By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Republican regulars are relishing what they view as a return to normalcy after mainstream candidates defeated more conservative primary challengers in their struggle with tea party activists for control of Nevada’s GOP. Political analysts said it won’t be clear until November whether the results of Tuesday’s primary were driven […]
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Sierra Central Credit Union will be opening a branch in South Lake Tahoe in September. A company representative said they are hoping to hire four people locally. The branch will be located in the shopping center on the corner of Ski Run Boulevard and Highway 50. It will serve members acquired in the recent acquisition […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee More than 235 million people – visitors and residents alike – traveled within California in 2013, spending an all-time record of $109.6 billion, according to a report released by Visit California, the nonprofit that helps develop the state’s travel and tourism marketing programs. Visit California said last year’s travel-related spending […]
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By Denny Walsh and Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee High-flying developer Bart Wayne Volen pleaded guilty Thursday to three felonies in connection with a scheme that prosecutors say looted between $17 million and $19 million from the owners of Thunder Valley Casino near Lincoln. Volen, 55, also agreed to pay restitution of at least $17 million […]
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Publisher’s note: This is this first of an occasional series of stories about the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. By Anne Knowles Last year’s room nights on the South Shore were worth celebrating. After more than a decade of declines, save for a minor uptick a few years ago, room […]
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By Justin Doom, Bloomberg Drought-stricken California has more than twice the water capacity needed to erase an annual deficit of more than 6 million acre-feet, through better conservation and management efforts, according to the Pacific Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Almost half of the potential 13.7 million acre-feet in savings could come from […]
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The November runoff for El Dorado County supervisor District 5 seat has changed. As of 5pm June 12 the top two vote getters are Sue Novasel and Kenny Curtzwiler. The top two will face each other in November. Novasel retains a resounding lead as she did on election day, June 3. She currently has 28.51 […]
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By Jim Kuhnhenn, AP WASHINGTON — Capping a rare instance of congressional compromise, President Obama signed a $12.3 billion water projects bill Tuesday, financing improvements ranging from a harbor expansion in Boston to flood control in Iowa and North Dakota. Obama praised the work of Democrats and Republicans and said he hoped it set a […]
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Power is expected to be out for many Northstar residents for the next few hours. A transformer blew and is not expected to be fixed until about 5pm June 11.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg Vera Johnson from Seattle is barely making do, let alone saving for retirement. “I try to remain in the present moment and not live in fear of the future,” said Johnson, who has neither retirement savings nor a college fund for her two children. “My property is underwater, the properties around […]
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