By Eric Spitz California’s marijuana industry will soon begin its transition from an illicit ecosystem fraught with guns, cash, and cartels into a regulated economic juggernaut. The stakes of getting it right are high. Not only will the industry produce an expected $1 billion in annual tax dollars for youth drug prevention, restoration of the […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is ready to come up with another shoreline plan for the basin. The bi-state regulatory agency will take comments until Aug. 16 on the scoping document for the draft environmental impact statement. The plan that was adopted in 2008 got sidetracked by litigation from the League to Save Lake Tahoe. […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Several of the contestants in the American Century Championship were sharpening their skills Wednesday at Edgewood Tahoe. Practice rounds and the pro-ams have a distinct casual feel about them. And while there are plenty of guys like Charles Barkley and Larry the Cable Guy who don’t ever take themselves too seriously […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal Lying under a bridge on a freezing night in February, Bill George had an idea of how close to death he might be even if he didn’t want to admit it to himself. By the time Lisa Lee, a case manager for Northern Nevada HOPES, found George, he was likely hours […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Fresh Ketch restaurant in South Lake Tahoe has been closed by the county health department because it doesn’t have any running water. A red sign from the county is on the front door saying why the restaurant is closed. Below it is a sign from the restaurant apologizing for the inconvenience. […]
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When word got out that former President Bill Clinton was going to play a round of golf at Edgewood Tahoe, he made other plays. He and his entourage of Secret Service agents headed off the hill to Genoa Lakes Golf Club on July 12. Clinton flew into Lake Tahoe Airport on July 11 as guests […]
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By Teresa Wiltz, Stateline.org They are the nation’s invisible homeless population, undercounted for years, hiding out in cars and abandoned buildings, in motels and on couches, often trading sex for a place to sleep. And now, for a complex variety of reasons, the number of youth – teens and young adults – living on the […]
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The Farad Fire that started on July 10 near the California-Nevada border remains at 670 acres and 20 percent containment. However, there has been a decrease in fire activity. Eight aircraft including helicopters and air tankers played a significant role in limiting the fire’s spread by dropping thousands of gallons of water and retardant, according […]
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May marked the 24th consecutive month Reno-Tahoe International Airport has had year-of-year increase in passenger. The airport, which is the gateway to Lake Tahoe, served 317,935 passengers in May, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to 2016. In the first five months of this year, the airport has served 1,544,554 passengers, an increase of 10 […]
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By Associated Press Nevada homeowners facing financial difficulties can once again take advantage of a foreclosure prevention lifeline offered by the state. The foreclosure mediation program allows homeowners to sit down with lenders and discuss alternatives to foreclosure. But interested Nevada residents will have to act quickly in order to qualify for the program. A […]
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