James Matlean, 23, of Gardnerville is being held without bail in the murder of Benjamin Oxley. Oxley was found shot dead in his home in Minden on Feb. 21, 2008. Matlean is in Douglas County Jail in Minden. Anyone with with information about the case should contact Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jon Storke at […]
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By Kathryn Reed Life at Kindertown Day Care was briefly out of whack this morning when what sounded like an explosion in the attic forced the evacuation and fire personnel to scour the area. Brad Piazzo, division chief with the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, said everything looked fine when they arrived. “We couldn’t tell […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY – After two consecutive months of gains, the gambling win at casinos on the Las Vegas Strip fell slightly in April, but baccarat play and roulette registered strong increases. The state Gaming Control Board reported today the 41 casinos on the Strip won $437.2 million, off 0.93 […]
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By Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal More skier visits and higher ticket prices helped lift profits for Vail Resorts Inc. in its latest quarter. The Broomfield-based ski resort and lodgings operator and real estate company (NYSE: MTN) reported results Wednesday for the quarter ending April 30, which it regards as its fiscal third quarter. Net […]
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By Kathryn Reed Taxes, if voters think it’s a good idea, will go down next year for most businesses in South Lake Tahoe. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to put on the Nov. 2 ballot the proposal to reduce the business license fee by 10 percent and raise the cap to $10,000. This […]
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Publisher’s note: Updated 9am June 9 with link to Alpine County. By Kathryn Reed and Susan Wood It will be John D’Agostini and Craig Therkildsen vying to be sheriff of El Dorado County in November. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, it was D’Agostini with 9,277 votes or 25.26 percent and Therkildsen with 8,479 […]
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By Rob Hotakainen, Sacramento Bee Former businesswoman Carly Fiorina won the Republican Senate nomination Tuesday night, setting up a November matchup with Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. Fiorina, the former chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard (HP), had 58 percent of the vote, with 12 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m. Former Rep. Tom Campbell […]
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By Susan Ferriss, Sacramento Bee Disgruntled California voters have blown up their election system by approving Proposition 14, which tosses out the current political party-based primary system in all but presidential races. The measure was far ahead in returns, with about 60 percent of votes in favor and 40 against with more than 20 percent […]
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By Las Vegas Sun Gov. Jim Gibbons has been thrown out of office after a tumultuous term that was marred by a bitter divorce and allegations of infidelities. The first-term Republican lost the GOP primary Tuesday to former federal judge Brian Sandoval. Rory Reid won the Democratic primary. The early returns showed Sandoval with 56.5 […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A traffic lane on Interstate 80 near Donner Lake will be closed today to allow crews to dig out dirt contaminated by diesel fuel. The fast lane on eastbound I-80 near Donner Lake is scheduled to be closed today from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. where a tank on a […]
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