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Gaming win in January up for Tahoe, statewide
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 12:10pmGaming win statewide was up just over 2 percent in January compared to the prior year, according to the monthly Nevada Gaming Control report.
For the fiscal year, the state is up 1.24 percent over the prior year.
South Lake Tahoe say its gaming win jump 6 percent in January and 6.63 percent for the fiscal year, despite the lack of snow to draw in skiers to the area.
The Carson Valley area that includes Carson City was up almost 5 percent. For the fiscal year, the area is still down 1.5 percent.
People rarely pay for starting fires in Northern Nevada
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:40amNevada governor aims to eliminate regulations that stifle economic development
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:40amGov. Brian Sandoval said this week that he plans to repeal 654 unnecessary regulations that will assist in the state’s efforts at economic diversification and job creation by making Nevada more business friendly.
In addition to the repeal of more than 600 rules, another 1,100 will be updated as a result of an executive order he issued in January 2011 imposing a one-year freeze and calling for his cabinet to thoroughly review the entire regulatory framework of the state. The review was finalized last week.
LIVE: Tribune Sports Talk
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 10:42amJoe Proudman, minus Tim Parsons today, talks South Shore and pro sports. If you want to chime in at all, you can tweet us @tahoesports or chat in the Cover it Live box below. The show will start...
Northern Nevada gaming win up
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:34amRENO - The gaming win in Washoe County in December was up 10.2 percent from a year ago. Reno was up 11.8 percent, Sparks was up 7.75 percent, North Lake Tahoe was up 4.5 percent and the rest of the...
States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:14amWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.Federal and state offic...
10 states get education waivers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:11amWASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law in exchange for promises to improve the ...
Armstrong says he's happy investigation over
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:09amAUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong says he's relieved by the end of a nearly two-year federal investigation into doping allegations against him, and that he always remained confident he would not...
Utah leaders to consider bid for '22 Olympic games
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:06amSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah officials on Wednesday announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider whether the state should pursue a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.Gov. Gary H...
Los Lonely Boys ready to 'Rockpango' Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 8:58amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After a few weeks holed up in West Texas with family and friends, self-described "Texican rock 'n' roll trio" Los Lonely Boys is on the road again. "We've been here at...
Los Lonely Boys ready to 'Rockpango' Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 8:58amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - After a few weeks holed up in West Texas with family and friends, self-described "Texican rock 'n' roll trio" Los Lonely Boys is on the road again. "We've been here at...
Caesars Entertainment becomes publicly traded company again
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 8:51amSelect California lawmakers had more money to spend in 2011
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 2:00amSnowshoe event benefits Eric Nageotte-Lowe Scholarship Fund
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 2:00amPlacerville airplane broker accused of laundering money for drug runners
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 4:40pmMessage from the Mayor: A summary of actions by the South Lake Tahoe City Council
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 4:36pm
The following is from Claire Fortier, the mayor of the City of South Lake Tahoe. Mayor Fortier has launched a regular "Monthly Message from the Mayor" report, which summarizes the accomplishments of the South Lake Tahoe City Council. Here is her first report:
GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrant
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 4:19pmWASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants - refund checks averaging $1,800 a family - in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Dem...
AP Enterprise: CA mine dispute recalls wild past
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 4:15pmPLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - California's Gold Rush was more than a century-and-a-half ago, but its Wild West spirit lives on in a dispute between government agencies and a landowner in the Sierra...
The Expendables bring winter hope with new tour
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:56pmMusical talent and chemistry is recognized early in life, and for the Expendables it was even earlier most. "Adam (Patterson), Raul (Bianchi), and I were friends before we got together," the ban...
Dat Phan has another secret, but Howie is like an open (comic) book
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:40pmEvery time I get a text from Dat Phan I crack up. When he first auditioned for the DirecTV television commercial called "The Whale," Dat sent me the text: "I think it went really well but don't ...
The folly of youth
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:35pmAt age 24, high school buddies Josh Trank and Max Landis (son of director John Landis, "An American Werewolf in London") reconnected on Facebook. Soon after, they began working on the script for...
