By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee One of Reno’s splashiest resorts is fighting to stave off financial disaster as Northern California Indian casinos continue to grab market share. The Silver Legacy Resort was supposed to reinvigorate Reno’s gambling industry when it opened 17 years ago. Its $300,000 laser-light show, illuminating a 120-foot-high silver-mining rig looming over […]
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By Martha Irvine, Washington Post They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today’s young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving resources — and often less civic-minded overall — than their elders were when they were […]
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A search of an Incline Village residence resulted in the recovery of belongings from 11 burglaries that dated back to 2007, according to Washoe County sheriff’s deputies. Washoe County detectives worked a collaborative investigation with Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Truckee Police Department that ended March 21 with a search warrant executed at a residence […]
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By Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee A majority of small-business executives remain pessimistic about California’s prospects, weighed down by concern about the economy, education and health care, a new survey found. Nearly two-thirds of executives surveyed by Small Business California, a San Francisco advocacy group, said the state is headed in the wrong direction. Fifty-six percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed The federal government has written letters to the property owners of the three South Lake Tahoe medical marijuana dispensaries threatening to seize their property, fine them or send them to jail if they keep those particular tenants. “The letter didn’t direct us to shutdown. It put the landlord on notice about the […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Nevada airports are better economic drivers than those in nearly every other state in the country, a report prepared for Airports Council International-North America says. “The Economic Impact of Commercial Airports in 2010” quantifies the contributions of 490 commercial airports in the United States. The analysis, prepared by […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lt. Les Lovell’s last day on the job is Thursday. After more than 30 years with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, he is turning in his badge – at least until the summer. Then he returns to the seasonal boat patrol with Larry Olsen, who was a detective with the agency […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee The company that manages Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs reported last week that its performance is improving, despite the bumpy economy. “While the economy in Northern California continues to suffer, especially in the Sacramento market, the Red Hawk Casino showed improvements,” said Tim Cope, president and chief financial officer […]
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By Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Federal agents are moving to seize 32 properties stretching from Sacramento to Hawaii to San Diego in an alleged kickback and money laundering scheme that they say drained $18 million from the coffers of the tribe that runs the Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln. Documents filed by […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Despite the deaths of 11 people, federal investigations and lawsuits seeking millions of dollars, organizers of the Reno air races are moving ahead with plans to hold the event again in September. Emails announcing ticket sales for the 49th annual National Championship Air Races went out Tuesday, touting a “fun-filled […]
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