By Steven Church, BloombergBusiness Caesars Entertainment Corp. is at a $2 billion impasse with creditors it hopes will help keep it from sliding into bankruptcy alongside its operating unit, two people familiar with the negotiations said. The casino company and a committee of junior bondholders haven’t had substantive talks since last month, said the people, […]
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The federal government has OK’d the potential use of aquatic pesticides at Lake Tahoe. The decision affects the entire Lahontan Regional Water Board jurisdiction, which is a large swath of California running from the north to south. The Lahontan board of directors in December 2011 had sought the amendment to the Basin Plan so these […]
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By Kathryn Reed By this time next year the outdated Factory Stores at the Y in South Lake Tahoe is expected to have been converted into the modern Crossing at Tahoe Valley. Sutter Capital Group based in Sacramento in January expected to infuse $1 million into the parcel at the corner of highways 50 and […]
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Updated 8:23pm: A man who reportedly assaulted a woman last week has contacted an attorney who in turn is working with South Lake Tahoe police to arrange a surrender of his client. “As this case is still under investigation and no culpability has yet been established to the point of developing probable cause to make […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Refuse customers are divided when it comes to whether they would like to stick with the blue bag recycling program or have a garbage can dedicated to such goods. The garbage company that services the South Shore of Lake Tahoe on both sides of the state line asked customer to […]
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A short pursuit early Thursday morning ended with the arrest of a Portola man on domestic violence charges. Officers were called to the 12000 block of Greenwood Drive in Truckee about 3am Sept. 24 because of a dispute between a man and woman in the middle of the road. Officers said David Johnson, 52, […]
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The two people found dead in a Truckee hotel room have been identified as a couple from Hollister. Police do not believe foul play was involved, but the cause of death has not been determined. Authorities are waiting for toxicology reports, which could take 10 weeks. The bodies of Linda Marsh, 63, and Anthony Marsh, […]
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By Amy Quinton, Capital Public Radio The U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station won’t let forest ecologist Malcolm North talk about the study he authored in the journal Science. The agency even unsuccesfully requested that Science editors hold the article or remove North’s name and affiliation from the peer-reviewed study. The paper “Reform Forest Fire […]
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South Lake Tahoe firefighters were busy with two fires on Wednesday. The first was a stove fire on Eloise Avenue on the night of Sept. 23. A neighbor alerted emergency personnel about the smoke. Firefighters said a resident had fallen asleep with food left cooking. Damage was minor and there were no injuries. Close to […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Is it a campground or is it a resort? Is it enhancing or hurting existing recreation? Is it a precursor for future development on the ridge? Is it precedent setting? Will it add to already heavy traffic on the North Shore? These are just a few of the many […]
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