By Kathryn Reed It’s beginning to feel and sound a little like flu season. “Although seasonal influenza seems to be hitting other parts of the country early this year, we have had very low rates of influenza so far in Tahoe,” Greg Bergner, physician at Barton Urgent Care, told Lake Tahoe News. The Centers for […]
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By Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller announced last week he is seeking legislation in the 2013 session aimed at curbing the potential for voter fraud by including photographs of registered voters at polling places on election day. Miller said his proposal is not a voter identification measure. Instead it […]
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By Ed Sealover, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts Inc. has entered into agreements to buy two Midwestern ski resorts, making the Broomfield, Colo.-based company’s cache of out-of-state resorts larger than its in-state collection for the first time. The company that owns and operates Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in California, and the Vail, Keystone, Breckenridge and […]
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A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against South Lake Tahoe resident Mark E. Leung. The 58-year-old is accused of wire fraud, mail fraud, and making a false statement to obtain federal workers’ compensation. Leung worked for the U.S. Postal Service until 1987. At that time he claimed he sustained a work-related injury. […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun With only a few weeks left in the congressional session, it’s do-or-die time for two years’ worth of bills Nevada lawmakers have filed to fix local problems that need federal attention. There are pending bills to free up federal lands for mining and declare other sections of the state […]
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By KOLO-TV KOLO 8 News has been in contact with family of Roderick Clifton, one of two people missing in the Sierra since last Thursday. His brother-in-law first informed KOLO 8 News Now that the couple Clifton and Paula Lane of Gardnerville had been found right around 8:30pm Wednesday. At 10pm he called our newsroom […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun The online unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp. of Las Vegas today was recommended for licensure as an online intrastate poker operator in Nevada. At a meeting in Carson City, the State Gaming Control Board voted to recommend a license for Caesars to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The commission could […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Toy and electronics stores weren’t the only businesses racking up big sales numbers on Black Friday. For area gun shops, the weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the busiest of the year. They saw even more sales this year after the re-election of President Obama, continuing a trend that […]
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By Motoko Rich, New York Times The school day and year are about to get longer in 10 school districts in five states, where schools will add up to 300 hours to their calendars starting next fall. In an effort to help underperforming students catch up on standardized tests and give them more opportunities for […]
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By Kathryn Reed Going to 12-hour shifts was supposed to put more officers on the streets of South Lake Tahoe on weekend nights during times when crime more often occurs. That hasn’t happened despite the change from 10-hour to 12-hour shifts about 100 days ago. Police Chief Brian Uhler blames it on staffing issues. Three […]
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