The U. S. Forest Service today responded to two wildland fires. The first was Friday morning near D.L. Bliss State Park. Forest Service wildland firefighters, along with CalFire and Meek’s Bay Fire Protection District kept it to one-tenth of an acre. The cause of the fire is under investigation. In the afternoon, three Redding smokejumpers […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Las Vegas Sun When times are tight, the cry for consolidated — read, cheaper — government services grows louder. Witness North Las Vegas, on the brink of receivership, studying whether to consolidate everything from after-school programs to fire inspection services with Las Vegas. Most recently, the two cities signed an agreement to […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal The National Transportation Safety Board confirms some of the air frame to Jimmy Leeward’s P-51 separated at the Reno National Championship Air Races as his airplane crashed. The NTSB reports 10 fatalities on the ground and the death of the pilot and said 74 people were injured during the crash […]
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The South Lake Tahoe City Council has canceled its special budget meeting set for Sept. 27 because of all the comments and questions raised at and since the Sept. 15 meeting. A special meeting will still be conducted Tuesday – but at 4pm. This is to pass a 31-day interim budget because the fiscal year […]
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By Kathryn Reed A $2 million grant will allow South Lake Tahoe to continue with its program to remove lead paint from dwellings in the city limits. South Tahoe was one of five communities this month to be awarded money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The others are San Francisco, Pomona, […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is using the same auditing firm the financially ruined Southern California city of Bell used. While the bi-state regulatory agency entered the agreement in May 2010 – six weeks before the mayor of Bell resigned – the agency chose to stick with the controversial firm when the […]
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By Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc., parent company of Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe, posted a 30.4 percent increase in revenue for its fiscal year, which ended July 31, bringing the number up to $1.17 billion. The Broomfield, Colo.-based ski resort operator posted revenue of $894.8 million in its prior fiscal year. Net income […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun State tourism leaders trying to figure out the best way to brand Nevada to attract visitors may have a bigger challenge on their hands than they thought. In six focus groups in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, participants demonstrated little knowledge of the Silver State […]
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By Sam Cohen, FOX40 News A girl held captive for 18 years, enduring horrific abuse and neglect, filed a complaint against the U.S. government. The complaint filed on behalf of Jaycee Lee Dugard does not seek a specific amount for the circumstances she endured, but rather asks a judge to make a settlement decision after […]
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By Kathryn Reed Used oil is what was dumped into Taylor Creek, according to water samples taken from the South Shore tributary that leads to Lake Tahoe. The contamination has been isolated and almost fully contained. The booms that were put in place by Lake Valley firefighters will remain until Friday. This is in case […]
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