By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe officials are being vague about what the boarded up Mikasa-Miller’s Outpost site might be turned into. At the same time, they are frustrated with TRPA allegedly being obstructionists to getting tenants into the Y retail center. “The biggest stumbling block is the required traffic study and air mitigation fee,” […]
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St. Patrick’s Day is a popular night out to socialize with friends, family and coworkers. However, with so many local establishments promoting alcohol sales or special promotional events, far too many drunken drivers head out onto streets, making it dangerous for all, according to police officers. As a counter measure to all the green beer […]
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By Kathryn Reed RENO – A federal judge on Monday dismissed the majority of the 16 complaints filed by MV Transportation against STATA, its board members and the organizations the individuals represent. The Fairfield-based transit agency that once ran BlueGo, the bus system on the South Shore, sued the nonprofit South Tahoe Area Transit Authority […]
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When El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies conducted a probation search of a home in the 2300 block of Apache Pass Road in Somerset on Saturday morning it resulted in two people being arrested and the recovery of stolen property. “A search of the residence and outbuildings revealed an overwhelming amount of suspected stolen property,” deputies […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Tropicana Entertainment Inc., investor Carl Icahn’s gaming company, on Monday said it took $20.7 million in noncash accounting charges to write down the value of certain intangible assets in the fourth quarter. The company, for the period March 8, 2010-Dec. 31, 2010, reported breakeven results when factoring out those […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The bribery scandal at CalPERS likely cost the pension fund tens of millions of dollars, a lawyer hired by CalPERS to investigate the matter concluded today. Washington securities lawyer Philip Khinda, in a 56-page report to the CalPERS board, said former board member Alfred Villalobos effectively corrupted top officials at […]
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By Kathryn Reed Vail Resorts plans to spend $83 million to $90 million in the upcoming building season on its six ski resorts in California and Colorado. Exactly how much of that will come to Heavenly or Northstar is not being disclosed per company policy. However, during a March 12 media tour of both resorts, […]
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By Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee Two people were arrested in South Lake Tahoe on Friday on suspicion of passing forged American Express Travelers Cheques. Olewasami Brown, 35, of Pittsburg and Annette Powell, 35, of Merced were arrested in a hotel on Ski Run Boulevard, according to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. Read the whole […]
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By Carlos Alcala, Sacramento Bee A new Placerville courthouse site favored by locals is officially being considered, state officials announced Friday. The Administrative Office of the Courts has been looking for a site to replace the nearly 100-year-old Main Street courthouse and two other facilities for the El Dorado Superior Court. Late last year, Placerville […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal If the world was a bell then Friday’s earthquake in Japan would leave it ringing for a month, the head of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory said. “This is a completely different class of earthquake,” said Graham Kent, director of the seismology lab at the University of Nevada, Reno. He struggled […]
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