Updated Sept. 4 1pm Construction at what will be a Hard Rock Hotel in Stateline temporarily stopped because of an accident on the job Friday. The porte cochere – or overhang for what was the valet area for the old Horizon hotel-casino – collapsed Aug. 29, trapping one of the workers in the debris. The […]
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By Tara Siegel Bernard, News York Times Anita Maina was working on an arts and crafts project she found on Pinterest — creating a table out of wood and cork — when she ripped off a fingernail while removing staples from a piece of wood. “It is one of those things that really hurt, and […]
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By Rachel Jacqueline, Life At a sudden-death play-off for first place in the World University Championships of golf earlier this year, Hong Kong amateur Tiffany Chan was staring defeat in the face. Watching her competitor sink a difficult putt, she knew she had to match her rival. After four rounds of play, the two golfers […]
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Internationally known organist Roger Nyquist will put on a virtuoso recital program Sept. 27. This is first visit to Lake Tahoe since the dedication of the organ at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in 2005. He will be at the church (341 Village Blvd., Incline Village) at 7pm. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the […]
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Barton Hospital has adopted a state-of-the-art procedure to make medication use safer. Before a patient receives a medication, a unique bar code on the patient’s wrist band is scanned and the patient’s information loads on the computer. Then the medication is scanned and verified with the patient’s information. If the bar code on the prescription […]
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By Kimberly Hefling and Julie Carr Smyth, AP COLUMBUS, Ohio — Millions of students will sit down at computers this year to take new tests rooted in the Common Core standards for math and reading, but policymakers in many states are having buyer’s remorse. The fight to repeal the standards has heated up in Ohio, […]
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To the community, Comcast, my father’s Internet provider, has illegally slowed Internet speeds to chosen users. Net-neutrality may sound boring, but it’s not. Soon you may be the target of discrimination, too. How often are you online? Our way of life depends on it. Concerned about these and other developments the Internet industry, I wrote […]
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By Joan Lowy, AP WASHINGTON — As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths. Researchers who have studied the issue, though, are divided on the question. Studies of marijuana’s effects show that the drug can slow […]
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Mark McLaughlin, award-winning, nationally published author, professional speaker, and photographer returns to the South Lake Tahoe Library on Sept. 20 at 11am. His presentation will be about the history of Lake Tahoe and the Comstock. The 1859 discovery of silver in western Nevada and the development of the Comstock brought entrepreneurs of all types to […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the seven South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates a series of questions. All are the same except for one that is specific to each candidate. The responses are being run in the order LTN received them. Name: Matt Palacio Profession/work experience: Did not respond. Age: 34 (35 later this […]
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