By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Nevada is an important state for 2016 presidential candidates, and the casino lobby is trying to make sure its industry is considered important too. Geoff Freeman, president of the American Gaming Association, recently sent a letter to candidates arguing that because Nevada is a key battleground state, presidential hopefuls […]
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By Javier Panzar, Los Angeles Times The demographers agreed: at some point in 2014, Latinos would pass whites as the largest ethnic group in California. Determining when exactly that milestone would occur was more of a tricky question. Counting people isn’t like counting movie ticket receipts. The official confirmation had to wait until new population […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is on its way to returning to its primary focus — dealing with all things related to fire. The City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to make this happen. Lake Valley Fire is poised to be the provider of all ambulance services in El Dorado County on […]
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By Los Angeles Times Gasoline sold in California costs more than in the rest of the U.S. — sometimes dramatically so. That’s because the Golden State’s market is isolated from outside fuel suppliers that might moderate prices. The fuel market here is an economic island, and occasionally circumstances combine to make California’s gasoline even pricier […]
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Four people were caught for allegedly driving drunk on July 4 in the DUI checkpoint on Spooner Summit. The event had 2,021 vehicles pass through the checkpoint from approximately 2:30-8:15pm. There were 22 drivers that went to a secondary screening which found four people under the influence of alcohol and or drugs. Three were arrested on […]
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A 21-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle collision Sunday night. The woman was a passenger on the motorcycle. Names of the three people involved in the accident are not being released pending notification of family. The woman died at Renown Medical Center in Reno. The man driving a […]
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By Coral Davenport, New York Times FOLSOM — Drew Lessard stood on top of Folsom Dam and gazed at the Sierra Nevada, which in late spring usually gushes enough melting snow into the reservoir to provide water for a million people. But the mountains were bare, and the snowpack to date remains the lowest on […]
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Nearly 300 volunteers on July 5 picked up 1,600 pounds of trash, including 5,266 pieces of plastic such as caps, bottles, utensils, and straws. During the League to Save Lake Tahoe’s post-Independence Day cleanup, volunteers and staff catalogued debris collected from more than 4.5 miles of Tahoe’s shoreline, finding, for example 4,053 cigarette butts. Each year, more […]
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An El Dorado County was arrested on Fourth of July for allegedly assaulting a sheriff’s deputy among other charges. The deputy, whose name has not been released, heard what sounded like fireworks near the El Dorado Hills branch of the El Dorado County Library at 11pm July 4. The deputy located several people lighting and shooting off […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — On paper and with high-profile projects rising from the Nevada desert, the state’s economic recovery is in full swing. The jobless rate is down and companies are moving to the region, all good news for a state hit hard by the Great Recession. But a new […]
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