By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Bondholders are ratcheting up pressure on Caesars Entertainment Corp., saying the debt-laden casino giant defaulted on the terms of possibly more than $1 billion in debt when it sold four casinos to an affiliate this year. Las Vegas-based Caesars, which received the default notice Thursday, rejected the claim as […]
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By Angela Zimm, Bloomberg Which is better at detecting cancer, a laboratory or a Labrador retriever? Consider the talents of Tsunami, a regal-looking dog with attentive eyes and an enthusiastic tail wag for her trainer friends. University of Pennsylvania researchers say she is more than 90 percent successful in identifying the scent of ovarian cancer […]
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A higher number of moths are being reported in Northern Nevada compared to past years. The Nevada Department of Agriculture entomology laboratory is receiving a lot of inquiries about them. The moths are the adults of the army cutworm (Euxoa auxiliaris), an insect native to Nevada. The army cutworm overwinters as partially grown larvae – […]
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By Jane Brody, New York Times Heeding some basic safety tips this summer could help to keep you and your companions in the game and out of the emergency room. As an emergency room physician in Southern California, Brady Pregerson has seen or heard it all. He incorporates many of the resulting insights in a […]
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The second annual Tahoe Treasures Tour will feature some of Incline Village’s loveliest homes, gardens, and art collections. The July 12 event is from 11am-4pm. The event is sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Tahoe Nevada branch. Tea and tapas will be served and ticket sales will fund the AAUW scholarship program. Tickets […]
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Tulip is one of several small dogs currently at the shelter. She’s a Chihuahua, as are most of the others. You see by the smile on her face that she is happiest in someone’s lap. Tulip is about 3 years old, has pretty fawn fur, and is a very nice little girl. Tulip is spayed, […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a random series of stories about growing vegetables in South Lake Tahoe. By Kathryn Reed Students at Sierra House Elementary School are about to get two nontraditional classrooms. They are going to be full of dirt – and ideally a lot of edible plants. Parents and community members for […]
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To the community, Voting is the opportunity for government to be brought into alignment with the wishes of its citizens. Voting is that precious American right to elect candidates to public office who will govern and shape the future of the community. The local election results tell us that our California chamber is on the […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Former Nevada developer and political power broker Harvey Whittemore has been ordered to begin serving a two-year prison sentence for making illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Harry Reid after a judge decided the ex-lobbyist’s conviction is unlikely to be overturned on appeal. U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks granted prosecutors’ […]
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By Stacey Plaisance, AP BATON ROUGE, La. — Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez, a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo, was crowned Miss USA 2014 on Sunday night. She beat out 50 other contestants from all the states and the District of Columbia for the title of 63rd Miss USA. First runner-up […]
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