Ashleigh Lynn Goodwin, Author at Nevada Globe

AT&T Finally Gets The Lead Out of Lake Tahoe

November 13, 2024 1:50 pmNovember 14, 2024 2:17 pm

A four-year saga appears to be coming to a close, and Lake Tahoe is emerging as the ultimate victor. After finalizing a settlement, AT&T is removing the inactive lead telecommunication cables from “The Jewel of the Sierras.” By the end of this month, thanks to an agreement reached between...

New Barton Hospital Location Divides South Shore Community

September 5, 2024 9:54 amSeptember 6, 2024 6:24 pm

This story has been updated to include a comment from Barton Health. The promise “You, only better” was erected on a billboard at the former site of the Lakeside Inn and Casino and has left the community divided over the proposed Barton Hospital site in Stateline, Nevada. Oliver Park General...

Allegations of Racism in Virginia City Prompts Investigation

August 5, 2024 10:09 amAugust 6, 2024 10:39 am

A Tik-Tok video that has amassed over one million views has led to an active investigation by the Storey County Sheriff’s office, and prompted Attorney General Aaron Ford and Governor Joe Lombardo to issue statements condemning alleged racist comments made to a Black man during the Hot August Nights classic...

Not Twain’s Tahoe: Raw Sewage, Microplastics and Lead Telecom Lines Litter Lake Tahoe

July 24, 2024 12:34 pmJuly 24, 2024 2:00 pm

On July 19, North Tahoe Public Utility District estimated that 125,000 gallons of untreated sewage were “discharged” from a break in a sewer line, of which only 40,000 gallons were recovered. An estimated 85,000 gallons of raw sewage seeped into the lake from the shore of Carnelian Bay West Beach....