Publisher’s note: Occupy South Lake Tahoe canceled the Dec. 1 event at the Y because of the weather. Organizers will congregate Dec. 8 from noon-4pm at Heavenly Village. By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Nearly three-fifths of California voters agree with the sentiment driving the Occupy movement, though voters split when asked whether they identify with […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Tourism is a complex machine and its numerous cogs — federal policymakers, state government leaders, convention and visitors bureaus, industry strategists and the airport — came together Wednesday to map out how they can team to lead Nevada out of its economic doldrums. Several shareholders hold key individual […]
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Douglas County, after more than 2.5 years of stakeholder meetings, it is moving forward on the Douglas County Conservation Bill by having public open houses at several locations through mid-December to share information and seek public input. “The bill is locally developed, comprehensive federal legislation that will improve public lands management and help achieve Douglas […]
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U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit fire crews are responding to the rekindling of a weeks-old prescribed fire off Andria Drive on Kingsbury Grade, near Stateline. Three Forest Service crews and two engines were on the scene Thursday morning. The fire is 10-12 acres in the middle of the unit. Extremely cold temperatures […]
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About 600 Liberty Energy customers are without power this morning in the Sierra Tract of South Lake Tahoe. High winds toppled a tree, which put wires on the ground and broke three cross arms. The company expects the power to be restored about 10 this morning. National Weather Service officials say high winds will be […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal Almost one in five Nevadans were born in another country, while about one in four were born in the Silver State, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data. Nevada handily retains its title of having the fewest native-born residents of any state in the latest American Community Survey data from […]
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STATELINE — Tahoe Douglas firefighters are looking for the individual who set fire to the cloth hanging on the scaffolding of the old Bill’s Casino at Stateline. A security guard from MontBleu casino used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze that consumed about a 10 foot by 12 foot piece of cloth. Eric […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun With the Nevada Commission on Tourism six months away from unveiling the state’s new tourism branding message, commissioners agreed Tuesday to double their meeting schedule next year to offer more frequent feedback to their new director on the project. Commissioners got a glimpse of the direction research is […]
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By Kathryn Reed “Bring it on!” That was essentially what the five members of South Lake Tahoe’s City Council said Tuesday night at the conclusion of a one-hour special meeting about the medical marijuana ordinance. “Let them react to us for a change,” Councilman Tom Davis said after Councilman Bruce Grego led the charge to […]
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Caltrans announced today it has completed a project on Highway 89 in El Dorado County that is designed to safeguard water quality in and around the Lake Tahoe Basin. The $17 million project received $11 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project on Luther Pass will direct roadway […]
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