By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Kelly Redmond was a leading expert on the climate of the West and how humans are changing it, but it was his ability to talk about science in an engaging and understandable way that might be his greatest legacy. Redmond died Thursday at his home in Reno after a […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Local drone industry insiders say they are working to make Nevada the industry’s “global destination of choice” and consistently tout Nevada as an industry leader. But is it? The Review-Journal caught up with several out-of-state industry experts at the Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Expo held Monday through Wednesday at […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main casino operating unit has begun a process to raise up to $3.8 billion of cash needed to exit a contentious two-year bankruptcy, according to a court filing on Wednesday. After more than a year of legal wrangling, the Caesars subsidiary last month secured support from the vast […]
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By Trevor Hughes, USA Today With California voters poised to legalize marijuana this month, investors face a choice: jump into an industry whose tantalizing growth prospects are hamstrung by its criminal legacy or wait until federal-level banking and legal restrictions get resolved. California for decades has been home to a thriving illegal marketplace for black-market cannabis, but a legalization […]
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It was disclosed late Nov. 4 that Jason Collin’s political financial documents have been sitting in the South Lake Tahoe city clerk’s office. “Apparently a Form 460 was dropped off at the finance counter in an envelope marked Susan Alessi and was left on her desk. She has been out of the office and I don’t […]
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By Kathryn Reed Whole Foods is coming to South Lake Tahoe after all. The announcement came this week in conjunction with the high-end supermarket chain’s fourth quarter earnings report. Leases for its 365 by Whole Foods Market stores have been signed in South Lake Tahoe, Redlands, and Fairfax, Va. Details of the lease have not […]
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By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA-TV An El Dorado County woman’s vote-by-mail ballot mistakenly was sent more than 650 miles away to Utah. The El Dorado County Registrar of Voters is trying to get back the California ballot after it mistakenly traveled out-of-state. A woman from South Lake Tahoe mailed her ballot last week when it ended […]
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A lawsuit has been filed to stop the Martis Valley West project. The Davis-based nonprofit California Clean Energy Committee on Oct. 26 filed the suit against Placer County. The group contends the county did not adequately address California Environmental Quality Act regulations because the environmental documents were inadequate. The California Attorney General’s Office had weighed […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau The loop road has been a hotly debated topic in recent years. As such, it was surprising to see more empty seats than filled ones in the conference room at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel on Thursday night. About 35 people were in attendance to hear Tahoe Transportation District’s District Manager Carl Hasty […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee CalPERS is betting big on Las Vegas real estate, purchasing a glitzy retail and nightlife complex on the Strip where entertainers such as Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez regularly perform. California’s giant public pension fund recently bought Las Vegas’ high-profile Miracle Mile Shops for a reported $1.1 billion. It’s one […]
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