By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Some casinos that gained prior approval from state regulators are taking a go-slow approach in entering the online poker market. The state Gaming Control Board Wednesday recommended approval to three companies to extend their license for another six months before they offer the computer poker business […]
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By Robin Wilkey, Huffington Post When it comes to dealing with mosquitoes, one generally has two options: drench yourself in potentially harmful (and often ineffective) repellant or suck it up. But California-based start-up Olfactor Laboratories has developed a sticker that the company claims can make wearers virtually invisible to mosquitoes. Dubbed the Kite Patch, the […]
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• Mark Twain is coming to the Truckee Winery tasting room. McAvoy Layne will be at the winery Aug. 16 from 5:30-7:30pm. Tickets are $20. Call (530) 587.4626 to reserve a spot. • World renowned artist Michael Godard will visit Wyland Galleries in South Lake Tahoe on Aug. 10 from 6-10pm. • Do you want […]
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A reunion for those who worked or played at the Del Webb Sahara Tahoe, High Sierra, and Horizon casinos will be Aug. 24. Opened originally in 1965 as Del Webb’s Sahara Tahoe, this property used to bring in top-notch performers like Elvis Presley. It was rebranded in 1983 with a Western theme, the property changed […]
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By Kathryn Reed An orange tinge appears to be hovering over parts of the Al Tahoe neighborhood. It’s needle miner. Needle miners are small insects that are in the moth and butterfly family. And they are native to Lake Tahoe. But this is the first time there has been noticeable activity of the insect in […]
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Wyland Gallery in South Lake Tahoe will host an artist’s reception and sculpting demonstration by international bronze artist June Towill Brown on Aug. 17-18 from 2-6pm. Brown will be finishing her bear series which is a spin-off of the life-size showcase brown bear that sits in the roundabout in Incline Village at the base of […]
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To the community, As part of the statewide celebration recognizing July as “Parks Make Life Better” month, recreation departments throughout the state created programs and campaigns to celebrate the benefits that recreation programs bring to the community. The city of South Lake Tahoe newly branded summer camp program, South Tahoe Adventure Recreation or STAR Camp, […]
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By Ian Schwartz, CBS-13 Kids who have suffered severe burns are getting special treatment this week at a firefighters’ burn camps along the shores of Lake Tahoe. Camp is a great way for kids to get away from the city and be around nature. But at this camp, it’s a chance for kids to get […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Rising ocean waters. Bigger and more frequent forest fires. More brutally hot summer days. These aren’t the usual predictions about global warming based on computer forecasts. They’re changes already happening in California, according to a detailed new report issued Thursday by the California Environmental Protection Agency. Climate change […]
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Details of the fatal July 30 accident on Highway 50 at Cave Rock are emerging as Nevada Highway Patrol officers continue their investigation. Sixteen people were involved in the three-vehicle crash that claimed the life of 3-year-old Caroline M. Maxfield of Centennial, Colo. Sylvia Hurtado of South Lake Tahoe was driving a black 2011 Cadillac […]
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