By Kathryn Reed Welk Resorts, which operates One Village Place and Northstar Lodge in Truckee, this week filed a lawsuit against Reed Hein & Associates, a company that helps people get out of their time share commitment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California against the company’s subsidiary […]
Read moreBy Ken Ritter, AP Casinos in Nevada won 2.9 percent more from gamblers in the fiscal year that ended in June, compared with the year before, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Thursday. For the 12 months from July 2016 to June 2017, so-called “casino win” in Nevada totaled more than $11.4 billion, according to […]
Read moreBy Mike Higdon, Reno Gazette-Journal Gov. Brian Sandoval said as commander-in-chief of the Nevada National Guard, he will do what he can to protect transgender service members even though President Trump proposed banning their service in the U.S. military. “I support Guardsman (Sam) Hunt and am thankful for his longstanding service to our state and country,” according to […]
Read moreBy Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Some Las Vegas-based companies, including the parent company of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harveys, are looking to Brazil even as the gaming industry considers Japan as possibly the next big international casino market. Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Caesars Entertainment are among the companies keeping an eye on […]
Read moreBy Linda Lam, Weather Channel Wildfires can create their own weather and a new study gives more insight to understanding what actually takes place. This deeper insight is beneficial to firefighters and the communities at risk for wildfires. A recent study published by Neil Lareau and Craig Clements from San Jose State University explains how […]
Read moreFirefighters made significant progress on the fire burning in rural El Dorado County. Forward progress has been stopped on the Ranch Fire burning near Mount Aukum on the border of Amador County. Officials said firefighters are battling steep, difficult terrain and are strengthening containment lines. Mandatory evacuations have been lifted, though voluntary ones are […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed Bringing harmony to divergent interests involving the shore line of Lake Tahoe is the goal. Time will tell if the next document will have the same outcome as the last – being shelved because of litigation. Competing parties have been working on a bi-state plan for more than year. The 26 meetings […]
Read moreBy Mike Higdon, Reno Gazette-Journal About a month ago, the Nevada Army National Guard published an article exploring the life of Sgt. Sam Hunt, who began his military career in 2009 as a woman and started to transition to a man in 2015. Once the Department of Defense lifted the ban stopping openly transgender people from serving […]
Read moreWhile there were several hiccups in the process, the development and redevelopment in the area of the corner of Highway 50 and Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe is under way. Escrow has closed on the property. Halferty Development of Southern California has full control over the site. The company owns the undeveloped corner […]
Read moreBy Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nearly 420,000 Nevadans could skip next year’s midterm elections, and Democrats and Republicans alike are prepping for what such a decrease in voters could mean in 2018. Democrats want to avoid a repeat of 2014, when a weak ballot and low turnout saw the GOP take control of […]
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