While the statewide gaming win was slightly down in October, revenue fell dramatically in Stateline. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday said casinos across the state collected $954 million, which is down 2.6 percent from October 2012. On the South Shore gaming revenue fell 23 percent to $12 million from the previous year. Reno […]
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By AP Hunters have killed 14 black bears in Nevada so far this year. The Nevada Department of Wildlife says six have been killed west of Highway 395 since the season began Sept. 15. The agency this year excluded the Lake Tahoe Basin and along popular hiking trails on Mount Rose Summit from the hunt […]
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By Kathryn Reed People have plenty of ideas how the 150,000 acres in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service should be managed. The agency received about 18,500 comments on the environmental document for the Forest Plan. While wilderness areas and snowmobiling were some of the more contentious issues during public […]
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Power is out in the Bijou area of South Lake Tahoe because a vehicle rammed a pole on Fairway Avenue this evening. Sgt. Jeff Regan told Lake Tahoe News the pole was splintered and will have to be replaced. Liberty Utilities did not have an estimated time of when the electricity will be back on […]
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By Kathryn Reed The group of South Lake Tahoe residents who want paid parking to go before the voters was handed a setback when the city attorney said he could not write a ballot title and summary. “At this time the Tahoe4Tahoe committee is exploring their options for a legal challenge to the city’s rejection […]
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By Karen E. Klein, Bloomberg California’s tourism businesses are cashing in on growth across the Pacific: China became the state’s No. 1 overseas visitor market last year, overtaking the U.K. In 2012 an estimated 677,000 Chinese tourists spent almost $2 billion in California, a 31 percent increase over 2011. The numbers are on track to […]
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It pays well to be an El Dorado County elected official and in 2015 it’s going to be even more profitable. The Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18 agreed to revise the salaries of seven elected officials. The changes are effective with the terms beginning January 2015 or thereafter. These will be new salaries: Position […]
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By Tiffany Hsu, Los Angeles Times As the hardiest of shoppers prepare for the annual Black Friday consumption frenzy, many are convinced it’s their one shot at a great deal. But “that’s not even close to the truth,” said Matthew Ong, senior retail analyst at online personal finance company NerdWallet Inc. Bargain hunters can — […]
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By CBS-13 SOMERSET -– There is more potential trouble for an El Dorado County supervisor who’s already facing several felony charges. Fire investigators are now looking into how the fire started last week on Ray Nutting’s property and burned out of control. The blaze broke out Friday afternoon on land owned by Nutting, which is […]
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By Kathryn Reed Garbage removal on the South Shore isn’t like a lot of other places. Depending on the customer this is a good or bad thing. This fall South Tahoe Refuse sent postcards to people saying, “Do not purchase totes.” These are the receptacles that have handles that attach to a garbage truck and […]
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