RENO -- A skier who died in an accident at a Lake Tahoe resort last week has been identified as a retired 65-year-old Reno attorney.
Douglas Fletcher was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident Friday at the Mount Rose resort above Reno, said Rudy Bein, spokesman for the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office.
The cause of death was pending, Bein said.
Witnesses told Washoe County sheriff's deputies that the skier lost control on a run and struck a tree.
As work continues toward getting Brightline West’s Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail line built and running, the company’s east coast operation is transporting passengers daily.
CCSD says middle schoolers will take semester exams in four subjects starting next school year. The tests aim to monitor and improve student academic performance.
Gold gained 2% to nearly $5,100 an ounce, while silver jumped 6.4% to about $108 per ounce. The value of precious metals has surged in recent months as investors sought relatively safe places to invest.
Sen. Jacky Rosen said Krisiti Noem’s conduct is “deeply shameful” and she “must be impeached and removed from office immediately.”
Federal and state officials offered starkly different messages with both claiming the moral high ground in the wake of another shooting death by federal agents.
Tree branches and power lines snapped under the weight of ice, and about a million homes and businesses in the Southeast were left without electricity.
Widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million people in a path stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England
Donors include attorneys and gaming industry entities. Some are also tied to well-known figures who have been convicted of crimes.
The police chief appealed for calm, both from the public and and from federal law enforcement.
Trump said, ‘if Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to send goods into the United States, he is sorely mistaken.’
