Another store is closing at the Y in South Lake Tahoe – Pier 1 Imports. Everything is expected to be gone by the end of June. When Pier 1 opened in fall 2005 the company signed a 10-year lease for the 10,795-square-foot building. Pier 1 sought out South Lake. The company at the time was on […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun A panel of medical marijuana advocates is calling for more research into how the plant works in treating various diseases and conditions. “Hundreds of thousands of people medicate every day using marijuana,” Brookings Institution scholar John Hudak said Wednesday during a symposium at UNLV’s Hank Greenspun School of Journalism […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools Jeremy Meyers has been sentenced to 110 days in jail. Meyers was arrested on driving under the influence charges twice in five months in 2015. He had earlier pleaded no contest to the first offense and last week pleaded guilty to the second. Sentencing on […]
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Twenty-two stolen vehicles were recovered on the West Slope of El Dorado County on Tuesday. Officers confiscated cars, trailers, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, travel trailers, construction equipment, weapons and ammunition from the Somerset property. Thirty-five officers from El Dorado and Sacramento counties along with the California Highway Patrol were involved with the May 25 seizure. No […]
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By Anjeanette Damon, Reno Gazette-Journal Because of a little noticed quirk in a decade-old state law, property tax revenue relied upon by local governments can’t grow along with the economy, a leading tax revenue analyst said Wednesday. The problem means the state’s largest and most stable tax revenue is not recovering along with the economy, putting continued stress on […]
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By Kathryn Reed Crews are working to clean up 4 gallons of diesel that spilled into a Tahoe Keys lagoon in South Lake Tahoe. The state Office of Emergency Services was contacted May 25 at 4:01pm, and by 5:11pm the spill had been contained. The wind kept it in the lagoon and did not take […]
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By Associated Press State officials today said Nevada gambling revenue was down more than 2 percent in April compared with last year. The Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday that the state’s casinos won $876 million in April. Revenue fell in the areas with the most gambling activity. Las Vegas Strip gambling revenue was down […]
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By Kathryn Reed Traffic isn’t a problem on the South Shore – at least not compared to what it was like years ago. Tim Fajen has been a valet since 1972, working most of the Stateline casinos in the last 40-plus years. In the 1970s there could be 700 cars a day to park at […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun A conservative group fighting for a repeal of a tax passed by the Nevada Legislature last session announced Wednesday that it is suspending its efforts. The move comes just two weeks after the Nevada Supreme Court threw out more than 20,000 signatures to get the repeal on the ballot after […]
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By Art Marroquin, Las Vegas Review-Journal Making room for bicyclists, the potential impact of recreational marijuana and cellphone use while driving are among hot-button transportation topics that could be discussed when the Legislature meets in February, several Nevada lawmakers said Tuesday. The aim, they said, is to create laws that will bring the 326 fatalities […]
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