Ma Nature did not let weather forecasters down – she brought at least 6 inches of white stuff to South Lake Tahoe and Kings Beach, 8 inches in Meyers, 2 inches at Round Hill and 4 inches at the top of Kingsbury Grade on Thursday, with more on its way. Snowplow drivers have been busy. […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s ladder truck is so old that some of the firefighters working for the department were born after it first hit the streets. Fire Chief Brian Uhler told the City Council on Nov. 6 that the normal life of the vehicle is 15 years. The one the city has title […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – The 63-member Nevada Legislature will see quite a few new faces when it convenes Feb. 4, including 11 members in the Assembly and 10 members in the Senate, although several newly elected state senators have moved up from the Assembly. One of the new Assembly members […]
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By Sari Horwitz, Washington Post The approval of ballot initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana use in Washington state and Colorado on Tuesday could set the stage for a significant legal battle with the Justice Department, one that may bring fresh scrutiny to federal drug policy. On Wednesday, the Justice Department said it was reviewing the initiatives […]
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By Danny King, Travel Weekly Online travel agencies won two more legal victories in California, in Anaheim and Santa Monica, over the issue of who is responsible for millions of dollars in annual hotel taxes when rooms are booked through intermediaries. The California Second District Court of Appeals affirmed judgments by the Superior Court of […]
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By Kathryn Reed People with knowledge of the lingering investigation into potential criminal activity by South Lake Tahoe officials in connection with Gino DiMatteo have told Lake Tahoe News there are ulterior motives involved. No longer is the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office using the word “bribery” or naming names in its investigation. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed California lawmakers have a handful of years to figure out a more sustainable way to fund K-14 education. That is because the tax measure approved Nov. 6 by voters will expire. “I’ve been dealing with finances in community colleges for the last 12, 13 year and it’s been unstable the whole time,” […]
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A speeding stop turned into a marijuana bust for a Nevada Highway Patrol officer. The trooper pulled over a Black Mercedes on Nov. 4 that was traveling east on Interstate 80 in Elko. The trooper said the driver, William Dashawn Nixon, 35, of Ohio acted nervous. Then the officer smelled marijuana. A search of the […]
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By Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun Lower interest expenses drove a higher third-quarter profit for casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas, the company reported today. Tropicana, which has casinos in smaller Nevada markets as well as in Atlantic City and around the country, said it earned $20.9 million in the quarter ended Sept. […]
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By Susan Wood In line with the early absentee counts, South Lake Tahoe voters tapped community jack-of-all-trades JoAnn Conner and incumbent Hal Cole to lead the town over the next four years. With all precincts reporting by 12:40am, Cole received 26 percent of the vote with 1980 ballots cast. Conner seized the second seat with […]
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