By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The entire Nevada Supreme Court recused itself from hearing an appeal between a lender and a developer because of ties the developer has to another company building a new courthouse in Las Vegas. It’s not unusual for judges to recuse themselves from cases to avoid conflicts […]
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By Ken Ritter, AP Sheriffs in most Nevada counties have come out against a background check initiative that gun control advocates are supporting on the ballot this November, but the top cop in the largest police agency in the state says he’ll sit this one out. “This is a vote of the people,” Joe Lombardo, […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevada casinos posted a strong 6.8 percent gaming win in June, helping the state’s major industry eke out a tiny 0.66 percent gain for the fiscal year that ended June 30, the state Gaming Control Board reported Friday. One of the two down markets was the […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun Medical marijuana dispensaries should no longer be able to accept California doctors’ recommendations from out-of-state patients to purchase in Nevada, according to an opinion from the state Attorney General’s Office, sent last week to the Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter from Attorney General Adam Laxalt to […]
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Former South Tahoe High School teacher Douglas Harmon Sprague died July 19, 2016. He was 83. Doug was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Colton, Calif., the only child of Guy C. and Euleta Mae Sprague. Doug was already active in the YMCA when he graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1950. After earning a […]
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By Paul Kane, Washington Post LAS VEGAS — The formidable political machine Harry M. Reid built in Nevada will face its most difficult task to date when it tries to hold on to the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring minority leader next year. After getting crushed in the 2014 midterm elections, Senate Democrats […]
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Work is set to begin this week on a pavement rehabilitation project on Highway 89 from Tahoe City to Alpine Meadows. The $1.28 million project consists of grinding down the existing highway and filling it with hot mix asphalt in order to improve the ride for motorists and cyclists and to extend the life of […]
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Award-winning poet and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché will lead a workshop on Aug. 11 in South Lake Tahoe. The intimate craft talk will be limited to 12 participants, who will work with Forché to strengthen their writing skills in a nurturing, fun and educational environment. Participants should bring one poem for critique. The event […]
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· Elizabeth Carmel, the California Assembly’s rep on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board, is resigning as soon as a replacement is found. · Placer County Planning Commission will have a public hearing regarding Squaw Valley’s planned expansion in the village. The meeting will be Aug. 11 at 10:30am at the North Tahoe Event […]
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By Kathryn Reed Knees against the metal, hands on the cables, helmet securely fastened, nervous chit-chatter – and then screams of fun. This is the ritual at the Hot Shot Zipline at Heavenly Mountain Resort as four people at once fly through the air at at least 30 mph. For Kiana Gamble, this was the […]
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