By Reno Gazette-Journal A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition at Renown Regional Medical Center after falling 60 feet from a chairlift at Sugar Bowl Ski Area on Sunday afternoon. According to John Monson, director of sales and marketing at Sugar Bowl, the boy, whose name has not been released, is a member of the […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal The Reno man who killed the first bear in Nevada’s controversial black bear hunt pleaded guilty today to charges he illegally baited the animal. Avoiding a scheduled trial in Reno Justice Court, Timothy Kawelmacher was ordered to pay $730 in fines, fees and civil penalties and to surrender the meat […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY — Nevada’s overall health improved five spots this year compared to the rest of the nation, but still ranks in the bottom 10, according to the 22nd edition of America’s Health Rankings. Nevada’s health improved from 47th in 2010 to 42nd in the new report. The good […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fencing at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe is expected to come down before Christmas. While interior work continues on the boathouse this winter, that section of the waterfront project on Highway 50 will be cordoned off. The whole project has taken longer than expected. The last touches on the multimillion-dollar project […]
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By Phillip Reese and Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee Several local cities sliced their payrolls through layoffs last year by cutting those who made the least. And they ended up paying more employees six-figure salaries. The 3,800 employees who earned at least $100,000 annually last year made up 10 percent of the region’s city and county […]
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By Kathryn Reed An owner of a vacation rental agency in South Lake Tahoe wants the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority to pursue a promotional program with PBS. Jim Morris, who owns Lake Tahoe Accommodations, spoke before the LTVA board this month about a campaign that would cost $97,000 for a year. When LTVA had its […]
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By Kathryn Reed Private operators of the South Lake Tahoe Ice Rink may be frozen out of being able to make a profit any time soon. With the need to have all agreements finalized in January so the bonds could be converted from non-taxable to taxable by March 1, questions unresolved, and the season of […]
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By Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post J.W. Marriott Jr., who built the company his parents started as a District root beer stand into a global lodging giant, is stepping down as chief executive, ending a storied 39-year run that ushered in a new standard of dependable, middle-class hospitality for travelers around the region, the country […]
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By John Blackstone, CBS News A U.N. conference on climate change ended Sunday without a major deal to cut toxic emissions. No country emits more carbon dioxide than China — a byproduct of its booming economy. And, as CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports, those Chinese emissions are having a big impact in the U.S. […]
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The California Transportation Commission this week allocated $401 million in funding to 39 projects, including one in El Dorado County. Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, will supply $327 million in funds to 10 projects, including $42 million toward the purchase of 42 passenger rail cars. They will be put into service on all […]
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