By Sherellen Gerhart More than 100 million Americans are living with chronic pain. That’s more than the number of Americans affected by cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. A person with chronic pain is three to four times more likely to dealing with depression as well. Chronic pain can last for weeks, months – even […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News this month has been running several stories leading up to today’s 10th anniversary of the June 24, 2007, Angora Fire. By Kathryn Reed “In the firehouse it was a quiet, somber mood. Everyone was really tired and we were all really sad. It was our local fire district. We were […]
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By Matt Stewart, Las Vegas Sun There’s a new generation in town, and it’s one that employers better get ready for, because it’s 23 million strong and will be flooding the workforce by the end of the decade. Meet Generation Z, confidence-filled youths who don’t want to miss a thing, have the shortest attention span of […]
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By Jeffrey Kluger, Time Odds are you don’t look forward to spending time in a magnetic resonance imager–and with good reason. The clanging, coffin-like machine seems purpose-built for sensory assault. But you’re not Ninja, a 3-year-old pit-bull mix, who trots into a lab at Emory University in Atlanta, catches a glimpse of the MRI […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Travelers waiting for a flight in the Biggest Little City’s airport will be getting an extra option for passing the time this winter. MAG USA, a subsidiary of the Manchester Airport Group, will be building its fourth Escape Lounge in the United States at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The U.K.-based airport […]
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A registered sex offender who was last living in Meyers is wanted by El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies. Alexander Paul Childs, 25, reportedly cut off his ankle monitoring device. He had told people that he wanted to go to Sacramento. Childs was convicted in 2012 of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the […]
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By Thomas Moore, Las Vegas Sun Bettors in Nevada can now place pari-mutuel bets on events like e-sports tournaments, the World Series of Poker and the NBA draft after the Nevada Gaming Commission today unanimously approved changes to rules for wagering on nontraditional events. Bettors previously could place nonpari-mutuel bets on “other events,” defined as […]
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A two buck tip for the valet at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe or Harveys is no longer enough for parking at the Stateline casinos. Starting June 30 the two Caesars Entertainment properties will charge $20 for self-parking and $25 for valet during special events and peak holidays. The MGM properties in Las Vegas were the first […]
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· Beginning June 24-25, Squaw Valley will be open for skiing and riding from 8:30am to 2pm. These hours will remain for July 1-4. After July 4, Squaw Valley plans to operate on Saturdays as long as the snow lasts. Weather and conditions permitting, the resort will run lifts from 8:30am-12:30pm. · Ronnie Milsap will be […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Kahle Drive is an auto repair shop’s dream. It’s that bad. Douglas County owns this Stateline road, but it’s Oliver Park General Improvement District that is responsible for maintaining it and the other neighborhood streets. The five-member board that operates the GID plans to fix the potholes, but the problem […]
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