Big Head Todd is forever blue
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:32pmOnce you get the blues, you don't leave.So don't expect Big Head Todd and the Monsters' 10th studio album to be a one-time exploration into the blues. Certainly the band will always be rockers, ...
Roger Clyne's lifelong journey includes a drive to Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:23pmI remember him as being generous.He bought all the rounds that rainy day in Bangkok, tipped the bartender, told great stories. I'm not sure if I believed them all. He couldn't remember my name.I...
Wednesday Kirkwood Report and weekend happenings planned
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:12pmCoop over at Kirkwood Mountain Resort reports the following on Wednesday:
2" to 3" of the fresh here today! Check the footy we aren't lying! So good this morning, Fawn Ridge, Thunder Saddle & yes my friends The Wall was sweet... At this point your think'n marketing? No my friends, 100% open 2300 acres, 3 parks and the best conditions are here at The Wood!
In case you missed: Nike Chosen Tour at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 2:05pmHeavenly Mountain Resort teamed up with Nike Snowboarding on Saturday to host the fifth stop of the Nike Winter Chosen Tour. The slopestyle rail jam consisted of two components: a video crew competition, in which riding and filming crews enter online for a chance to travel to Austria and compete with professional riders and videographers, and the Night Jam, a freestyle slope session featuring production lighting and local and professional snowboarders competing for $5,000 in cash prizes.
'Canopy the Capital" tree-planting initiative has taken root in Carson City
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:50pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A group of Carson City tree enthusiasts with a grand plan to add 10,000 trees to the capital city within five years believes it's off to a good start."Counting some we've alr...
Last-second shot propels Incline to victory over South Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:35pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - It all seemed to be going right for South Tahoe in the third quarter of the boys' basketball game in South Lake on Tuesday. But the fourth quarter belonged to Jordan W...
South Tahoe girls comeback to beat Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 12:32pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Tahoe locked up the second seed in the Northern Nevada 3A playoffs on Tuesday, after coming from behind to beat Incline 46-38. "I was happy for the girls to step up...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Two beers is too many to drive after
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:17amAre you kidding me? DUI limits are set by law. Two beers? Depending on the beer and your size, that's drinking and driving - anywhere! Vacations don't give you a pass on the laws, on our streets or...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Drunk driving is never acceptable in Tahoe or anywhere
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:15amRe: "Can too much law enforcement hurt the Tahoe economy?" Jan. 27, letter to the editor.The argument in the above letter is unbelievably absurd.It's almost too ridiculous to respond to, but if som...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Feds sneak in mortgage tax
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:14amI have just discovered that the Payroll Tax Extension and the Unemployment Benefit Extension has been funded through a 10th of 1 percent surcharge on all mortgages written since March 1. Rather tha...
SAUNDERS: Newt and Nixon have something in common
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 10:11amLosing candidates usually congratulate the winner - first by telephone and then in front of their supporters. Not Newt Gingrich. When he loses, Gingrich doesn't even bother to pretend to be a good ...
No decision on continuing bear hunt in Tahoe basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 9:41amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - During a two-day meeting in Las Vegas this weekend, the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners did not decide whether to remove the Lake Tahoe Basin from the state's 2...
$23.5M Mt. Rose expansion earns initial approval
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:49amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - A major renovation at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe earned initial approval last week from a Washoe County planning board.The projects covered under the special-use permit "are pretty ...
Fallen Leaf trail and improvement plan continues to stir concerns
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:48amQuestions continue regarding a U.S. Forest Service plan to make trail and other improvements in the Fallen Leaf Lake area. With a comment deadline now past, the project entails improvements to 12,960 acres and includes nearly 42 miles of existing trail from Pope to Baldwin beaches on the north end to the south and west ends of Fallen Leaf Lake.
County bans sex offenders from public parks
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:48amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors gave initial approval Tuesday to a law that will make it a crime for registered sex offenders to frequent public parks.The ordin...
Nevada Governor Unveils Economic Plan; Calls For 50,000 New Jobs By The End Of 2014
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:25am
RENO — Gov. Brian Sandoval used the University of Nevada, Reno on Tuesday as a backdrop to unveil his economic development plan, and he challenged the business community and all partners to work to create 50,000 new jobs by the end of 2014.
