Firefighters spent part of today fighting two small wildland fires. The first was reported about 10am June 8 at Incline Lake. It burned about one-quarter of an acre. The cause is under investigation, but is presumed to be human caused because there has been no lightning. The U.S. Forest Service and North Lake Tahoe Fire […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal There’s an adage in politics that says if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. During Nevada’s recent legislative session, that message applied to coyotes and mountain lions as much as it did to lobbyists, at least when it came to Assembly Bill 78. The bill started life […]
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By Kevin Freking, AP WASHINGTON — Drought has killed about 12 million trees in California’s national forests. In the Rocky Mountain region, an epidemic of pine beetles has damaged trees over a stretch of 32 million acres. Altogether, up to 40 percent of the entire national forest system is in need of treatment to reduce […]
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By Ben Miller, Denver Business Journal Lift ticket revenue grew by more than 13 percent at Vail Resorts Inc. in the third quarter. But the company still missed analysts’ expectations. Broomfield, Colo.-based Vail reported third-quarter total revenue grew to $579.3 million, and earnings were $3.56 per diluted share, from total revenue of $543 million, and […]
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A hot tub in Stateline is no longer usable because of an early morning fire today. “The skirting of the hot tub burned, the fiberglass melted and the cover burned up,” Eric Guevin, fire marshal with Tahoe Douglas Fire, told Lake Tahoe News. The flames reached the house, but firefighters were able to quickly douse […]
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By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee California court officials plan to let those with traffic tickets across the state appear in court without paying up front. The new rule, expected to win approval from the state Judicial Council at a special telephone meeting Monday, is viewed by policymakers as a preliminary move in a broader effort […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — A few pennies here, a couple of dollars — or millions — there. From higher cigarette taxes, entertainment levies and the state’s first gross receipts tax on commerce, Nevada businesses and residents will pay more under tax measures approved by the 2015 Legislature to fund Gov. […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee A proposed expansion of Squaw Valley USA would create “significant and unavoidable” effects on scenery, noise and traffic at the mountain resort near Lake Tahoe, according to a draft Placer County report released last month. In a project expected to take 25 years to complete, Colorado-based KSL Capital Partners LLC […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun The national casino industry and its allies in Congress are trying to send a message to the IRS: Lowering the threshold for reporting slot winnings is a bad idea. Geoff Freeman, president of the Washington, D.C.-based American Gaming Association, said in a conference call today that about 13,000 people […]
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By Associated Press Nevada’s state wiretap law was written before wireless devices came into everyday use. But a state Supreme Court panel says it still gives police access to cellphone calls and text messages. The ruling Thursday by a three-justice panel means police can continue to seek and obtain court warrants to intercept calls and […]
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