By Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman An armada of 41 flexible barges infested with quagga mussels during construction work in Lake Mead were stopped by Idaho’s boat inspection program. The barges were heading back to Seattle after work on the new Las Vegas water intake tunnel was completed in Lake Mead. Mead has been infested with […]
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By KRNV-TV CARSON CITY — The feds are suing the state saying Nevada is discriminating against a man who served our country in active duty. According to court documents obtained by News 4, the case revolves around a man who used to work as the chief deputy controller. Arthur Ingram was called to serve on […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The good news for Nevada is that it now has a strategic plan for treating problem gambling. The bad news: State budget cuts have eliminated funding to put the plan in motion. Bo Bernhard, executive director of UNLV’s International Gaming Institute, and Jeff Marotta, president of Portland-based Problem […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Manager Tony O’Rourke says he has asked for a copy of his review, but that Mayor Claire Fortier said he wouldn’t see it until May 1. The review is now nine months overdue. O’Rourke told Lake Tahoe News he is used to annual reviews. His review has been […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bear cans and defensible space were the two primary concerns of residents who turned out for a neighborhood meeting this week. South Lake Tahoe has divided the city limits into six areas, even though there are really 20 distinct neighborhoods. This was the fifth meeting of residents since last fall. Here is […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly Marriott International’s first-quarter profit rose 3 percent from a year earlier, as higher franchise fees more than offset the drop in earnings caused by last year’s spinoff of the company’s timeshare business. Marriott’s net income was $104 million, up from $101 million. Revenue fell 8.2 percent to $2.55 billion because […]
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By KRNV-TV RENO — Today around 10:35 in the morning the sheriff’s office received a call that there was an over-turned aircraft at Deerwater Air Field in Sierraville. Deerwater Field is a landing strip only with a taxi way and parking for small aircraft. Responding personnel included the sheriff’s office, Sierra County Fire, the Eastern […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee A bill that would cap California state employees’ pay at no more than what the governor earns cleared the Senate Public Employee and Retirement Committee on Wednesday on a 3-1 vote. Senate Bill 1368, authored by Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Alpine, would limit the annual pay of state officers and employees, […]
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By Kathryn Reed All three marijuana dispensaries in South Lake Tahoe are back in business. Patient2Patient had to clean up a mess left from an incendiary device being thrown into the collective Thursday and City of Angels 2 was hopping Friday afternoon after closing for a couple weeks. With April 20 having significance in the […]
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By Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times MAMMOTH LAKES — It was a seemingly perfect day at this ski resort town high in the Sierra Nevada last week, one that could have redeemed the season’s poor snowfall under brighter circumstances. Families here on spring break were enjoying the slopes or shopping at the luxury outlet mall. […]
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