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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to consider gay marriage bans in Idaho, Nevada and Hawaii. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled two hours of arguments today on whether such bans should be struck down in Idaho and Nevada. Hawaii legalized gay marriage in December so that appeal may be dismissed. The appeals court has previously ruled in favor of gay marriage. The arguments are the latest at the federal court level where same-sex wedding proponents have gained numerous victories.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The city of Reno is urging the public to avoid contact with Virginia Lake, saying its water is contaminated as a result of an algae bloom. Caution signs are being posted around the lake, which is popular with walkers, joggers and dog owners. City officials say the drought, the lake's low water level and high phosphorous levels have combined to create ideal conditions for the algae bloom.
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — After years of planning, construction on a 10.4-mile trail from Truckee to Lake Tahoe begins this week. Organizers say initial work will focus on a half-mile section of the Martis Valley Trail from Truckee to a point above Highway 267 near Martis Valley. The 10-foot-wide paved bicycle trail linking Truckee, Martis Valley, Northstar and Kings Beach will be built in sections, and future construction will hinge on the availability of funding.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — For nearly six decades, Reno was known as the divorce capital of the world because of liberal divorce laws that drew hundreds of thousands of estranged spouses from across the country, including Arthur Miller, Jack Dempsey, Clare Boothe Luce and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. Now, a group of Nevada historians is seeking to speak with those who traveled to Nevada for "quickie" divorces from roughly 1910 to 1970. The University of Nevada, Reno, library's Special Collections Department plans to feature recorded interviews in an extensive multimedia online exhibit about Reno's 20th century divorce trade, which hastened the acceptance of divorce in America.
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