By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nongaming revenue isn’t just crucial to the success of casino-resorts now — in fact, it’s always been “the story,” Las Vegas mogul Steve Wynn said in a speech this week. Wynn delivered a keynote address to a packed crowd at the first full day of the Global Gaming Expo, […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau Lake Tahoe Community College kicked off the 2014-15 school year with a new mascot, the coyote, and two new soccer teams to wear it on their jerseys. LTCC has been devoid of an intercollegiate athletic team since it did away with Nordic skiing in 2001. Volleyball and cross country running were discontinued […]
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By Ryan Frank, Las Vegas Sun Reno had a problem in 1998. Lots of problems, in fact. “The Biggest Little City in the World” long had been surpassed by Las Vegas and Atlantic City as a gaming destination, and tribal casinos had taken over Reno’s monopoly on northern California gamblers. Lance Gilman, a music promoter-turned-real […]
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By Amy B Wang, Arizona Republic The command that blared from the radio was one Gary Dahlen had never heard before, not in all his years piloting helicopters over wildfires. All available helicopters prepare for an emergency launch. He hardly knew what to make of it. “I was thinking maybe structures were threatened,” Dahlen said […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two El Dorado County District 5 supervisor candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Sue Novasel Profession/work experience: Business owner/school board member Age: 58 What […]
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By Rob Davis, Oregonian The U.S. Forest Service’s chief backed off proposed restrictions on photography in wilderness areas Thursday after facing sweeping protests from lawmakers, First Amendment advocates and media outlets across the country. “The U.S. Forest Service remains committed to the First Amendment,” the agency’s chief, Tom Tidwell, said in a statement. “To be […]
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By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee In what could portend a monumental shift in public higher education in California, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Sunday that will allow up to 15 community colleges to launch bachelor’s degrees programs in vocational fields. While 21 other states offer community college baccalaureates, California’s colleges have traditionally been the […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Snow isn’t the only thing Heavenly wants to be known for. The South Shore resort is making substantial efforts to be a playground in the summer, too. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Sept. 24 got a taste for what Heavenly Mountain Resort wants to become. “Guests want […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee It’s harvest time in much of California, and the signs of drought are almost as abundant as the fruits and nuts and vegetables. One commodity after another is feeling the impact of the state’s epic water shortage. The great Sacramento Valley rice crop, served in sushi restaurants nationwide and exported […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — A federal judge has refused to block the release of oil and gas leases in Nevada that critics say will be used for hydraulic fracturing that could harm sage grouse and cause more environmental damage than the Bureau of Land Management admits. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du ruled she […]
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