By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Monday it’s selling four properties — three on the Strip and Harrah’s New Orleans — to its Caesars Growth Partners subsidiary for $2.2 billion. The transaction, which the company said in a statement will result in cash proceeds of $1.8 billion, will allow Caesars Entertainment […]
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By Kathryn Reed SnowGlobe promoters want a multi-year contract and for the city to pony up more money. The South Lake Tahoe City Council on March 4 will talk about whether the reported $6 million the three-day music festival brings into the region is worth the trade-offs. 2013 was the third year the event has […]
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By Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post The recession was hard on California’s rainy-day fund. By the end of the 2006 fiscal year, California’s reserves ranked 25th among states —- enough saved up to keep the state running for 43 days. Today, it’s ranked 48th, with enough to fund just over three days, according to the Pew […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Drones, once known as weapons of war, are undergoing a dramatic makeover as a hot new business tool in the sky. But, as with unmanned military craft, domestic drones are prompting concerns over safety and privacy. No agency tracks how many drones are now buzzing overhead. But it’s likely hundreds […]
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By Molly K. Hooper and Jasmine Sachar, The Hill Republican lawmakers in Congress are lukewarm on a conservative-backed proposal to split California into six states. Republicans from the Golden State say they are watching conservative venture capitalist Tim Draper’s effort with “great interest.” But few are endorsing it. In a recent survey of the California […]
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A rabid skunk has been found in a residential and commercial area of Pollock Pines. The skunk was found in the 2900 block of Fir Drive in Pollock Pines on Feb. 21. The skunk, which exhibited highly aggressive behavior, entered the yard of a resident and came into contact with three dogs. Animal services was […]
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By Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed into law a $687 million drought-relief package to deal with a water shortage he has called the worst in the state’s modern history. The legislation is intended to help residents, farmers and local communities, in part by tapping voter-approved bond money. It includes measures to […]
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By Daniel Rothman, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — With a Syrian chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1,000 civilians, violent crackdowns against protesters in Turkey and Ukraine and a string of anti-gay laws from Russia to Uganda, human rights abuses last year ranked among the worst in years, the State Department concluded Thursday in […]
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By Bill Kingman and Kathryn Reed The worst plane crash in Lake Tahoe’s history was 50 years ago on March 1, 1964, when all 85 people on board the Paradise Airlines flight died. They were coming from the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe Airport, then known as Tahoe Valley Airport, in South Lake Tahoe when […]
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By Melissa Korn, Wall Street Journal Stephen Robert Morse was a candidate for a communications job when the recruiter told him to be ready to discuss his SAT score in a coming interview. Morse, 28, said he was “shocked” that a potential boss would be interested in the results of a test he took more […]
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