Tonka, the dog that was shot last month during a drug raid, had surgery this week to remove the bullet. Three more teeth had to be removed because they were shattered from the bullet entering below his left eye, traveling through his mouth, through his tongue and into his neck. The two drainage tubes in […]
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By Susan Wood Ski trail maintenance worker Jeff Eckland can thank his lucky stars he had man’s best friend looking for him when he broke his back tumbling in a massive avalanche at Kirkwood Mountain Resort a decade ago. Although the highly trained canine leaped across the rainbow bridge 14 years ago, the golden retriever […]
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By Garry Bowen As we near our celebration of our local Olympic triumph in honor of the glorious efforts of our three Olympians, I thought it might merit a look at Lake Tahoe’s ski legacy over the decades, as its significance is now enhanced, to say the least. Back in the mid-1950s, with the announcement […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Snowy Colorado buoyed Vail Resorts in first three months of the 2013-14 ski season as the historic drought in California shriveled visitation and revenue at the company’s three Lake Tahoe-area resorts. Skier visits at Vail Resorts’ Colorado ski areas — Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone — climbed 11.9 percent […]
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• The next Meyers Area Plan workshop is March 19 from 6-8pm at the CCC building. A summary of comments is on county’s website. • Matthew Brown has been hired as communications program manager for Reno after being managing editor of Nevada magazine for the last seven years. • The grand opening for the Aspens […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post The Water Rights Protection Act — which would prohibit the federal government from seizing privately-acquired water rights used on federal lands — arrives for debate on the House floor Thursday. HR3189 — sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., and co-sponsored by 15 Western members of Congress — stems from the […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry will be conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry in March, April and May, weather permitting. The Tunnel Creek road from Highway 28 to Tunnel Creek Station may be closed in order to conduct the burns. Signs will be posted throughout the area […]
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By Edward Ortiz, Sacramento Bee UC Davis has made a name for itself researching beverages people use to relax – like wine and beer. Now it’s turning its attention to one Americans use to get wired: coffee. On March 11, a roster of eight UC Davis scientists will come together for a research conference run […]
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By Dana Hull, San Jose Mercury News With 2013 the driest year on record and 2014 possibly worse, the devastation of California’s drought is trickling down to crops, fields, farmers markets, grocery stores — and the kitchen table. While it’s too early to tell precisely how much the drought will push up household grocery bills, […]
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By MarketWatch Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s fourth-quarter loss widened sharply as the casino operator recorded $1.96 billion of asset impairment charges, though revenue improved. The asset-impairment charges stemmed from deteriorating market conditions in Atlantic City and potential changes in the expected useful life of certain property assets, the company said. Operationally, revenue fell for the company’s […]
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