Stateline’s gaming numbers for August were the bright spot for the state, with the win being 32.64 percent higher than a year ago at $28.4 million. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Sept. 26 released the numbers that show statewide the take was down 3.66 percent to $920.2 million. This was the first statewide drop since […]
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By Kitty Felde, KPCC Attention skiers: climate change means fewer trips to Tahoe this century. That’s the word from a first-time study by the Department of the Interior. Less snow also means additional challenges for storing water during drier months. According to the DOI’s Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins Climate Impact Assessment, the average temperature […]
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Updated 6:14pm: While the rain is welcome, it could also pose flooding risks to burned areas from the King Fire. El Dorado County officials say they have contingency plans in place to deal with flooding issues. As of this time, there have been no reports from the field of flooding, mudslides, or debris flows in the […]
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Updated 5:45pm: Thirty acres of terrain above Cascade Lake have burned, and the fire is holding despite the afternoon winds. The fire is burning in the Snow Lake area of the Desolation Wilderness near Emerald Bay. It started in the late afternoon Sept. 24. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but has been determined […]
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By Kathryn Reed How well do you know your friends? That was the overriding question this week as FBI Special Agent Scott Schofield spent two days at South Tahoe Middle School talking to students, faculty and parents about the dangers lurking on the Internet. It’s not just Facebook that is a problem. In fact, that […]
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By Ana Ley, Las Vegas Sun Two Supreme Court justices will show up on election ballots across Nevada this fall. Justices Mark Gibbons and Mary “Kris” Pickering are running unopposed and are virtually guaranteed of winning another six-year term. (Gibbons and Pickering declined to be interviewed for this story.) Here’s what you should know about […]
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Tahoe Douglas fire crews are busy on three events that don’t involve fire. A tree is partially blocking travel on Highway 50. It fell near Warrior Way in Zephyr Cove. Another tree also fell Thursday morning on Elks Club Drive. It is blocking access to Nevada Beach. Eric Guevin, spokesman for the department, told Lake […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the two candidates running for District 2 of the South Tahoe Public Utility District board the same questions. The answers are running in the order received by LTN. Name: Jeffrey “Shane” Romsos Profession/work experience: I’m currently a research scientist for Spatial Informatics Group – an environmental think tank specializing […]
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Updated 8:35pm: One of the more than 7,000 firefighters working the King Fire had to be airlifted out of the area on Sept. 24. KXTV is reporting the inmate firefighter was taken to Sutter Roseville Medical Center with unknown injuries after being hit by a tree limb while working the fire line. This is the fifth […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times Northern and Central California typically receive 30 percent to 40 percent of their precipitation over the next three months, but this year, forecasters say the upper two-thirds of the state can expect to miss out on much of that badly needed moisture. The lack of significant rain will mean […]
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