By Joann Eisenbrandt The controversial gas station/convenience store complex on tribal lands of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians near Red Hawk Casino will be moving forward to completion soon. El Dorado Council, a local nonprofit advocacy group, had filed a lawsuit against El Dorado County disputing the county’s approval of the project’s environmental […]
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By Bart Jansen, USA Today WASHINGTON — As President Trump aims to eliminate the deficit over the next decade while shifting funding to border security, one of the programs slated for elimination in his budget Tuesday is Brand USA, a federally funded organization that promotes the country overseas as a tourist destination. Trump’s budget, which […]
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Traffic restrictions are changing next week for Caltrans’ two water-quality improvement projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Work on the $57 million South Lake Tahoe Y to Trout Creek Bridge project on Highway 50 and the $70 million Highway 89 West Shore project will resume Tuesday night. Beginning next week on the Y to Trout […]
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By Kathryn Reed The future ownership of the strip of land that houses South Lake Tahoe’s lone medical marijuana dispensary is in limbo. Patty Olson, who owns that retail area in the Bijou Center, had filed bankruptcy earlier this year. Tied to that case was whether Tahoe Wellness Cooperative owner Cody Bass’ allegations that he […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review Journal Gaming regulators will spend a little more time fine-tuning regulations designed to monitor employees within the nightclub industry, the state Gaming Control Board agreed Thursday. Following a 90-minute hearing, Control Board members directed their staff and attorneys to review comments from a representative of the Nevada Resorts […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Now that Nevada has the green light to move forward with its early start recreational marijuana program, it could set the national record for the fastest turnaround of retail reefer. In a rush for kush, the state is attempting to power forward with recreational marijuana sales in a mere eight months since voters […]
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A motorcyclist on Friday night was hit by a vehicle turning into Safeway in South Lake Tahoe. The motorcyclist was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital out of precaution. Police officers plan to interview the South Lake Tahoe man after he has been treated. The accident occurred about 8:48pm May 26 on Highway 50. “The damage […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP President Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the West without the current requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won’t be resold for slaughter. Wild horse advocates say the change would gut nearly a half-century of protection for wild horses — […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Quagga mussels were found on a boat wanting to launch at Lake Tahoe this month. The boat was being inspected at the Alpine Meadows station May 14. California Department of Fish and Wildlife quarantined the boat for several days, and Tahoe Resource Conservation District staff performed multiple decontaminations to ensure all […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A gymnastics instructor and professional photographer who has worked in Sacramento and El Dorado counties has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a report on May 18 of child molestation that had occurred between 1999 and 2004. The victim said that her […]
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