By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Not wanting their permit to become invalid, Tahoe Beach Club developers decided to create even more phases for the multimillion dollar project at the end of Kahle Drive in Stateline. Putting in about 60 feet of what will be a 159.6-foot pier this fall and adding the remainder next year […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – A member of the panel charged with helping diversify Nevada’s economy and create jobs said he wants to make sure the state plan developed to achieve these goals is a practical working document. “I hope we have concrete definitions that go beyond buzzwords,” said Sam Routson, […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Casino operators Caesars Entertainment Corp., MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts Ltd. scored high Thursday in a ranking of companies for their support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation in Washington, D.C., issued its annual Corporate Equality Index assessing how corporations treat […]
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A burn ban is in effect for Washoe County because of air pollution. The Washoe District Health Department issued the code red at 8:25am Sunday. People with respiratory problems and children are advised to stay indoors. The health department cited a high level of fine particles in pollution in air, or particulate matter smaller than […]
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By Maia Szalavitz, Time States that legalize medical marijuana see fewer fatal car accidents, according to a new study, in part because people may be substituting marijuana smoking for drinking alcohol. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia, have legalized medical marijuana since the mid-1990s. For the new study, economists looked at 1990-2009 government data […]
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By Geoff Schladow, Heather Segale, Allison Gamble and Andrea Wilkins Research efforts to control invasive aquatic species from around the world continue to threaten the Lake Tahoe Basin. Work to identify the most effective mechanisms for controlling the populations of Asian clams continues. Current projects are focused on controlling the spread of the Asian clam […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Analysts at accounting firm PwC have boosted their growth projection for Nevada’s casino industry. In the PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) annual gaming forecast distributed this week, the firm projected Nevada gaming win of $10.4 billion in 2010 to reach $10.7 billion this year and then expand to just shy of […]
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By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times An alliance by California and Nevada to jointly investigate misconduct and fraud in the mortgage business further divides efforts by the nation’s attorneys general to bring the home-lending industry to account for improper foreclosure practices. The two states, which are at ground zero of the nation’s housing bust, will […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee A second Olympic Valley BASE jumper has found himself behind bars after a nighttime attempt off Placer County’s Foresthill Bridge. Authorities, responding to a reported suicide attempt Wednesday evening, spotted a man parachuting off the span. “We got a call saying that she was at the bridge and was going […]
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People parted with their money up and down Nevada in October. Casinos reported an 8.1 percent increase – or $961 million – compared to a year ago. Even Stateline clubs posted a gain. They were up 4 percent from 2010; taking in $15.7 million. When the weather is nice in Lake Tahoe in the fall, […]
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