By Kathryn Reed How much is the more than 11-acre site on the east end of South Lake Tahoe worth with its rebar and concrete? That is one issue still to be decided in the ongoing saga known as the failed convention center project. Lake Tahoe Development Company, the Zephyr Cove company that was supposed […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Lake Tahoe tourism agencies are doing their financial part to help bring the 2022 Winter Olympics to the region. On Jan. 12 the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority allocated $25,000 to the bid effort, with the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association having already committed the same amount. Each will be asked […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Sixty-three percent of the vessels inspected in 2011 had to be decontaminated before being allowed to enter Lake Tahoe. Of the 30,400 boats that were launched, 7,600 had to be checked for aquatic invasive species, with 4,800 of those needing to be decontaminated. While most of the boats originated in […]
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Due to the lack of measurable precipitation and drying north and east winds, all burning in El Dorado and Amador counties have been banned on state responsibility lands until further notice. “Since this is one of the driest winters on record, we have decided to take this action in order to protect life and property. […]
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Ordnance left at a Gardnerville gun store was disposed of Monday by the Douglas County bomb squad. Deputies took it to the Douglas County Shooting Range where it was disposed of via controlled detonation. The owner of the store discovered the ordnance sitting outside the rear of his shop when he opened for business Jan. […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The Carson City Sheriff’s Office identified the two people found dead in the Carson River on Tuesday as Darrell Crossman, 54, and his wife Kelley Crossman, 43, both of Carson City. Their bodies were discovered Tuesday afternoon by a hiker about a half-mile south of Carson River Road. Both were in shallow, […]
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By Susan Wood Experience counts. The Reno-based coalition tasked with bringing Olympic gold to the California-Nevada region in winter 2022 threw some big guns behind the effort Wednesday by appointing to the board Lake Tahoe ski giants Blaise Carrig of Vail and Andy Wirth of Squaw Valley. The two men have shared the Olympic experience […]
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By John Grant Emeigh, Montana Standard A South Lake Tahoe woman killed in a roll-over crash Tuesday afternoon in Montana has been identified as 32-year-old Rachael Platt. Madison County Sheriff Dave Schenk on Wednesday confirmed her identity. The Montana Highway Patrol reported that Platt died after her vehicle went off the road on Montana 359 […]
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By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times Millions of dollars in renewable energy projects intended to provide power to facilities in California’s national parks and forests are sitting idle because of a years-long squabble with Southern California Edison. A new $800,000 solar project at Death Valley National Park, photovoltaic panels at the state-of-the art visitors center […]
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Despite a drop in Stateline casino gaming revenue in November, the state posted gains. Throughout Nevada revenues jumped 7 percent from November 2010 to November 2011. Casinos brought in $880 million. On the South Shore, the Gaming Control Board on Wednesday, said the win dropped 7 percent to $14 million. — Lake Tahoe News staff […]
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