By Joshua Jamerson, Dow Jones Newswires Vail Resorts Inc. reported better-than-expected revenue and profit in its latest quarter and boosted its quarterly dividend, as the ski-resort operator benefited from more visitors and steeper prices. The results came amid a rebound at its three Tahoe properties, solid growth at its Colorado operations and double-digit growth at its […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Refuse hopes to have its green waste program revamped by this spring when people start to clean their yards after winter. “It will be expanded to get a higher diversion percentage,” John Marchini with the South Lake Tahoe garbage company told Lake Tahoe News. The company is still working out […]
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By Kathryn Reed A private beach for Lake Tahoe Ritz-Carlton guests is close to becoming a reality. The resort has secured the property in Tahoe Vista on which it plans to build a clubhouse of sorts this summer that would be available only for guests of the Truckee hotel. “It is something we have been […]
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A Reno man died Sunday while skiing at Mount Rose ski resort. Ski patrollers were unable to revive Luke Solum, 43, when they found him just after 2pm March 6 on the Galena run. The cause of death is under investigation because it did not appear he ran into anything. — Lake Tahoe News staff […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tahoe Wellness Cooperative owner Cody Bass and a group of investors are about to be the owners of the property that houses the medical marijuana collective. Bass is in escrow with Patty Olson, who for years has owned that strip of land in the Bijou Center. The corporation that was formed to […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Refuse is stockpiling some of its recyclables in hopes the market changes so the value for them goes up. Large bales of plastic are worth about $112, while a year ago they went for $230. “The price we are receiving (for plastic) has significantly dropped – over 50 percent in […]
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By Paul Rogers This weekend’s soaking rains delivered just what drought-weary Northern California needed: billions of gallons of water pouring into the state’s major reservoirs — and more predicted for later this week. With rain totals reaching 10 inches or more in some mountain areas, 46 of the largest reservoirs in California, closely tracked by […]
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Nearly 10 years after shooting a man to death in El Dorado County, Eric Mehlmauer this month admitted to having committed the crime and will be going to prison for 10 years. Tobias Kaiser and Mehlmauer were roommates in Fair Play. They were arguing about the theft of personal property that escalated into the shooting […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Truckee Donner Public Utility District, a consultant team, and a Plug-in Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council have partnered to accelerate the ability for electric vehicles to refuel in the Tahoe-Truckee region. According to TRPA: Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) have the potential to dramatically reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and increase energy independence. The success of […]
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