By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun The Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, which regulated medical marijuana when the first dispensary in Nevada opened in July 2015 to the end of 2016, is now only in charge of registering and issuing medical cards to patients. Though recreational buyers are charged 10 percent more for […]
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A shooting in South Lake Tahoe late Saturday afternoon left one person dead and another in jail. The incident started after 5pm June 30 in the Tahoe Verde mobile home park on Julie Lane. Residents were told to shelter in place for more than two hours. South Lake Tahoe police officers have not provided many […]
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By Wade Tyler Millward, Las Vegas Review-Journal Days before the first anniversary of recreational marijuana sales in Nevada, the industry has given the state a present. Data from the state Department of Taxation show the amount of tax revenue from marijuana has exceeded state projections for the first year — two months ahead of time. […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man on Friday night turned himself into law enforcement in the hit-and-run death of a cyclist earlier in the week. Joseph Chesler, 33, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and hit-and-run death. Bail was set at $125,000. The sport utility vehicle Chesler is believed to have been driving at the time has […]
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May was a good month for most Nevada casinos, with the statewide win up 5.3 percent over 2017 to $1.04 billion. Four out of the last five months Nevada casinos have collectively topped $1 billion. Stateline casinos were up a modest 1.14 percent, while the North Shore posted a 25.1 percent increase. Slot machines and […]
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The California Highway Patrol will be conducing a sobriety checkpoint on the South Shore on June 30 from 8pm-2am. The sobriety checkpoint will be staffed by a team of CHP officers who will be controlling traffic, evaluating driver’s sobriety, and hand out literature warning of the dangers of drinking and driving. Driver’s license checks will […]
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By Elaine Glusac, New York Times Once the LGBT Memorial in New York City opens, which is expected this month, its designer, the multimedia artist Anthony Goicolea, plans to offer personal tours of the site in Hudson River Park through Airbnb’s Experience tours, exploring its composition of nine stones, some bisected by prismatic glass that […]
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Douglas County Manager Larry Werner is resigning effective Aug. 31. Last September the board on a 3-2 vote extended his contract to Dec. 31, 2019. Werner has been at the helm of the county since February 2016 when Jim Nichols and the commissioners parted company. Werner’s stint was originally supposed to be an interim appointment, […]
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More children have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted at a South Lake Tahoe child care facility. Since David Rodriguez-Flores’ arrest on June 20 police officers said more victims have been identified. How many has not been released. Nor have their ages or genders. Police said the new information points to “a pattern of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Precautionary signs are up at Fallen Leaf Lake after 10 gallons of raw sewage entered the lake early Friday morning. “The signs will be removed once the water quality at the spill site is at the same baseline level as water found at other points around the lake,” South Tahoe Public Utility District […]
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