By Kathryn Reed While nine of the 29 properties involved with the would-be convention center still have not been foreclosed upon, nothing can happen at the South Lake Tahoe site until they are all foreclosed on. Owens Financial, the largest creditor, is still holding out. “He is trying to work out something with another developer […]
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To the community, On March 11, my wife and I drove around the hole in the ground. I call it the crater, like in bombed out. Nearby properties, former motels, etc. are fenced off. The area is double ugly, like a hurricane smacked it. There’s no telling how much money it will take to clean […]
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FamilyLife, the global, donor-supported leader in marriage getaways, offers an alternative to divorce — the Weekend to Remember marriage getaway. The weekend event aims to strengthen healthy marriages and heal troubled ones in an engaging, supportive and non-threatening environment. The April 15-17 event is at Hyatt Regency in Incline Village. Tickets are $159 per person […]
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Desolation Wilderness visitors will be able to make overnight permit reservations online starting March 23. The popular 64,000-acre wilderness area is located in the Eldorado National Forest and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The new online service will allow wilderness visitors to make reservations any time of the day. seven days per week. A […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal How does one enter an occupied bear den? Belly-down, face-first and with all due caution. Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Carl Lackey demonstrated his technique one day last week in the mountains west of Washoe Valley. After first darting an irritated mother black bear with tranquilizer — an important step, […]
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Harveys Lake Tahoe and Another Planet Entertainment are bringing country music star Miranda Lambert to the Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series at Harveys Outdoor Arena on Aug. 19 at 7:30pm. Tickets go on sale March 28 at 10am via Ticketmaster outlets. Also appearing with Miranda Lambert is country vocal quartet Little Big Town. Lambert recently […]
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By Kathryn Reed Carol Stiles wants out of her hotel room and into Kelly Ridge. American Baptist Homes of the West, which runs the affordable senior housing complex in South Lake Tahoe, isn’t letting her in even though she had a signed agreement. Now both parties are in court. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee A monitor in Sacramento maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today showed slight increases in radiation from sources that are likely from troubled nuclear energy reactors in Japan. The “beta” category picks up strontium, while the “gamma” category picks up cesium and iodine. All three are constituents typically associated […]
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Nevada’s statewide rural tourism industry will gather in Mesquite April 6-8 for the 21st Annual Rural Roundup conference in Mesquite to learn the latest trends in developing new markets and attracting more visitors from places far and near, including Las Vegas. NCOT produces the conference, which will be at the CasaBlanca Resort-Casino-Golf-Spa. Registration day, April […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal Update at 2:34 p.m.: The driver has been identified as 23-year-old California resident Luke Craig. Detectives interviewed and subsequently placed Luke Craig under arrest for attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and hit and run causing injury – all felony charges. Craig was transported to the Washoe County Detention Facility, where […]
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