By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal It won’t be long before people will be able to bet on teams competing against each other when they play video games. Teams also will be able to bet against each other in a modified poker-style format in which the house will rake a percentage of the head-to-head […]
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By Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle SODA SPRINGS — A lot of people in wool beanies who hoped they weren’t about to sprain, tweak or break anything too important showed up on Friday to give it another shot. It was opening day of ski season at the Boreal Mountain Resort, and ski bunnies, male and […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists to expect winter driving conditions this weekend over Echo Summit and Donner Pass. The National Weather Service expects about a foot of snow on Highway 50 and Interstate 80 beginning Saturday. The snow elevation is predicted to reach 5,400 feet on Interstate 80. “While chain installers will most likely be present in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bijou Community Park needs help. “There are a lot of things people would like to do and add to the park but there is no master plan,” Pete Fink told the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Nov. 15. Fink is a member of the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission. That advisory […]
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By Tony Berendsen There are only eight states that are less populated than Nevada, and only one with more public land. That adds up to a lot of open country to go hunting for meteorites: rocks that have fallen from space. Unfortunately, there are a lot of rocks in Nevada, so finding a space rock […]
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The Lake Tahoe West Restoration Partnership’s inaugural meeting is Nov. 30 from 10am-3pm at the 89 Bar Conference Room in the North Lodge at Homewood Mountain Resort. The goal of Lake Tahoe West, a new interagency initiative of the California Tahoe Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California State Parks, Tahoe Regional […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission says Raiders games aren’t likely to come off the state’s betting boards if the NFL franchise moves from Oakland to Las Vegas — even if the league asks for a wagering prohibition on the team. If the Oakland Raiders take up […]
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This fire season cameras on mountaintops in the basin provided either fire discovery, early intelligence and/or situational awareness for more than 30 wildfires in Lake Tahoe. Another 50 fires were detected in the region. AlertTahoe is a mountaintop fire camera system started by UNR and now supported by the Tahoe Prosperity Center. The system is designed, […]
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Significant progress was made this building season on what will be a 3-plus mile bike path from the south end of Incline Village to Sand Harbor State Park. The project is part of the larger Stateline-to-Stateline path. The north section will take three seasons to complete and also includes stormwater improvements. This year an underpass […]
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What a difference one mile makes. The Homewood bike trail connection is done. And while it is not very long, what it does is link sections to make a more contiguous route along the West Shore. A consortium came together for funding purposes. It is now up to the Tahoe City Public Utility District to […]
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