By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Proponents of gun owner background checks say they’re submitting almost 250,000 signatures to Clark County election officials for a Nevada ballot measure to strengthen screening and reporting of weapon purchases. Nevadans for Background Checks spokeswoman Kayla Keller says the organization will hand in on Wednesday well more than twice […]
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By Laura J. Keller, Bloomberg Caesars Entertainment Corp. reached an agreement with key senior creditors on the outline of a debt restructuring plan that includes a prearranged bankruptcy for its largest unit as soon as January, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations. Under the plan being negotiated by first-lien bondholders including Paul […]
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Truckee police and fire units are at Joerger Drive for a possible chemical spill. They are assessing the involved chemicals, but no evacuations have been ordered. The road is expected to be closed until 11am Thursday. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Backers of a drive to legalize and tax marijuana in Nevada say they’re turning in almost 200,000 signatures supporting their measure. Democratic state Sen. Richard “Tick” Segerblom and Joe Brezny of the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association say they’ll turn in petitions Wednesday morning at the Clark County Elections Department […]
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By Kathryn Reed Whether people want a loop road around the Stateline casinos or not isn’t the question. The questions are what do they want it to look like and where should the roads go? This isn’t to say realigning Highway 50 on the South Shore is a done deal. It isn’t by a long […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee Joe Farrow had it right Wednesday morning when he said, “Everybody in this room knows we have an issue to work on. A big issue.” The CHP commissioner uttered those words before kicking off a five-hour meeting to talk about mental-health training for police. More then 100 experts and advocates, […]
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El Dorado County Elections Department on Nov. 12 released new numbers from the Nov. 4 election. This is not the final count. Provisional ballots have not been counted. Here are the numbers for South Lake Tahoe City Council, with the top three being elected: Wendy David –1,676 votes Tom Davis — 1,409 Austin Sass — […]
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By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times Americans recently passed a milestone when federal officials reported that water use across the nation had reached its lowest level in more than 45 years: good news for the environment, great news in times of drought and a major victory for conservation. What was surprising in the U.S. Geological […]
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Arrest warrants have been issued for three people believed to be connected to a string of burglaries in Truckee dating to 2013. In late 2013 and into the early 2014, Truckee experienced an increase in residential burglaries. Evidence was submitted to the state Department of Justice in Sacramento for additional forensic analysis. All burglaries were […]
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An electrical fire caused damage to house in Meyers on Nov. 9. Firefighters responded to the Nottaway residence about 3:30pm Sunday. “It was later determined that the fire started in the kitchen and was accidental/electrical in nature,” Leona Allen, spokeswoman for Lake Valley Fire Department, told Lake Tahoe News. “The loss value is still being […]
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