Grand Sierra Resort issues statement on $97 million tax request from City of Reno – Nevada Sports Net
Grand Sierra Resort, which is seeking $97 million in tax increment financing, released a statement Wednesday afternoon during a Reno City Council meeting ahead of a meeting with the Redevelopment Agency board. GSR plans a $1 billion private investment in the resort, including $400 million to house Nevada men's basketball and an AHL team owned […]
Hiker found alive after five days lost in Sierra Nevada wilderness
A 70-year-old hiker was found alive Wednesday after being missing for five days in the Sierra Nevada wilderness. Authorities said Warren Elliott was discovered around 8 a.m. by another hiker passing by the Hell Hole Reservoir in California, about 10 miles west of Lake Tahoe. Shocking footage shows an exhausted man in tattered clothes clutching […]
‘Zombie’ kush addicts in Sierra Leone dig up human bones to get high
They’re training their bones to get high. In Sierra Leone, addicts who dig up human bones as part of their recipe for the drug Kush have become a national emergency and are gradually moving to other West African countries. Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio appeared on national television on Thursday about the drug scourge, […]
Sierra Club sues SEC over climate disclosure rule
The environmental advocacy group Sierra Club is suing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), saying its new rules are not giving investors the full truth about companies’ climate risks. The Sierra Club Foundation, represented by the Sierra Club and Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit On Wednesday, it joined a growing list of states that have challenged […]
‘Life-threatening’ California blizzard rages on as more snow expected in Sierra Nevada
A powerful snowstorm that dumped tons of snow on the Sierra Nevada Mountains will continue to batter the region through Sunday, bringing even more snow as a second “weak” system is expected to bring more snow on Monday. The wind will cause damage. National parks, ski resorts and portions of California’s major interstate highways were […]
US Storm Has Potential To Be ‘Biggest’ Seen In ‘Modern Times’ For The Sierra Nevada
The storm, dubbed the “biggest storm of the winter,” is expected to dump more than 100 inches of snow on parts of the Sierra Nevada during the first few days of March. The Sierra Nevada Mountains could receive 6 to 10 feet of snow in early March, and forecasters say the region could witness the […]
Powerful storm approaching California could dump 10 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada
California is bracing for a powerful winter storm that could bring up to 10 feet of snow and high winds to the Sierra Nevada mountains. “A second winter storm will impact the West Coast on Thursday and Friday,” the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center announced. mentioned in the prediction discussion Thursday. “The storm […]