By Daniel Behringer, Las Vegas Review-Journal A visitor to the MontBleu casino in Stateline recently won an IGT jackpot valued at about $1.3 million. The winner made a $2 wager on the three-reel, one-line Wheel of Fortune 5X Pay machine on March 10 to win the prize, an IGT spokeswoman said in an email. Read […]
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· Click here to read the opposition letter signed by the North Tahoe Public Utility District, Tahoe City Public Utility District and South Tahoe Public Utility District regarding the bill that would add sales tax on water bills and require the districts to collect and remit this funding to the state. · The annual Made […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Standup Paddle will continue to be the concessionaire at Lakeview Commons unless legal action is taken to prevent that from happening. The South Lake Tahoe City Council this week on a 3-2 vote rejected the bid protests. Councilmembers Wendy David and Brooke Laine were in the minority. Before the […]
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To the community, We live in a remarkable community where there are several active service organizations, all working to better the lives of those in need and to celebrate those doing exceptional work. For such a small community it’s remarkable how many service organizations we have. In fact, it’s sometimes quite confusing. Just here in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nearly one year after the Lake Tahoe Humane Society fired its executive director the doors have been closed on the South Lake Tahoe facility. A sign on the door says it will be closed until further notice. Charges have still never been filed against Niki Congero, the executive director who was accused […]
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By Amy Smith “I’m so stressed out!” Likely, someone has said this to you —or you’ve said it yourself. These days the word “stress” has a negative connotation. But what if it isn’t the actual stress that’s harmful, but how it’s perceived? Your reaction to stress matters Research published in “Health Psychology: has shown that […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun Don’t be fooled by photos of money line tickets and high-priced parlays still circulating on social media a few days after the initial weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Sports books aren’t hurting through the first 52 games of March Madness. Sure, they may have taken a hit on a […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Weekly The state collected $5.54 million in taxes in January from legal marijuana, continuing to outpace projections, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. That’s near a record $5.8 million in October, $5.5 million in November and $5.7 million in December. Read the whole story
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A snowslide on Wednesday and a storm that should bring additional snowfall to the area over the next few days prompted Caltrans to close Highway 89 around Emerald Bay. The March 21 slide dumped snow as high as 15 feet that stretched 160 feet. Rain in the Lake Tahoe area is expected to turn to […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is looking for at least one recruiting firm to search for city attorney and city manager candidates. While the issue of the city attorney was on the March 20 agenda, both positions were discussed at the meeting. This is just another violation of the Brown Act – talking about […]
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