Lake Tahoe Community College is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction for its 25th annual edition of “The Kokanee” literary journal. Writers must be current LTCC students, faculty, or staff, or an alumni who has taken at least one class at LTCC. For poetry, writers may submit up to five single-spaced, typed poems […]
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The parent companies of three Stateline casino companies this week received high marks from the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization. The 2015 Corporate Equality Index is an annual report assessing LGBT inclusion in major companies and law firms across the nation, including six in Nevada. Nevada […]
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It is a sad time for the Sierra Club – Michael Donahoe, the most energetic, focused, passionate and caring man I’ve known, who provided more than 10 years of leadership to the TASC, has left us for that place out there graced with a perfectly clear deep blue lake surrounded by unspoiled forested mountains. Michael […]
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• The sign above had been at this Stateline property since 1965 when it first opened as Del Webb’s Sahara Tahoe. It came down Nov. 20 as the Lake Tahoe Hard Rock takes shape. •On Nov. 25 from 6-7pm there will be a live interactive Twitter chat (#GoProChat) with three GoPro athletes from the […]
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El Dorado County Elections Department released updated totals on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, which resulted in no changes to South Lake Tahoe contests. The top three vote getters for South Lake Tahoe City Council are Wendy David, Tom Davis and Austin Sass. The three will be sworn in Dec. 9. There are 31 votes separating […]
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By Jo Jolly, BBC A study looking at data from 1990 to 2006 by researchers at the U.S. Nationwide Children’s Hospital recorded 1,647 fatalities from cardiac-related injuries associated with shoveling snow. In Canada, these deaths make the news every winter. Cardiologist Barry Franklin, an expert in the hazardous effects of snow removal, believes the number […]
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By Kathryn Reed Several Lake Tahoe casino workers are out of work and others are losing hours. Less than a week after Caesars Entertainment – parent company of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys – announced it would be trimming its workforce by 1 percent, the ax came down. Some of the jobs were eliminated last […]
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Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has launched Warrant Wednesday, a weekly feature on its Facebook page that enlists the public’s help with locating people who have outstanding arrest warrants. Every Wednesday images of wanted persons will be added to the WCSO Facebook page along with arrest or bench warrant information, and a contact number. The sheriff’s office reminds […]
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By Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post Nevada Republicans won big this November, flipping the Nevada state Assembly and Senate from blue to red and winning every statewide office — including re-electing Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval in a landslide. So you’d think Sandoval would be happy, right? Maybe not. Ira Hansen is very likely to become the […]
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Lightning struck the tree in Meyers that is decorated each holiday season. And when this happened it shorted out most of the strands of lights. Meyers Community Foundation is scrambling to raise cash for the new lights. The 4th annual Holiday Tree Lighting is Dec. 5 at 5pm. Donations may be mailed to: MCF, P.O. Box […]
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