By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters When a bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment went on the market in October, the package consisted of 38 casinos, including Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys in Stateline. But those watching the sale have focused more on what isn’t being offered. Potential bidders for CEOC, a casino-operating unit of Caesars Entertainment […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Lamenting “the worst epidemic of tree mortality” in the state’s modern history, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday sought federal aid to remove dead trees from California forests and called for more controlled burns to reduce the risk of wildfire. The declaration, including a controversial exemption from environmental reviews, comes amid […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – El Nino is already here. Now it’s a matter of waiting to see what the ramifications of it will be to the greater Lake Tahoe area. This particular El Nino is on target to be comparable to 1982-83 and 1997-98 – the biggest ones in the last 100 years. […]
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By Tracy Rucinski and Tom Hals, Reuters Junior creditors of Caesars Entertainment launched a fresh attack against a top U.S. restructuring attorney, alleging that James Sprayregen of Kirkland & Ellis misled a judge and asking that the law firm be disqualified from parts of the casino group’s bankruptcy case. Jones Day, the junior bondholders’ law […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle Californians slashed their water use 26 percent in September, meeting Gov. Jerry Brown’s goal of a 25 percent reduction for the fourth straight month even as the specter of complacency rises with forecasts of drenching El Niño rains, according to state data released Friday. But state water officials, rather […]
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A 23-year-old ex-felon was arrested Thursday in connection to a shooting incident in South Lake Tahoe the night before. Jahem Barton, 23, of South Lake Tahoe was arrested Oct. 29 on charges of an ex-felon in possession of firearm ammunition and resisting arrest. On Oct. 28 several rounds were fired into a vehicle parked in […]
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By Ananya Bhattacharya, CNN Money This Thanksgiving, bargains will be at your fingertips — literally. For the first time, the majority of holiday shoppers will turn to their mobile phones to browse online retail sites this shopping season, according to Adobe’s new holiday shopping forecast. Mobile will account for almost a third of online sales. […]
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Money Sales at CVS were once again burned by the chain decision not to sell cigarettes. CVS Caremark reported that its general merchandise sales fell in the most recent quarter mainly as a result of its decision to pull cigarettes and other tobacco products from its shelves. due to their negative […]
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By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post Advocates are asking regulators to carefully scrutinize two massive health insurance mergers to make sure they won’t harm some of the most vulnerable people in the health care system: mentally ill people, who already struggle to get access to treatment in many places. The proposed mergers would turn the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a series of stories Lake Tahoe News will be running leading up to the 50th anniversary of South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. By Kathryn Reed June 11, 1989, started out like any other Sunday in the basin – sunny, blue sky, uneventful. Before it was over South Lake […]
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