Stateline casinos had a spectacular December when it came to raking in money from gamblers. Revenues were 57 percent higher than 2011 at $21 million. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Friday released its figures for the last month of 2012. Statewide revenue was up 10.24 from the previous December to $943.3 million. In this […]
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Enjoy the fresh snow. More white stuff is expected today. Here is the Feb. 8 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By USSA SCHLADMING, Austria — Despite a significant mistake in the downhill portion of Friday’s FIS Alpine Ski World Championships super combined, super G bronze medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) clicked with her best slalom performance of the season to finish eighth. Teammates Laurenne Ross (Bend, Ore.) was 11th and Stacey Cook 18th (Mammoth Mountain) […]
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• Curtis Fong, who provides Lake Tahoe News’ daily ski report, is on a quest to ski 51 resorts this year to mark his 51st year of skiing. Follow his adventure online. • Autumn Garcia has joined Gateway Urgent Care in Truckee as a physician assistant. • Kid-O-Rama returns to Squaw Valley Feb. 15-23. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Living at higher elevations has health benefits and drawbacks. Thin air means an increase in red blood cells, which is one reason athletes like to train at high altitudes. They tend to perform better when they return to sea level. But mountain sickness hits some who gain too much elevation or do […]
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A former Thunder Valley Casino employee is going to prison for 18 months. Erika Michele Carlton, 38, of Roseville is guilty of embezzling from the tribal government. According to court documents and admissions made in court, as human resources manager at Thunder Valley in Rocklin she embezzled and stole up to at least $236,050 in […]
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By Robert Reich Soon after President Obama’s second inaugural address, John Boehner said the White House would try “to annihilate the Republican Party” and “shove us into the dustbin of history.” Actually, the GOP is doing a pretty good job annihilating itself. As Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal put it, Republicans need to “stop being the […]
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El Dorado County is looking for residents to participate in the 2013 Citizens Academy. The academy is a way to learn the many facets of the sheriff’s office. By the end of the academy, citizens will have developed a better understanding of the guidelines under which an officer functions and why officers handle situations the […]
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By Anne Knowles, Northern Nevada Business Weekly Small farms need to flourish if Nevada’s new emphasis on agriculture is to produce results. Gov. Brian Sandoval said he is revising the state’s economic development plan to focus on farming as one of several industries vital to Nevada’s future. “Agriculture is a primary economic engine for the […]
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South Lake Tahoe police Officer Johnny Poland was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on four similar counts to what he was charged with last month. Three counts relate to tampering with a witness, victim or informant, and one count deal with obstruction of an official proceeding. He could be sent to prison for […]
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