By Kathryn Reed A strong police presence was seen throughout various parts of South Lake Tahoe earlier this week. Thirteen police dogs and their handlers from about a half dozen California law enforcement agencies were in town for an advanced training course March 4-6. South Lake Tahoe Police Department’s two dogs participated, too. This is […]
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An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen Thursday from the El Dorado County Savings Bank in South Lake Tahoe. A man passed a note to the teller at 2:06pm March 7 that demanded the money. No weapon was visible. He fled the Lake Tahoe Boulevard bank on foot. The suspect is on video walking down […]
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By Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Federal officials warned Tuesday that “nightmare bacteria” — including the deadly superbug that struck a National Institutes of Health facility two years ago — are increasingly resistant to even the strongest antibiotics, posing a growing threat to hospitals and nursing homes nationwide. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for […]
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By Kathryn Reed With the Factory Stores at the Y signing a multi-year lease agreement with Big 5 Sporting Goods, the South Lake Tahoe center may be able to find solid financial ground. “I’m still in negotiations with the bank and trying to get a loan modification. Certainly the Big 5 lease helps me. But […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Vail Resorts on Wednesday announced visitation was climbing at its stable of nine ski areas, with net income jumping 30 percent during its second fiscal quarter, which ended Jan. 31. Profits rose to $60.6 million as resort revenue reached $408.3 million, up 12.1 percent from the same quarter last year. […]
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By Cynthia Hubert and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee RENO – They stood in the crisp morning air clutching Red Bulls and bearing arms: Bushmaster rifles poking from backpacks, HK pistols nestled in cases, Colt semi-automatics propped on shoulders. Thousands of people, many from California and some toting unloaded guns for sale, waited in line for […]
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By Jad Mouawad, New York Times The Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday that it would allow airplane passengers to bring pocketknives, golf clubs and other sports items aboard in carry-on bags, loosening some of the restrictions created after the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The agency said the new rules, which align with international standards, […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — While it’s easy to quip that state government should be more efficient, actually finding the savings is another matter. An annual report shows state employees found a little less than $10,000 in savings under a program launched last year that rewards employees for cost-saving ideas. Of […]
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By Kathryn Reed For years, people on the South Shore have gathered to give voice to what they want their community to evolve into. Tuesday night was another opportunity to do more of the same. But it was also a chance to hear from a diverse group about how some of those ideas are now […]
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By Anne Knowles, Northern Nevada Business Weekly The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority wants to be in motion pictures — and it’s created a studio to help make it happen. The RSCVA has launched Film Reno Tahoe to market Reno, Lake Tahoe and other Northern Nevada locations for television and film production and to act […]
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