By Travis Hoium, Motley Fool It appears that Caesars Entertainment Corp. is finally heading toward bankruptcy, an ending that has seemed imminent since the company’s IPO in 2012. A judge ruled this week that lawsuits challenging the formation of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company and Caesars Growth Partners could move forward while the CEOC subsidiary is in […]
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Updated 9:25pm: One lane of Highway 50 reopened Friday, with escorts alternating traffic in each direction. Motorists are being stopped in Meyers and Sly Park Road. Mandatory evacuations have been lifted. A voluntary evacuation order is in place for Sand Flat campground east to Strawberry. The fire is east of Whitehall on both sides of the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Hard Rock’s pool has been losing 20,000 gallons a day for about a month, but it wasn’t until Thursday that hotel-casino authorities notified officials. “They noticed an increase use in water in the pool in the last 30 days. They concluded it must be a leak,” JoAnn Kittrell with the […]
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By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle California was just one Mississippi away from dead last in a new national ranking of the economic well-being of children, an indicator of poverty and financial instability of families. Despite a reinvigorated economy, millions of California families are still digging out from the 2008 recession, with wages for many […]
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By Haley Branson-Potts and Rong-gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times It’s the middle of the summer, but it felt a bit like winter in the Sierra this week as a storm dumped 4 inches of hail on Interstate 80 around Donner Summit. There was so much pea-sized ice that the California Highway Patrol on Tuesday halted […]
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Pressure from South Lake Tahoe officials worked in getting Caltrans to stop construction on Highway 88 over the Carson Pass today. This is the route state highway officials had told people to use to get to and from the South Shore with Highway 50 being closed because of they Kyburz Fire. The paving project stopped at […]
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· Invasive Species Awareness Day at Grover Hot Springs State Park in Markleeville is July 29 from 10am-2pm. The Alpine/Upper Carson Cooperative Weed Management Group is hosting the event. There will be presentations, an introduction to the planned native demonstration garden, a weed pull in the meadow, and lunch. Bring gloves, sturdy shoes and water. […]
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Kaitlynn Watson, a senior at South Tahoe High School, participated as the starting libero of the U.S. Westside California 17 and under team in the 11th annual European Global Challenge Volleyball tournament in Pula, Croatia. The team, made up of players under the age of 17 from California, placed seventh in the challenge tournament. The […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee In a setback to California water regulators’ conservation efforts, the state Supreme Court has kept intact a ruling that makes it harder for municipalities to impose tiered pricing to discourage heavy water use. The state’s high court upheld a closely watched ruling involving the Orange County city of San Juan […]
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The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is offering back-to-school immunizations for children beginning school this fall. Public health can provide all childhood vaccinations required for school entry, as well as other vaccinations recommended to keep children healthy. Kindergartners need a total of five DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), four polio, three hepatitis B, […]
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