By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – High winds and waves like the ocean couldn’t budge the vessel. It was on a type of auto pilot. The boat rocked to the waves, but otherwise didn’t move. Mother Nature on Monday helped demonstrate some of the sophisticated technology aboard Marine 24, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District’s boat that […]
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By Wayne Parry, AP Some gambling technology companies expect the U.S. Supreme Court to legalize sports betting and are jockeying for position in the new industry months before a decision is even rendered. A lawsuit filed Thursday in Atlantic City shines some light on the scramble. NYX Gaming Group Ltd., a company based on the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A quest to put cannabis on the June ballot stems from the ongoing legal battle between South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Wellness Cooperative owner Cody Bass. “The ballot measure spells it out in very small words; it is a legal business and has property rights like any other business,” James Anthony, the […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada may soon join a handful of states that require students to pass four credits of math to graduate high school, a move critics say would limit student choice. “I really strongly disagree that four years of math are required for students to be college and career ready,” Jesse […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District will dedicate and launch its fire boat on Nov. 13 at 3pm at the Edgewood Tahoe clubhouse. After opening remarks, firefighters will demonstrate the boat’s capabilities on Lake Tahoe. This custom builtboat is similar to those found in large bay areas with a large pump that can provide fire flow. […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal A 10.4 percent improvement in gaming revenue at Caesars Palace helped Las Vegas-based Caesars Entertainment endure a third-quarter loss, company officials reported this month. Earnings were affected by $472 million in restructuring costs as the company’s operating unit emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Oct. 6. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed People still don’t understand the concept of picking up after themselves. Annual statistics from Clean Tahoe underscore this notion. This organization that has been around for nearly 20 years operates in South Lake Tahoe and on the South Shore of El Dorado County. Today it is a nonprofit. In the last fiscal […]
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By James Doubek, NPR Women around the country have been speaking out in what seems like a deluge of sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations against men in positions of power. The floodgates opened with a New York Times story about sexual harassment accusations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who has since been accused of […]
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By Sage Sauerbrey, Moonshine Ink From timber to tourism, Tahoe/Truckee has always had a mono-economy. Other industries can and have thrived — construction had a heyday following the Olympics, and the last decade has marked the success of more than a handful of local technology businesses and start-ups, but in spite of opportunities for growth […]
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Placer County is ready to reinvent the Tahoe City firehouse properties near Commons Beach. The county is looking for a mixed-use development firm or other interested parties to enter a long-term lease and redevelopment the properties. The county-owned Tahoe City firehouse properties include three buildings: the former North Tahoe Fire Station 51, Tahoe Community Center […]
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