By Kathryn Reed The owner of the much-maligned and now defunct Broc’s Puppy Store in South Lake Tahoe is scheduled to be arraigned May 16 in El Dorado County Superior Court. Dennis Franks was in court this month. He was unable to continue to retain John Castellanos as his attorney, so a public defender may […]
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By Kathryn Reed Milfoil is a problem weed that will be allowed to continue to flourish in 2011. But 2012 could be a different story. On Wednesday night the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board heard a presentation on the Pesticide Basin Plan Amendment that would allow chemicals to be used on a limited basis […]
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s general obligation bonds as follows: • $25.3 million outstanding GOs, Election of 1999, series A and B, and GO refunding bonds, series 2002 and 2005 at ‘AA-‘. The rating outlook is stable. Rating rationale: • The AA rating reflects the district’s currently sound financial operations, exhibited […]
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By Susan Voyles, Reno Gazette-Journal Updated: The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that a controller at Reno-Tahoe International Airport fell asleep while a medical flight carrying an ill patient was trying to land early Wednesday morning. The air controller has been suspended while the FAA investigates. ******* A medical flight landed safely early today at […]
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East West Partners and KSL Capital Partners are partnering to pursue resort real estate acquisition and development opportunities throughout the United States. East West and KSL have a 25-year history of working together and developing resort real estate, dating back to their founders’ common time in Vail and Beaver Creek Resorts. East West developed Northstar […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — The final cuts to close what had been a $6 million budget gap were made Tuesday night by the Douglas County School District board of trustees. It was a somber mood for much of the five-hour meeting at Kahle Community Center. This venue provided ample room for the more than […]
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Expect slushy weather with high winds on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to be 10 degrees cooler than normal. And the National Weather Service in Reno has issued a wind advisory for Lake Tahoe from sunrise to sunset. The fast moving lower pressure system is expected to bring snow to the lake, though predictions are it […]
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By Jaclyn O’Malley, Reno Gazette-Journal In the years before a 77-year-old Reno man was charged with the serial killing of four women over nearly three decades in California, he was challenging Nevada on behalf of his mentally incompetent middle-aged son. Prosecutors in Marin County announced Tuesday they were seeking the death penalty against Joseph Naso, […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee More than 20 propane tanks were still leaking Monday evening, and a voluntary evacuation initiated over the weekend remained in effect for Placer County’s Serene Lakes subdivision. But year-round residents said they were staying put, despite concerns about explosions like one that leveled a three-story home in the mountain enclave […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal New research shows that on average, full-time working women in Nevada are paid $7,734 less per year than their male counterparts. In Nevada, on average, a woman working full time is paid $35,691 per year, while a man working full time is paid $43,425 per year. The study was released Monday, the […]
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