By Liz Benston, Las Vegas Sun A long-running legislative proposal to increase slot machine fees is gaining steam as Nevada deals with a budget deficit of billions of dollars and a gubernatorial mandate to avoid increasing taxes. Predictably, some casino interests oppose the fee increases, calling them taxes by another name and a shortsighted cash […]
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By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun In the wake of last weekend’s horrific shooting, many observers have weighed in with both trenchant and idiotic takes on what the incident means and doesn’t mean. There has been some wonderful stuff — George Will, the National Journal’s Kathy Kiely and Josh Kraushaar, to name a few — […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — TripAdvisor isn’t solely driven by free content like customers might think it is. Chambers of commerce and visitors bureaus may buy regions, thus in turn dictating what content viewers see. The divide is pitting the North Shore against the South Shore in Lake Tahoe. In July, the North Lake Tahoe […]
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Explore Tahoe Winter Speaker Series continues on Jan. 20 at 6pm. Local author and speaker David Antonucci presents “Amazing Facts About Lake Tahoe.” The presentation highlights the unique natural wonders of geology, lake depth, and natural history of Lake Tahoe that set it apart from other lakes. Explore Tahoe is located in the Heavenly Village […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal A five-month-old, $278,000 generator failed Dec. 19 and 150,000 gallons of sewage spilled out of a manhole onto the ground about 260 feet from Lake Tahoe on Dec. 19. The North Tahoe Public Utility District has hired an expert to try to determine how much of the sewage made it […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee What Northern Californians throw away might someday end up back in their fuel tanks, courtesy of a newly formed business partnership. Folsom-based waste hauler Waste Connections has partnered with a Pleasanton company that is ramping up to convert municipal solid waste into ethanol. Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. said last week that […]
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Lake Tahoe’s only flat track roller derby league has started gearing up for the 2011 season, with the first bout scheduled for March 12 in Redding. In order to help defray the costs of renting practice space during the winter, uniform costs, traveling to away bouts and hosting home bouts at Lake Tahoe during the […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee California has more risk of catastrophic storms than any other region in the country – even the Southern hurricane states, according to a new study released Thursday. The two-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey is the most thorough effort yet to assess the potential effects of a “worst-case” storm […]
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LAAX, Switzerland — South Lake Tahoe’s Jamie Anderson and Finland’s Roope Tonteri were victorious in today’s slopestyle finals at the 12th annual 6Star Burton European Open. With her win today, earning 1,000 TTR ranking points, Anderson takes over the Swatch TTR World Tour lead and put herself in an excellent position to make a move […]
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By Carlos Alcala, Sacramento Bee A federal judge told employees suing the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office this week that they must clean up and refile their legal complaints by the end of the month. U.S. District Court Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. issued the orders in two lawsuits Monday, giving the plaintiffs 20 days […]
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