By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal A limited recount of presidential ballots cast in Nevada confirmed the results of the Nov. 8 election and eliminated the possibility of a statewide recount, the secretary of state’s office said Thursday. The partial recount in 92 precincts, requested and paid for by independent candidate Roque “Rocky” De La […]
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Vail Resorts quarterly earnings report released today was worse than what analysts had predicted, but were not too surprising for the time of year. A slow start to the season is partially being blamed on the warm weather in November. The net loss for the Broomfield, Colo.-based company was $62.6 million for the first fiscal quarter of […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — Nevada Rep. Dina Titus has sent a letter to Vice President-elect Mike Pence and the presidential transition team asking it to carefully review the online gaming industry before reaching a conclusion on a letter opposing online gaming sent last month by 10 attorneys general. In a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Red dominates large segments of a map of Lake Tahoe. This signifies “wildfire ignition risk” zones. These are areas most susceptible for a catastrophic wildfire because of the dense vegetation. The California Tahoe Conservancy on Thursday accepted a $6.8 million grant to treat between 1,200 and 1,800 acres in the wildland urban […]
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By Christopher Mele, New York Times One of seven books about Islam or the Quran that were recently defaced at a public library in Evanston, Ill. A librarian at the public library in Evanston, Ill., was recently preparing for a program titled “The Quran: Is It a ‘Good Book’?” She gathered books to display for […]
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By Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle The teacher shortage across California is getting worse, hitting urban districts hardest, but pinching even rural and suburban schools as well, according to a survey released last week. As a result, students are seeing a revolving cast of substitutes, canceled courses and less qualified teachers in their classrooms, according […]
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By Amelia Pak-Harvey, Las Vegas Review-Journal New programs that provide an alternative route to a teaching license by blending online coursework with classroom training could help Nevada address its teacher shortage. The state Department of Education’s Commission on Professional Standards in Education approved three more alternative programs in October, bringing the total to 19 programs […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY – The size of the next state budget became clearer Tuesday when financial experts projected Nevada will collect $541 million more in tax revenue over the next two years than it did during the last budget cycle. The Economic Forum projects the state will collect $7.9 billion […]
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By Kathryn Reed A fire at a South Lake Tahoe apartment complex this afternoon displaced at least one person. Flames were shooting from the bottom middle dwelling of the six-unit complex when firefighters arrived. “We were able to stop it within 10 minutes,” Battalion Chief Jim Drennan told Lake Tahoe News. Investigators are on scene […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters The bank lenders of Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s operating unit said they might walk away from a plan to bring the casino unit out of its $18 billion bankruptcy, potentially sending a high-stakes reorganization plan into disarray. The committee of bank lenders, which includes Blackstone Group LP’s GSO Capital Partners, has yet […]
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