By David Porter, AP NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge upheld a 21-year-old law prohibiting sports betting in all but four states, dealing a setback to New Jersey’s attempts to revive its struggling casino industry by grabbing a piece of what has become a multibillion-dollar industry, both legal and illegal. The ruling published late Thursday […]
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By Kathryn Reed A unified anti-tax voice permeated the room as state Sen. Ted Gaines and Assemblyman Frank Bigelow spoke Friday to their constituents in South Lake Tahoe. The two Republican legislators meandered through the crowd at Riva Grill before each addressed the assembled guests. “We don’t need additional taxes, what we need is to […]
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By David DeBolt, Contra Costa Times The Concord City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to support emergency repairs at Camp Concord, avoiding a possible delay in the opening of the city-operated camp. The 5-0 vote declared an emergency at the Lake Tahoe facility and allowed interim City Manager Valerie Barone to execute a no-bid construction contract […]
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By Max Klinger, New York Times TRUCKEE — The snowboarder Jeremy Jones arrived at the Atomfjella Mountains on Svalbard, an island above the Arctic Circle, after 30 hours of tundra crossing on a rattling snowmobile convoy in April 2011. He had invited Terje Haakonsen, known in the snowboarding world for his ability to ride almost […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County no longer has a grand jury. Steve Bailey, the Superior Court judge who oversees the volunteer board, signed a court order Feb. 22 dissolving this year’s jury. The document says the reason is because the grand jury numbers dropped below the minimum of 12 and “that due to the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Randy Lane, the developer of the would-be convention center in South Lake Tahoe that is a pile of rebar and concrete after his Lake Tahoe Development Company filed for bankruptcy on that project, is making news on both sides of the state line. Regarding the property in South Tahoe, Owens Financial has […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s another record snow year in Lake Tahoe and the greater Sierra Nevada. It’s just not the kind of record anyone wants to brag about. The National Weather Service in Reno has been collecting data from a station in Tahoe City since 1910. And with a matter of hours to go and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Smiles are scarce. Concentration levels are at their peak. Counting to four keeps being repeated. Bodies are being twisted in ways they aren’t used to moving. Today will be the last of four practice sessions for the six South Shore residents who will take the stage March 1 with professional dancers as […]
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Publisher’s note: Five Whittell High School seniors were honored Feb. 27 by Soroptimist International South Lake Tahoe as young women of distinction. The following is what counselor Estela Gerlinger said about them at the lunch at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. By Estela Gerlinger Sarah Tencher Sarah has always been dedicated to her academic endeavors. She will […]
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By Kathryn Reed For the second year in a row the water in Lake Tahoe is clearer than the preceding year. As noted last year by the UC Davis scientists who take the measurements, the lake’s clarity has been stable for the last decade. Still, the last time the white dinner plate looking Secchi dish […]
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