By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun A summer series that has already produced the second- and third-largest tournaments in poker history can now add a third top-10 event of all-time. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event had attracted the seventh-most entrants of any live tournament in history by the time registration closed Monday […]
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By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s housing market closed out the first half of 2014 with steady gains. Monday numbers from the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors showed continued increases in median prices, even as sales fell, inventory improved and investment activity shrank. The median price of a single-family resale in June was […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Lake Tahoe homebuyers and sellers beware because the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is looking to crackdown on erosion control measures at private residences. There is a good chance that a year after escrow closes BMPs will have to be completed. And when it comes time for disclosure about BMPs, sellers […]
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To the community, The Barton Health staff at Barton Hospice and the Barton Foundation would like to thank the many volunteers and sponsors that helped to make the seventh annual Camp Sunrise, a children’s bereavement camp, a success once again. Camp Sunrise is a free camp offered to children ages 7 through 14 who have […]
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By Damin Esper, Contra Costa Times ALBANY — Rochelle Nason has been named to the Albany City Council to finish out the term of Peggy Thomsen. The vacancy was created when Thomsen, who was serving her fourth term as mayor, died June 8 at age 74. Nason, who has lived most of her life in […]
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• The Tahoe Art League Artist Studio Tour is July 25-27 and Aug. 1-3 from 10am-5pm. Go online for more info. • Douglas High grad Whitney Weaver won the Dave Fulstone II scholarship from the Nevada Heritage Foundation, which is the nonprofit associated with the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. • Meet urologist Bradley Anderson at […]
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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg Wildfires blamed in part on climate change are consuming timber in the U.S. West at such a furious pace that half the Forest Service’s budget is now spent fighting them — up from 21 percent in 2000. Add in the firefighting of other agencies, as well as state governments, and the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Salads of all kinds are a staple in our house during the summer. But sometimes I need to get out of my rut. That rut was broken with the salad below. This would be good with any kind of greens, including spinach. Many farmers’ markets sell lettuce and/or spinach, which is where […]
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It took precision work of Washoe County sheriff’s deputies to rescue a downed paraglider from Herlon Peak above Sand Harbor. The victim, whose name has not been released, went down about 6:30pm July 5 in a rugged area. Approximately 20 sheriff’s search and rescue volunteers responded, along with units from the North Lake Tahoe Fire […]
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By Michael Grant, Courier-Journal Corky Miller’s season — quite possibly his playing career — is likely over. The longtime Louisville Bats catcher is currently working as a roving minor league instructor within the Cincinnati Reds organization. Miller, who hasn’t played for the Bats since May, was recently in Billings, Mont., mentoring the Reds’ rookie league […]
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