By David Ferry, Outside Ian McIntosh was maybe five turns into a first descent of a jagged Alaskan peak when things went wrong. The 34-year-old Canadian pro skier was filming a segment for Teton Gravity Research and carving down a face the film crew dubbed “Daybreak Spines.” The light was playing tricks on him, and […]
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By Drew Champlin, AL.com UAB’s students showed out in full force in the Blazers’ 82-70 win over Rice Thursday, but Bartow Arena was far from a sellout. The win gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham 20 straight at home, a school record, and improved UAB’s record this season to 16-3, 6-0. The team is in […]
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For more than two months Aggie and Olivia have been waiting for their next forever home. The two dogs lost their owner when she died in a mobile home fire in Stateline in November. “I’m trying to keep them together. I’m not sure how long I’ll wait before I split them up,” Kyla Long […]
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By Associated Press CARSON CITY — Supporters of a proposal to gradually raise Nevada’s hourly minimum wage to $13 are clear to start gathering the thousands of signatures needed to get the measure on the November ballot. Carson City District Judge James Wilson sided with supports of hiking the minimum wage on Wednesday and ruled […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – In an attempt to encourage investment in the Stateline area, Douglas County commissioners on Thursday unanimously agreed to create a redevelopment agency. It essentially will encompass the casino core east to Kahle Drive. From Lake Park Way only the property on the north side of Highway 50 to Kahle is included. […]
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· Tickets are on sale for El Dorado Winery Association’s 25th annual Passport Wine event. The event is April 9–10 and April 16–17, 11am–5pm. For more info, go online. · Steve Hemphill has returned to Sierra-at-Tahoe as the director of marketing and sales. He was previously employed at Sierra as the communication manager before leaving to work at […]
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On Feb. 2, a panel will discuss transit plans for the Lake Tahoe Basin, the challenges and opportunities for improving transit, and the North Shore Transit Vision. Panelists include Sandy Evans-Hall, executive director of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association; George Fink, transit system program manager for the Tahoe Transportation District; and Jaime Wright, executive […]
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By USSA KITZBUEHEL, Austria – It’s the biggest weekend in ski racing, and a couple new faces are not only soaking in the experience, but stepping up their game to come away with valuable World Cup points at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup combined Friday. Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley), who has enjoyed a breakout […]
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By Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal CHICAGO—Continued sparring over an investigation into dealings between Caesars Entertainment Corp. and its bankrupt operating unit could torpedo the unit’s restructuring, a bankruptcy judge suggested Wednesday. Judge A. Benjamin Goldgar of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago on Wednesday warned Caesars, its bankrupt unit and others fighting over which […]
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By John Myers, Los Angeles Times In a short speech with a long view of California, Gov. Jerry Brown used his State of the State address to challenge lawmakers to better balance the cyclical nature of success and setback that has dominated state government for the better part of two decades. “The challenge is to […]
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