By Associated Press CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers have approved a measure requiring all Nevada Highway Patrol troopers to wear portable body cameras by 2016. Assembly members voted to approve SB111 on Monday, and the measure now goes to Gov. Brian Sandoval for approval. The measure is sponsored by Democratic Sen. Aaron Ford and transfers […]
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By Associated Press STATELINE — A Lake Tahoe casino employee has been arrested on suspicion of theft after police said he made off with a bundle of $100 bills totaling $10,000 that had been accidentally dropped by a gambler. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies say the gambler had won $70,000 and was walking to an elevator […]
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An armed ex-convict and two others were arrested early June 1 near the state line. What started as a noise complaint at two rooms of the Big Pine Mountain House on Cedar Avenue ended with three arrests, about 1 ounce of cocaine being confiscated, along with scales and packaging material, and a .40-caliber handgun with […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal Can you use a rain barrel to collect water in Nevada? Short answer: No. Full answer: During spates of rain as we’ve had recently, the topic of rain barrels comes up. These are what they sound like: a barrel that you collect rain or other precipitation so that you can […]
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By Kathryn Reed Various law enforcement agencies descended upon Tahoe Wellness Cooperative on Monday afternoon. Search warrants were executed June 1 at the marijuana collective and at owner Cody Bass’ home in South Lake Tahoe. “A lot of evidence was taken that needs to be reviewed and audited before a decision is made (about any […]
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By Andrew Donohue and Bernice Yeung, Reveal California continues to allow one of agriculture’s most popular and potent chemicals to be used under rules its own toxicologists have said aren’t scientifically sound. As a result, residents in farming counties such as Kern, Fresno and San Joaquin are being put at a higher risk of cancer […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal The general counsel for Caesars Entertainment Corp. told the Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday the casino company was going through a “painstaking” process to determine how its bankrupt division can restore lost retirement and deferred compensation payments to current and former employees. The issue came up during a routine […]
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By Anne Knowles Large commercial development projects around Lake Tahoe are moving along unchanged in the midst of a historic drought. Squaw Valley’s proposed 94-acre hotel, condo, timeshare and recreation area, Edgewood Tahoe’s 154-room lodge, and the Chateau’s multiphase retail and hotel project at Stateline are all on track. A fourth project, Homewood Mountain Resort’s […]
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By Steve Tetreult, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — The Department of Interior on Thursday proposed added controls across 17 million acres in rural Nevada and northeastern California to preserve habitat and avoid an endangered species listing for the imperiled sage grouse. Solar and wind energy development would be excluded or subject to added scrutiny across […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP ATLANTIC CITY — Internet gambling is off to a slow start in the United States, with banks hesitant to handle credit card payments for online bets and some politicians and casino moguls pushing to ban it, but there remains potential for great growth, participants in a major gambling conference agreed Wednesday. […]
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