By Kimberly Pierceall, AP The trade group representing both daily and season-long fantasy sports companies is hoping to head off outside regulation by regulating itself. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association announced Tuesday it would form the Fantasy Sports Control Agency led by former acting U.S. Labor Secretary Seth D. Harris. The attempt to self-regulate comes […]
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Lake Tahoe’s first winter storm of the season is expected to arrive this weekend. Winds will be gusting at about 50 mph in valleys and 100 mph along mountain tops ahead of a strong cold front Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Rain and snow showers will move into the region Sunday into […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The backcountry can be a great place to escape – except when it comes to politics. That’s especially true in western swing states such as Nevada and Colorado where political experts and special interest groups are already trying to galvanize allies and marginalize enemies for the 2016 campaign cycle. And when […]
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Smoke filling the southern of the Lake Tahoe Basin on Monday night is from the Eldorado National Forest. Crews have a number of controlled burns going. For more info about where the fires are, go online.
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By James Glanz, Agustin Armendariz and Walt Bognaich, New York Times Hard by the High Line, in a vintage industrial building with a Romanesque arch, lights flash on powerful computers in row after row of metal cabinets and cages. Power lines connect the equipment to diesel generators on the roof. Cables route data through the […]
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By Kendra Kostelecky , KOLO-TV Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Sanctuary has two new residents for the winter , and these tiny cubs won’t have time to hibernate. “They are so much underweight we’re going to have to feed them all winter to try to get them up to that 50-60 pounds,” explains Tom Millham, Secretary […]
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North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service will conduct prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Operations may take place near Incline Village, Tahoe City, Meyers, Stateline and Zephyr Cove. Operations may continue over the next several weeks as […]
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Money is coming from the state to help with South Lake Tahoe bike trails. The California Tahoe Conservancy is receiving $1.928 million for a 1.8-mile segment of the South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail. The Conservancy will use that money plus $2 million in local and matching funds to link the Sierra Tract and Bijou […]
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Mount Rose Ski Resort is on pace to be the first Lake Tahoe area ski resort to open for the season. A countdown clock is on the resort’s website. Oct. 30 is the projected first day. The resort has been able to make snow overnight with the temps in the low 30s. Last weekend’s rains […]
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By Kathryn Reed Expect snow in May 2016 – Amgen’s Tour of California bike race is coming back to Lake Tahoe. The men and women will be riding on the same day – May 19. The women’s stage 1 will start and finish at Heavenly Mountain Resort, and the men will complete stage 5 at […]
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