By Tom Hals, Las Vegas Review-Journal Caesars Entertainment Corp and Caesars Acquisition Co. have amended their proposed merger agreement, which is intertwined with the $18 billion bankruptcy of the casino company’s main operating unit, the companies said on Monday. The operating unit, Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., or CEOC, received approval from a U.S. bankruptcy judge […]
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By Kathryn Reed By March 2019 it’s possible the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department will be operating at one facility instead of the current 13 on the West Slope. A multi-million dollar public safety facility has been talked about for years as the current buildings kept losing their usefulness and the cost of out-sourcing some […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee A strong surge in real estate transactions, new commercial and residential construction and rising housing prices should generate a $3-plus billion increase in property tax revenues for schools and local governments during the current fiscal year. Local property tax assessors closed their books on June 30 and are reporting valuation […]
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A chimney fire in Dollar Point on Tuesday night was contained to the roofline. With temps in the 30s the past couple nights, people have been warming their homes with fires. The full-time residents were not injured in the blaze that started about 8:30pm July 11. “It’s a good idea to get your chimney cleaned […]
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A 57-year-old Truckee woman who died in her sleep may have succumbed to injuries from a bike accident. Zoe King was pronounced dead at 5:14 this morning. Jeremy Allen, the deceased’s boyfriend, told officers the two were riding bikes the night of July 11 on High Street when they collided. They reportedly got a ride […]
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By Ellen Knickmeyer and Juliet Williams, AP SACRAMENTO – Gov. Jerry Brown has launched a campaign to extend some of the most ambitious climate-change programs in the country and ensure his environmental legacy when he leaves office in two years. The centerpiece of the push is a cap-and-trade program that aims to reduce the use […]
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By Associated Press Officials in Nevada say they see broad horizons for the unmanned aerial systems industry following the posting of federal aviation rules designed for small drone aircraft. As one of six states picked in 2013 for Federal Aviation Administration-authorized testing — and the first in 2014 to be able to issue airworthiness certificates […]
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By Associated Press Data from the World Bank show that California’s economy was equivalent to the sixth largest in the world last year. The World Bank’s annual rankings of countries’ gross domestic products, released on Friday, confirm an analysis published last month by the California Department of Finance. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported […]
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By KOLO-TV A crash on Highway 140 north of Winnemucca killed two Bureau of Land Management firefighters and sent a third to a hospital Sunday. The driver of the BLM fire truck was 27-year-old Jacob O’Malley of Zephyr Cove, according to the BLM. The right front passenger was 22-year-old Will Hawkins of Reno. Both men […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Some Nevadans are pushing the federal government to transfer more public acreage to state control, but history suggests past management of these lands by those entrusted with their care was mired in corruption. The current push for a transfer is underway because about 85 percent of […]
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