By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Ten ideas to provide year-round transportation linking the North and South shores have been whittled to three, with two involving ferry service and one a bus route. Advocates believe a ferry on Lake Tahoe could provide 3,500 daily boardings, operate eight hours a day during the height of summer, take […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Finally some good news for California lawmakers who have seen their pay and approval rating fall in recent years: Special-interest perks are up. Lawmakers and constitutional officers accepted more than $750,000 in food, travel or other gifts last year, shattering the roughly $520,000 received the prior year, according to financial […]
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While on patrol the night of March 2 officers found fresh snowmobile tracks directly underneath closure signs. One rider fled the scene, abandoning his snowmobile, which was towed and impounded, according the Forest Service officials. The four snowmobilers, ages 23, 23, 45 and 52, are residents of South Lake Tahoe. They were issued notices to […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 31-year-old Campbell snowboarder died at Heavenly Mountain Resort from what appears to be a medical condition and not an accident on the slopes. Michael Aron Kvalheim had been riding with his wife when he collapsed on High Five, an intermediate run. “He had taken a couple tumbles, but nothing significant,” El […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Following a one-year slide, gaming revenues produced by the nation’s Indian casino market grew 1.3 percent in 2010 to $26.73 billion, the highest single-year figure ever produced by the segment of the American gambling industry. The increase came about despite a 2.5 percent decrease in gaming revenues in California, […]
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By L. Wayne Hicks, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. Tuesday reported 14.6 percent fewer skier visits to its mountain resorts in the second quarter, which ended Jan. 31, and every other indicator decreased as well. The Broomfield-based company, whose holdings include ski resorts in Vail, Breckenridge, Keystone and Beaver Creek in Colorado, and Heavenly […]
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Funding for Tahoe City Public Utility District to buy the golf course on the north side of the downtown business corridor is coming together. North Lake Tahoe Resort Association plans for contribute up to $2.6 million toward the acquisition. Placer County officials will work with NLTRA on financing options to ensure the golf course contribution […]
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The twin 73-year-old sisters who were found dead in their South Lake Tahoe home last month have been identified as Patricia and Joan Miller. A definitive cause of death has not been determined, however, foul play has been ruled out. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies have released their names in hopes of locating next of […]
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By Kathryn Reed A Minden man died March 2 after his snowmobile was buried in an avalanche in the Blue Lakes area off Highway 88. Daniel Kuhner, 35, was riding with friends when the sleds triggered the avalanche that was about 150-feet-wide. Because of the unstable snow his body could not be recovered until the […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — The Nevada Resort Association, a group of major casino owners, says an initiative petition to raise gaming taxes is confusing and fails to tell the voter the full story. The petition doesn’t provide any insight into how much money will be generated or who will pay […]
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