While the state gaming numbers were good in August, the same cannot be said for Stateline. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Monday said statewide winnings were up 11.2 percent in August compared to the prior year. On the South Shore they were down 2.7 percent. The state win was $955 million; Stateline was $21 […]
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Lodging properties in 17 Western mountain resort destinations, including Lake Tahoe-Truckee, wrapped up the summer through August with a 5.5 percent increase in actual occupancy and a 6 percent increase for the past six months compared to 2012, according to the most recent data released by Denver-based DestiMetrics. The results are through Aug. 31. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County’s lone court commissioner is running for Superior Court judge. Dylan Sullivan, 47, started with the El Dorado County court system in September 2011 after having spent a number of years with the state Parole Board. Judge Daniel Proud is retiring, thus creating the vacancy. The primary will be in […]
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By Charlie Brennan, BoulderCamera On the last full day of his life, Todd Klarkowski stood in his house on Gilbert Street in Boulder and asked his common-law wife whether he should wear his prized and well-worn boots or his sneakers for an overnight business trip to California. “He was set in his ways. He’d ask […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee With a referendum looming over the California Legislature’s approval of a controversial Indian casino in Madera County, Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday that casino opponents are setting a bad precedent in what is likely to be a multimillion-dollar fight between casino interests. “I think this is a dispute about money, […]
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By Eric Whitney, NPR Tuesday is a big day for the White House. That’s when new open in every state, where people can buy the insurance the Affordable Care Act requires next year. They will also see if they qualify for new subsidies to help them afford it. The day will be met by both […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Saturation has arrived in the gaming industry and except for a few outposts — namely the state of Texas — there aren’t many places in the United States where a player can’t drive three hours or less to get to a casino, a panel of gaming industry executives […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The devastating Rim Fire around Yosemite National Park has now rekindled a fierce fight over salvage logging. Some want to speed commercial removal of the wrecked timber left behind by the fire that has burned over 257,000 Sierra Nevada acres since mid-August. Others caution about the consequences […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Transportation District expect to have their legal matters with MV Transportation resolved next week. The City Council on Oct. 1 is expected to ratify the settlement agreement that calls for the city to pay MV and South Tahoe Area Transit Authority $115,000. The money will come from […]
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By Kathryn Reed Drug use and abuse is nothing new in South Lake Tahoe. But there is a group in town that believes the status quo must go. The South Tahoe Drug Free Coalition secured a $150,000 federal grant for each of the next five years. The money will primarily go toward education and prevention. […]
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