Third-generation farmer Gary Romano is sharing his secrets about growing food at high elevation in his book “July & Winter: Growing Food in the Sierra.” Meyers publishing house Bona Fide Books is releasing the book Sept. 2. Despite the challenging mountain climate and soil, Romano has successfully grown food on his 65-acre organic farm. He […]
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The American Century Championship is often a boon for Stateline casinos. This year was no different. The win was up 20.03 percent in July compared to 2015, at nearly $28 million, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. This was the largest percentage gain in the state. Five weekends and the Fourth of July helped […]
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By Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday postponed a key hearing in a bondholder lawsuit against Caesars Entertainment Corp until next month after a last-minute court ruling granted the casino group a brief reprieve from the multi-billion dollar litigation. Shares of Caesars had plummeted on Monday after a federal judge in Chicago ruled the company […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A visit by President Bill Clinton in 1997 is credited with pushing Lake Tahoe onto the national stage. That visit, part of the first Tahoe Summit, rallied disparate interests from California and Nevada around the idea of Lake Tahoe as a singular political issue that crossed state lines and federal […]
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By Kathryn Reed Ash and other debris were seen entering Lake Tahoe on Tuesday from the charred remains of the Tahoe Queen. “They are getting a lot of ash in the lake. They are not containing what used to be chairs and tables,” a person who works in the area told Lake Tahoe News. The […]
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To the president of the United States, Sens. Reid, Feinstein, Boxer and Gov. Brown, Welcome to Lake Tahoe on this occasion of the Tahoe Summit. As you gather to consider matters related to the precious unique natural environment here, I ask you to speak to what we know is harming all of life; geoengineering and […]
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With the afternoon wind picking up on the South Shore on Tuesday afternoon, firefighters made a full assault on a blaze behind Raley’s at the state line. The fire was reported at 4:17pm Aug. 30. Crews were able to keep it about one-tenth of an acre. U.S. Forest Service investigators are still trying to determine […]
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By John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle RENO — Politically, Nevada is the anti-California. The GOP runs both houses of the Legislature. Brian Sandoval, the state’s popular governor, is a Republican. Just like California, one party holds every state constitutional office, only in Nevada, it’s the GOP that ran the table. And in Nevada, there’s also […]
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It took careful work from multiple agencies Tuesday morning to rescue a man from the Eagles Falls area. Authorities were notified just after 7:30am Aug. 30 that someone had slipped and went over the cliff near the South Shore falls. Search and rescue teams found the victim nearly 40 below trapped on a ledge. “Rescuers […]
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By Seth A. Richardson, Reno Gazette-Journal President Obama will make his first trip to Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, but he’s definitely not the first president to do so. While a plethora of presidents have visited Truckee – once considered a battleground location in the presidential race – the lake, often admired for its beauty and […]
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