By Kathryn Reed California and Nevada had decided to play nice and stop with the talk of withdrawing from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Near identical press releases were sent out from both governors’ offices Tuesday afternoon saying they have reached a compromise. “This agreement renews our commitment to work together to do what’s best […]
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By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun Ask Bill Wadleigh about serendipity in the slot business, and he’ll say it’s sometimes as simple as spinning the wheel of a toy car. That’s how the game designer came up with a spinning bonus graphic for his forthcoming NASCAR game. “We’ll just make a tire a wheel,” Wadleigh […]
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Updated: May 14 9:25am El Dorado County sheriff’s officials have confirmed the body found in Strawberry is that of Sheri Renstrom. No cause of death has been determined Sheriff’s Lt. Pete Van Arnum told Lake Tahoe News there was no sign of trauma to the body and that the coroner is waiting for blood toxicology […]
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Tahoe Valley Elementary School will be closed today because of a water pump failure. It is too soon to know if the closure will be for more than Tuesday. Updates will be available on Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s website. All other schools in the district are open. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed One of the people to be honored this week at the annual South Lake Tahoe police awards ceremony is the man who was instrumental in helping save the life of Adam Rose and apprehend Christine Whalen. Rose continues to struggle to heal from the devastating August 2012 accident in which he was […]
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By AP A man driving a BMW led California Highway Patrol officers on a wild high-speed chase on Interstate 80 Monday afternoon, injuring two roadside workers as the car went airborne and landed upside down. The pursuit began about 1:40pm when an officer tried to pull the driver over for reckless driving on eastbound I-80 […]
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By Jason Q. Freed, HotelNewsNow.com If early indications ring true, it’s going to be a busy summer for hotels across the U.S. as both families and business travelers are expected to hit the road in droves. Several hoteliers reported to HotelNewsNow.com that advanced bookings are up dramatically year over year, backing up a new forecast […]
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By Kathryn Reed About a year into a change in how engines and ambulances are staffed by Lake Valley firefighters, the chief of the department says it’s working. “We don’t run out of fire engines because we have mutual aids. But frequently we run out of ambulances when things get busy,” Lake Valley Fire Chief […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is about to extend how long it will take to pay off the parking garage debt at Heavenly Village as it attempts to refinance the bonds so the overall payment is less. It’s not a straightforward transaction because the state Department of Finance is involved because the garage is […]
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By Kathryn Reed It is going to take longer than anticipated for Lake Tahoe Community College to be able to offer Nevada residents in the basin the same rate as Californians. But the end result may be a lower rate for Tahoe residents at Nevada colleges, too. Senate Bill 329 is still alive – it’s […]
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