By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Online pokers players may have hit the equivalent of a royal flush Tuesday. Caesars Interactive Entertainment, a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corp. and the owner of wsop.com — the online outlet of the World Series of Poker — on Tuesday introduced its first competition between residents of […]
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Publisher’s note: Four people are running for the position of sheriff of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Their profiles will run May 4 and May 5. Name: Dan Coverley Age: 48 years old Occupation: I am the administration captain with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. My office is in Stateline in the judicial building. What groups, […]
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Publisher’s note: Four people are running for the position of sheriff of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Their profiles will run May 4 and May 5. Name: Joe Duffy Age: 48 Occupation: Patrol division captain, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office What groups, nonprofits, other civic involvement are you part of outside of work?: I am the first […]
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By Associated Press A California Supreme Court ruling that would limit businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors who aren’t eligible for certain benefits and employment protections was hailed as a big victory for labor and could shake up the state’s so-called gig economy. The unanimous ruling Monday in a case involving package delivery drivers […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal A comprehensive written plan to prevent sexual harassment may soon be required of Nevada’s gaming licensees. The state Gaming Control Board will conduct a public regulation workshop Thursday at 1:30 p.m., to consider a 2½-page amendment to Regulation 5. The regulation encompasses the rules that spell out operations […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the interim city manager position was on two agendas of the South Lake Tahoe City Council this week, no one has been hired to do the job. Six people initially applied for the position, with three backing out before there were interviews on April 30 during the special council meeting. At […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The death of a security service employee whose vehicle was found submerged in water near a Sacramento Municipal Utility District powerhouse in El Dorado County is under investigation. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by security service personnel about 11:15pm Tuesday regarding a distress call from one of […]
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By Kathryn Reed When it comes to vacation home rentals, baby steps by El Dorado County officials are not enough for many who for years have been annoyed by visitors making a raucous in their neighborhoods. At the same time, several others don’t want to follow in the steps of South Lake Tahoe where $2,000 […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers are trying to find a driver involved in a hit and run accident at the Raley’s center at the Y. On April 30 at approximately 3:30pm a white Cadillac SUV was struck by a silver Dodge Charger. The Charger left the scene and the driver was not identified, according to […]
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Flames were shooting 70 feet in the air when South Lake Tahoe firefighters arrived Wednesday morning to a structure fire. What at first looked like multiple houses on fires turned out to be large sheds. “We found a large body of fire between three different homes,” Battalion Chief Jim Drennan told Lake Tahoe News. He […]
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