By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Hotel-casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas said Wednesday that revenue increased in the fourth quarter, though the company posted a higher net loss from a year earlier. Overall revenue of $2.172 billion was up 2.4 percent from the year-ago quarter. But Caesars posted a net loss of […]
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Blizzard conditions this morning have forced schools in the Lake Tahoe Basin to call a snow day. Closed for the day are: • Lake Tahoe Unified School District • Lake Tahoe Community College, including Child Development Center • Douglas County schools at the lake • Tahoe Truckee Unified School District • Incline Village schools • […]
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Location Elevation Snow Depth Water Content % of Long Term Average Alpha 7,600 feet 19.4 inches 4.9 inches 18 Phillips Station 6,800 feet 17.7 inches 3.9 inches 16 Lyons Creek 6,700 feet 30.5 inches 8.3 inches 33 Tamarack Flat 6,500 feet 24 inches 6 inches 26 Source: DWR By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS STATION – “In California […]
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By Kathryn Reed A South Lake Tahoe man had time to call 911, but not enough time to escape the fire that engulfed the bedroom of his trailer. Glenn Sauls, 82, was found by firefighters and paramedics in his trailer at 1080 Julie Lane about 2:30am Feb. 5. He later died at Barton Memorial Hospital […]
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A San Jose woman died last week while skiing at Northstar in Truckee. Cindy Tucker Mulcahy, 52, was on the Castle Peak trail about 2pm Feb. 23 when ski patrollers found her unconscious. Mulcahy, who was wearing a helmet, later died at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee. Northstar officials did not provide any more information. […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — A campaign has been launched aimed at helping truck drivers and truck stop employees become more aware of how to identify underage children being forced into acts of prostitution. The Nevada Trucking Association and the Nevada Petroleum Marketers Association said the campaign will use materials developed […]
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By Kathryn Reed What was supposed to be a minor storm as a prelude to what is going to arrive Tuesday night turned out to be a rather significant event by 2011-12 winter standards. South Lake Tahoe officially received 5 inches of snow by 3:30pm Monday, according to the National Weather Service. By 6:41pm Mount […]
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By Stephen T. Watson, Buffalo News The mother of an Olympic snowboarder was arrested one week ago in the Town of Hamburg after investigators say she came to this area from California to pick up payment for a large shipment of marijuana, police announced Monday. Myra Hight, 51, of South Lake Tahoe is a suspected […]
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By Frank X. Mullen, Reno Gazette-Journal Despite rounds of cost-cutting measures over the last few years, about two-thirds of Nevada general hospitals lost money in the third quarter of 2011, according to the latest report on the financial condition of state’s health care systems. The report shows that 20 of the state’s 33 hospitals — […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the word “park” is in its name, this is not the four-letter word most would use for the stretch of land from Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort to Holiday Inn Express. “Ugly” is what it is. Linear Park is going to get a complete makeover, with completion likely in 2013. It’s possible […]
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