Publisher’s note: It is not known how the ruling will affect operations at the old Bill’s Casino in Stateline. By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday amended its regulation for licensing small casinos, placing more requirements on establishments like the Dotty’s chain. The amended regulation will require slot parlors […]
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A motor home fire is now a massive blaze on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park that has caused the closure of one of the main entrances to the park. Highway 40 was closed Thursday night after the fire started earlier that day. Travelers may call (209) 372.0200 for information. The fire is outside the […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal The U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday a fugitive wanted in Montana on federal drug charges has been arrested in Incline Village. William Ray Nelson, 56, was arrested by the Nevada Fugitive Investigative Strike Team, assisted by U.S. Postal Inspectors after an investigative lead pointed to Nelson being in Incline. Nelson had been […]
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By Kathryn Reed Fire officials are calling an early morning fire at the Bijou Center in South Lake Tahoe arson. Ray Zachau, fire marshal for the city, told Lake Tahoe News, “It was definitely a deliberate act.” The cause is not being released. He and other officials were still at the scene at 3:30pm – […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Assemblyman Roger Dickinson does not plan to release his office budget without a nod from Assembly leaders. The Sacramento Democrat, noting that Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez is creating a task force to consider updating disclosure policies, said, “I’m going to respect that process.” Republican Assemblywoman Beth Gaines of Roseville […]
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The court hearing originally scheduled for today pertaining to transit on the South Shore has been postponed nearly two months. At a hearing earlier this month, Heavenly Mountain Resort asked the bankruptcy court in Reno to change the status of the case form a Chapter 11 to a Chapter 7. The court decided to appoint […]
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By Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee For years, Roberto Guzman was afraid to drive to class at Sacramento City College for fear he would be pulled over and deported to Mexico. Now Guzman – whose parents brought him to California from Zacatecas state when he was 2 – is among thousands of undocumented immigrants breathing easier. […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee The five Placer County supervisors agree on this: At $30,000 annually, they’re underpaid. They also agree that nobody is going to do anything about it anytime soon. The board earlier this month heard a staff report comparing an array of county salaries to those of similar-sized counties, other local entities […]
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With the wheels on the bus going round and round, Lake Tahoe Unified School District needs more of those yellow contraptions. At the Aug. 23 meeting the board agreed to buy two buses to help transport the nearly 1,800 students who twice a day ride the buses. Two buses used to transport students to athletic […]
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By Kathryn Reed Measure S bonds are going from tax-exempt status to taxable. At least that is what South Lake Tahoe wants done with them. But the city is just one-third of the equation. The joint powers authority that oversees the voter approved recreation measure must vote on the change for it to go forward. […]
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