By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal A game that featured the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history also produced a record wagering handle in Nevada. The state’s 196 sports books had $138.5 million wagered on Sunday’s game, according to figures released Monday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The books won $10.9 million for a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Finding ways to improve the South Shore cycling scene is not a difficult endeavor. The advisory committee to the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Facilities Joint Powers Authority recently outlined its goals for this summer through 2019. Snow removal of bike trails expects to be an ongoing project. Cyclists and pedestrians are regularly […]
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By Julie Ann Formoso, Las Vegas Sun Seventy-nine cents to the dollar. You’ve probably heard that statistic on the gender pay gap, a longtime wedge issue and soapbox topic for politicians, feminists and celebrities. Some say the gap — a simple Census Bureau ratio of the difference in median earnings — is a myth, or […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal Federal law enforcement agents who combat illegal dumping, conduct wildland fire investigations and eradicate environmentally damaging illicit marijuana growing operations would lose their jobs under a proposal by seven western lawmakers. A bill by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, seeks to eliminate the law enforcement branches of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Health care benefits for former and current South Lake Tahoe employees may soon look dramatically different. South Lake Tahoe is about to start negotiations with its six labor unions. Health care will be one of the main subjects. This affects retirees because they get whatever their respective labor group agrees to. Through […]
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By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee On any given day, most inmates in California jails have not yet been convicted of a crime. About 63 percent are being held awaiting trial, according to data collected by the Board of State and Community Corrections, an average of nearly 47,000 people. Federal statistics on the largest urban counties […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skyrocketing retirement costs are impacting Lake Tahoe Unified School District. “It’s a half million-dollar hit. We will not be able to keep it going,” Superintendent Jim Tarwater said of the shift in CalSTRS and CalPERS allocations. Certificated employees pay into the California State Teachers Retirement System, while classified staff are part of […]
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By Kathryn Reed If only these cubs could talk. What would they say about the treatment they received for nearly seven months at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care? Do they remember their mom being hit by a car last summer in Yosemite? No more being poked and prodded by needles. That has to be a […]
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By Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal While New England Patriots star Tom Brady looks to break the record for most Super Bowls won by a quarterback Sunday when his team takes on the Atlanta Falcons, Nevada sports books are eyeing their own record: largest handle in Super Bowl history. A record $132.54 million was bet on […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee After five years of drought, could California really have so much rain and snow there’s no room to store all the water? The answer – as the state’s water picture careens from bust to boom – is yes. One month into an exceptionally stormy 2017, […]
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