By Charlie Savage, New York Times WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a Federal Bureau of Investigation plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using the Internet rather than by traditional phone services, according […]
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By Michael Buteau, Bloomberg World Triathlon Corp., the owner of the sport’s Ironman-branded events, is making changes to the swim portion of select races after an increase in competitor deaths in recent years. Events in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Lake Placid, N.Y.; and Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, will no longer feature a mass swim start format, eliminating a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Stateline Ventures – that’s the name of the company that will be building the next phase of the convention center project. Bill Owens of Owens Financial foreclosed on the remaining parcels May 9 and formed the new company. It is not known who the other partners in that company are. Owens Financial […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — The Legislature’s attempt to craft an entertainment tax in 2003 read a little bit like the children’s story of the hen who couldn’t persuade her barnyard animal friends to help her gather and grow grain for the winter. Lawmakers then considered a proposal by the Nevada […]
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By Mina Hochberg, Outside When freeskier Shane McConkey of Squaw Valley passed away at age 39 during a ski-BASE accident in 2009, he left behind an inspiring legacy that’s deftly captured in the documentary “McConkey”. The film leads you through the many phases of McConkey’s career: After an unsuccessful attempt to join the U.S. ski […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it can be dicey in the Lake Tahoe Basin to put plants in the ground before Memorial Day weekend, it doesn’t mean there isn’t gardening to be done now. Carolyn Meiers drove that point home Tuesday night during a talk at the South Lake Tahoe library that was sponsored by Friends […]
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By Ky Plaskon, Capitol Public Radio A South Lake Tahoe woman has beaten out nearly 600,000 other contestants from around the world to become a finalist for a dream job. Victoria Ortiz, who works for the California Tahoe Conservancy, makes her pitch for what some have called the best job in the world with a […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the projected deficit for this fiscal year is expected to be less than originally forecast, the city of South Lake Tahoe is looking at approximately a $1 million shortfall each year through 2017-18. City Manager Nancy Kerry went over the mid-year budget at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, while also providing indicators […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s next city attorney hails from the San Joaquin Valley. Tom Watson, whom the council on May 7 unanimously agreed to hire, is currently a partner with Fike & Watson in Clovis. The firm contracts out to be counsel for various cities. Watson represents Woodlake and Mendota – two extremely […]
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By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun The U.S. casino industry captured $37.3 billion in gaming revenues in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011. That growth rate is largest since the recession swept through the industry in 2008, according to an annual report released today by the American Gaming Association. The AGA’s “State of the […]
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