE CITY — A new bridge has opened across the Truckee River at Tahoe City, California. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday for the 153-foot (46-meter) bridge on the north edge of Lake Tahoe west of the Tahoe City Transit Center. It’s part of a $35 million realignment project for California State Highway … [Read more...]
Health Insurance Exchange Extends Open Enrollment for In-Progress Applications’ Signups Still Likely to Lag Last Year’s
By Megan Messerly The Nevada Independent Nevada’s health insurance exchange is extending its open enrollment period through Friday for people who began applications for coverage but had not finished them by the Sunday deadline, a move exchange officials are hoping will boost registration amid reports of flagging signups during the 45-day period. Even with the … [Read more...]
‘Tis the Season
There was plenty of fun and holiday spirit in Sparks when the 39 North Pole Village took over the Victorian Square Plaza Dec. 12-14. The 5th annual event featured live music, food trucks, vendors, a lights contest, free train rides and pictures with Santa. … [Read more...]
Artist Tries 1,000-Year Time Lapse Photo of Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — An artist is starting a 1,000-year photography project in hopes of changing the impacts of climate change at Lake Tahoe. World-renowned conceptual artist and experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats has partnered with Tahoe PublicArt and Sierra Nevada College to install a camera on the East Shore Trail that will capture changes over the next 1,000 … [Read more...]
Push to Accelerate Mustang Captures Draws fire in Congress
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Two House committee chairmen are trying to put the brakes on money for a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate the capture of 130,000 wild horses across the West over the next 10 years. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, whose high-desert state is home to about half the mustangs, also is among the bipartisan group of lawmakers … [Read more...]