The parent company of Caesars Entertainment is about to have a larger role in Lake Tahoe. Apollo Global Management LLC is acquiring Diamond Resorts International Inc. for nearly $2.2 billion. Apollo is paying $30.25 per share. Diamond Resorts operates the timeshare Lake Tahoe Vacation Resort at Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe. “We look […]
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Updated 8:45pm: A South Lake Tahoe man is behind bars for allegedly robbing the El Dorado Savings Bank in South Lake Tahoe on Friday afternoon. Gabriel Antonio Evans, 36, was arrested at his residence in the 3000 block of Riverside Avenue at 7:45pm July 1. Due to Evan’s past violent criminal history, the SWAT team was called […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Nevada Division of Tourism will spend $200,000 to sponsor six events — four in Northern Nevada and two in Southern Nevada — to generate tourism in the state. The Nevada Commission on Tourism voted unanimously Wednesday to spend $50,000 each to assist the National Championship Air Races […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal It’s about to get more difficult for careless Lake Tahoe selfie-seekers to strike a pose with their second favorite subjects. That’s because a private, non-profit organization is raising cash to upgrade a South Shore boardwalk that’s seen a swarm of selfie-shooters seeking shots with local bears. The Tahoe Fund, an organization that […]
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Marshall Medical Center in Placerville must pay $5.5 million in fines for defrauding Medicare, Tricare and Medicaid. The settlement announced June 30 resolves the allegations that the West Slope health care organization submitted false Medicare and Medi-Cal bills. Also named in the suit were Marshall Foundation for Community Health, El Dorado Hematology & Medical Oncology […]
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The Trailhead Fire has burned 2,161 acres, most of which are in El Dorado County. It remains at 12 percent containment. Nearly 2,600 structures are still in the path of the blaze that started June 28. It is burning in the middle fork of the American River canyon. The fire became more active Thursday as […]
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South Lake Tahoe police are looking for a local woman who has been missing since June 29. Officers have labeled Jeanette Marie Chapman at-risk because they believe she is not taking her medication for mental health issues. She is 52, 5-feet-6, 285 pounds, has blue eyes and blonde hair. Anyone with information is asked to call […]
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By Jessica Garcia, Reno Gazette-Journal Resident, commercial and industrial electric customers of NV Energy will experience the sixth consecutive quarterly price decrease effective Friday. The overall electric price decrease is 1.97 percent. Natural gas residential, commercial and industrial customers experienced an overall gas decrease of 9.17 percent. These costs are associated with fuel used in power […]
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By Susan Wood GARDNERVILLE – Douglas County appears in adequate shape according to those who man the coffers, but it has a long way to go in returning to the pre-recession banner years in which revenues were more vertical. That said, diversity may be just what the Nevada county surrounding highways 395 and 50 needs […]
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Crews are a quarter of the way finished with the overhaul of Cave Rock on Highway 50. Work will continue through the holiday weekend. Nevada Department of Transportation is constructing an approximately 60-foot long and 27-foot tall tunnel extension of the westbound, lakeside Cave Rock tunnel to enhance safety and reduce the potential of rock fall […]
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