A fire in the electrical room at Harveys has the Mountain Tower of the hotel-casino in the dark. Tahoe Douglas firefighters were able to contain the Friday night fire to the area where it started. “NV Energy is on site and people are in the dark,” Eric Guevin, fire marshal with Tahoe Douglas, told Lake […]
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By Michael Melia, AP MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — For gamblers skilled at counting cards, it can be especially risky to play at America’s tribal casinos: Those who have gotten caught tell stories of seized winnings, wrongful detentions, or worse. Casino bosses everywhere have ways of making so-called “advantage players” feel unwelcome, regularly tossing and blacklisting them. […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN — The Douglas County Commission has denied another application for a solar facility in Carson Valley. Citing too many unknowns about the project, and a few surprises, the commissioners on July 2 unanimously rejected the application by Greenstone Renewables to build a 260-acre, 20 megawatt solar plant on Muller Lane. “We’re […]
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By Fenit Nirappil, AP California’s drought-stricken cities set a record for water conservation, reducing usage 29 percent in May, according to data released by a state agency Wednesday. Regulators hope the savings will last through summer as California communities are under order to cut water use by 25 percent compared to 2013 levels. Gov. Jerry […]
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A 21-year-old man from Illinois died Wednesday at Angora Lakes. Cameron Gillen, 21, Libertyville, Ill., was diving off the cliffs at the lake about 6pm July 1. There are three normal areas where people dive. Gillen went up higher, according to El Dorado County sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Seligsohn. “This young man went to the highest […]
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Updated 10:55pm: The Washington Fire’s perimeter is 90 percent contained, at 17,790 acres; full containment expected by July 31. By Susan Wood Fire officials evaluated the response timeline of the 2-week-old Markleeville-area blaze that spread rapidly in a wind-driven 24-hour period and found good news and bad news in their assessment. The good news: The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Most fatalities involving a vehicle in South Lake Tahoe are the result of a bicyclist or pedestrian being hit, not cars crashing into each other. The police department is in the preliminary stages of building a campaign to make people more aware of others who are on the road. The Lake Tahoe […]
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By Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times The lawsuits hit the courts within days of the state mailing notices to some Central Valley irrigation districts: They were to stop diverting from rivers and streams because there wasn’t enough water to go around. Unsurprising as the move may be in this fourth year of drought, to the […]
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By Tracy Seipel and Jessica Calefati, Contra Costa Times SACRAMENTO — In a historic decision that could reverberate nationwide, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed a bill mandating that almost all California schoolchildren be fully vaccinated, regardless of their parents’ personal or religious beliefs. By signing Senate Bill 277 into law, Brown pushed the Golden […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Collaboration. That is what has allowed public and private entities in the Lake Tahoe Basin to get things done. Various speakers pointed this out last week at the annual Western Governors’ Association confab. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, the outgoing chair of the group, said how collaboration is necessary for […]
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