By Van Tieu, KRNV-TV The family of an unarmed man who was shot and killed by a South Lake Tahoe Police officer have argued Kris Jackson, 22, was not a threat. The family’s attorney, Alan Laskin, said here’s more evidence to support their argument. He says he believes Officer Joshua Klinge shot Jackson in the back. Laskin […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Casino markets in many states have tightened their slot machines over the years, and that could be hurting revenues, according to recent industry-backed research. The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers on Wednesday announced the results of a report it asked Las Vegas-based Applied Analysis to conduct on the nation’s […]
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By Associated Press Talks have once again ended between a bankrupt division of casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. and its bank lenders as the company aims to get its creditors on board with a reorganization plan before November. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday the company said talks ended the day before […]
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A transient is in custody, accused of setting a fire along Highway 50 and being in possession of a deadly weapon. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies on Aug. 14 at 11:45pm received a call saying man was standing inside of a fire that was burning along Highway 50 near Still Meadows Road in Camino. CalFire […]
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Kenneth Spielvogel from Barton Women’s Health will be giving a talk Sept. 2 about identifying gynecologic malignancies. He will discuss the latest screening tools and technology to identify cancer. The doctor will alos tell peope about lifestyle choices to reduce the risk of cancer. The free talk is from 6-7pm at Lake Tahoe Community College’s board room.
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By Kathryn Reed If money weren’t an issue, there would likely be a bridge over Emerald Bay today. Caltrans spent decades studying the idea. It started with the desire by people to have an all-weather route on the West Shore. This is because for about 3½ months a year Highway 89 was closed because of […]
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To the community, What does it take to snap you out of your apathy? Paul Revere galloping along Highway 28 shouting “the developers are coming, the developers are coming.” The Tahoe Rim Trail offers many things: physical challenge, endless beauty and the quietness of nature at high elevations. Do hikers and bikers really want to […]
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By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times By analyzing more than 1,000 fossil remains, scientists have discovered that an unassuming, 130-million-year-old water-dwelling plant could be one of Earth’s first flowering plants. Montsechia vidalii, described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could change many theories about how angiosperms, or plants with the ability to […]
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The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, acting as the Douglas County Redevelopment Agency, approved $20,000 to fund the Genoa Main Street Wi-Fi Project. Much like the system recently installed in Virginia City, the project will add a full-scale Wi-Fi network in Genoa’s downtown corridor, allowing people to access the Internet, find out more about local […]
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Tahoe Paradise Park will be the site for Music in the Park and Tahoe Games Standup Paddle Races on Aug. 23 and Sept. 13. Standup paddleboard races will run from 2-4pm with a custom course built across Lake Baron. Free live music will follow the paddleboard races with Kanekoa and Taking Root performing from 4-8pm. In addition to live […]
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