Updated 6:45pm: In anticipation of the low temperatures this evening and people still without power, South Lake Tahoe officials in conjunction with the American Red Cross has opened a warming shelter at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center located at 1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. Power is still off in the Al Tahoe neighborhood of South […]
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Rescue crews are still searching for snowboarder Shanwte Marie Willis, 25, of Tahoma. She was last seen on the backside of Alpine Meadows Ski Resort on Dec. 28 at 1:30pm. Her boyfriend reported her missing at 4pm. Placer County sheriff’s Capt. Jeffrey Ausnow said Wednesday at 8am search and rescue efforts are under way, including […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — A shred of optimism still exists that water transit will be operational on the North Shore in summer 2011. The reality is it is probably not going to be fully functional, if at all, until 2012. The Tahoe Transportation District board this month agreed to have Executive Director Carl Hasty […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The slots will start ringing again soon at Frank Sinatra’s old gambling joint at Lake Tahoe. The owners of the Cal Neva Resort, the fabled hotel that straddles the state line on Tahoe’s north shore, said this week that they expect to reopen the property’s casino in February. Cal Neva’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed A nasty snowstorm with blowing wind hampered firefighters’ efforts to bring a structure fire under control late Tuesday afternoon. Flames could be seen along much of Tramway Drive in Stateline after the 4:30pm blaze was reported. Although the structure is not a total loss, all four units are uninhabitable, according to officials. […]
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Residents in the Truckee area were shaking a bit Tuesday night. A 1.6 magnitude earthquake struck at 6:01pm two miles west-southwest of Truckee. This was preceded by a stronger temblor of 3.6 at 5:53pm. One person in Oakland reported feeling the first quake, though most of the more than 100 responses on the U.S. Geological […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Analysts at Moody’s Investors Service are a bit more optimistic about the U.S. gaming industry, issuing a report Wednesday projecting gaming revenue will grow 1-2 percent and casino operator profits will increase 2-4 percent in 2011. This is an upward revision from Moody’s previous estimate for 2011 gaming revenue […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is readying itself for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe. Each year upward of 60,000 celebrants ring in the New Year in the casino core area of Stateline. Due to the ordinarily high volume of celebrants within the Stateline casino core area during the event, Highway 50 […]
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By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS STATION — With snow coming down in a flurry, the water content was likely changing Tuesday during the first snow survey of the year near Echo Summit. What a difference a year makes. In 2009 the water content was 9 inches at Phillips Station, whereas this December it came in at […]
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Jan. 1 not only ushers in a new year but also a handful of laws for California motorists. These new traffic laws were passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor earlier this year. Below are synopses of a few of the significant changes for the upcoming year: Instruction Permit: Motorcycle (AB 1952, Niello) […]
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