By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun The American Gaming Association gave only two presidential candidates, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a “green light” for their stances on gaming in its voter guide released last week. Clinton received high marks for saying casinos spur economic development and praising Las Vegas […]
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A little bit of shaking has been going on in Mammoth today. A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported Feb. 15 at 7:42am and at 10:47am a 3.2 temblor was felt, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. They were located about eight miles southeast of Mammoth Lakes. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By USSA CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland – Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) returned from injury to dominate the Audi FIS Ski World Cup slalom Monday, taking her 18th World Cup victory. “That was a pretty incredible race,” said Shiffrin, who suffered a knee injury warming up for a race in December. “I’m glad it’s over, but I enjoyed […]
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The annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival is renowned for its collaboration with filmmakers from all corners of the globe, ranging from grassroots to professional. The festival provides a fresh line-up of cutting-edge films. Created in 2004 to highlight Winter Wildlands Alliance’s efforts to preserve and promote winter landscapes for human-powered users, the festival […]
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Alan is a 3-year-old border collie mix who has loads of personality. He is smart, playful, and full of energy, and would love a family who will take him for lots of walks and maybe help him learn about agility. Alan likes to play with toys and some dogs, but he’s a little too interested […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – Nevada is the third most earthquake-prone state and is the fastest growing state, tectonically speaking, annually adding more area than the size of two basketball courts because of tectonic activity. James Faulds, the state geologist for Nevada and director of the Nevada Bureaus of Mines and Geology at UNR, […]
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By Laura Jean Schneider, High Country News There’s a taboo about naming the creatures you eat, but I’m guilty. “Twisty” was one of the first calves born last year, a red Angus heifer whose spine curved to the left. “Della” was one of our Gap 4 Natural Beeves who’d somehow severed a tendon in one […]
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By Jethro Mullen, CNNMoney More Americans than ever before are turning their backs on the United States. The number of citizens and long-term residents cutting their official ties to Uncle Sam jumped more than 20% last year to 4,279, according to a CNNMoney analysis of the latest government data. It’s a trend that’s been increasing […]
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A West Slope man may be involved with a drug deal in South Lake Tahoe that ended with an Amador County man being shot to death. Tevarez Lopez, 33, of Georgetown was arrested earlier this month on drug and weapons charges. While he is not being implicated in the murder of Dennis Wright, 40, the […]
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By Alan Fram, AP WASHINGTON — Congress voted Thursday to permanently bar state and local governments from taxing access to the Internet, as lawmakers leapt at an election-year chance to demonstrate their opposition to imposing levies on online service. On a vote of 75-20, the Senate gave final congressional approval to the wide-ranging bill, which […]
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