By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Wall Street analysts say a U.S. Supreme Court ruling could stall development of some Indian casinos around the country — a situation that casino opponents are already seizing upon. The court on this month allowed a lawsuit to proceed in which a foe of the Gun Lake Casino in […]
Read more
By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal The Transportation Security Administration is preparing a new screening device at Reno-Tahoe International Airport that will show only a generic outline of a person and not passenger-specific images. The Advanced Imaging Technology unit will be used at the airport’s second-floor north Concourse C checkpoint only while the airport undergoes a […]
Read more
By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee On one side is a third-generation union man, leader of a labor empire stretching from the Oregon border to Death Valley. On the other is a veteran labor-relations consultant and Republican politico with a history of tangling with unions in the public and private sectors. Little wonder they have trouble […]
Read more
By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Andy Pugno came from behind Friday to win a spot on the November ballot, but he must decide whether to keep a promise to support his Assembly opponent, fellow Republican Beth Gaines. Pugno overtook Democrat Regy Bronner by about 800 votes, largely on the strength of Placer County provisional, write-in […]
Read more
By Kathay Lovell I will never be able to get out of my mind the sights and smells of the Angora Fire. I was at ground zero on the morning of June 25, 2007. I never want anyone to experience that again – the loss of their mementos, personal belongings and their beloved pets. All […]
Read more
By Lauri Kemper June 24, 2007, began strangely. My niece and her family were spending their last day of their vacation with us. We set out to hike around Echo Lakes early that morning. The hot, dry winds were so fierce that sand from the trail was blowing into my grandniece’s eyes. It was no […]
Read more
Where do Tahoe’s animals go when they die? For some, their remains are in the Angora burn area. For decades before the 2007 fire, people had been burying their animals not far from the Gardner Mountain neighborhood. Although dogs are the primary pet of choice for those who live on the South Shore, other animals […]
Read more
By Steve Rypins On June 24, 2007, along with 253 other homes, our little one at the end of Iron Mountain Circle burned in the Angora Fire. I had been working on it steadily since fall 1999 when I bought it with my wife, Michelle. Things slowed down when our son, Clyde, was born in […]
Read more
CHP won’t talk about Truckee dispatch investigation By Kathryn Reed Within 13 seconds of the first call that came into the South Lake Tahoe dispatch center at 2:09:13pm on June 24, 2007, fire units were alerted. Leona Allen doesn’t know how many calls she received that first day. Working alone in the dispatch center on […]
Read more
• Squaw Valley’s tram is free this summer to all active duty members of the military. • National Alliance on Mental Illness is having a garage sale June 30 starting at 8am, 692 Tahoe Island Drive, South Lake Tahoe. • Cedar House Sport Hotel’s Stella Restaurant will host “Vinegar 101” by Chef Jacob Burton on […]
Read more