Tim Cohee inked a deal Tuesday to become part owner of Sierra Summit ski resort outside of Fresno. The Kirkwood Mountain Resort executive may retain his duties at the Tahoe area resort even after escrow closes April 30. Snow Summit Ski Corp. will receive nearly $4 million for the ski area. When the deal closes, […]
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By Walt Cook, Union Democrat Timber harvested this year in the Stanislaus National Forest is scheduled to exceed last year’s amount by several million board feet — or hundreds of extra logging truck loads. Last year, around 23 million board feet were sold from the national forest. This year, U.S. Forest Service officials expect to […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO — Amid dense scrub oak and manzanita high above the Coloma Valley in El Dorado County, the marijuana growers were stocked to subsist in the steep, unforgiving terrain. They had seedlings, fertilizer and drip irrigation for thousands of high-grade plants. They had solar power, cookware and months of food. […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee More than a year after it opened, Red Hawk Casino remains an underperformer. The company that manages Red Hawk said Friday the Shingle Springs casino is still operating below expectations. It added, however, that it is starting to see better results from a revamped marketing program and new management. Read […]
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By Scott Thomas Anderson and Bill Lavallie, Ledger Dispatch The impact of gangs operating in Amador County took a sudden and shocking turn at 5am (Sunday) morning, when a confrontation at the Jackson Rancheria Casino led to one teenager getting shot in the neck and another getting shot in the face. The Amador County Sheriff’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two people were fighting for their lives at Renown Medical Center in Reno on Sunday night after the vehicle they were in was broadsided by a full-size pickup at the intersection of highways 50 and 28. The Sunday afternoon accident briefly closed Highway 50 at the top of Spooner Summit. The names […]
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By Kathryn Reed Start-up mode is stressful in any business, but especially when you don’t want your boss to know about it. That’s the situation one South Lake Tahoe couple finds themselves in as they are about to branch out on their own. To get ready for a spring roll out the couple used the […]
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A winter weather advisory is in effect in Lake Tahoe from 1pm today through 4am Saturday. Three to 6 inches of snow is being called for at the lake, with 8-14 inches above 7,000 feet. Winds will be from the southwest from 20-30mph, gusting to 50mph. Along the ridges, the gusts could hit 100mph. A […]
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By Kathryn Reed “On the run” is about to steamroll through the South Shore as those involved with promoting Ski Run Boulevard use that tagline on all future marketing material. Events will use it as a marketing tool. The whole area will be branding itself that way. Another way to brand the street is create […]
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By Kathryn Reed It took about one hour Thursday for a jury to find Joseph and Georgia Silva guilty of a federal hate crime that took place in South Lake Tahoe in July 2007. The Silvas split their time between the South Shore and Fairfield when the incident occurred at El Dorado Beach. The couple, […]
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