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This Event Has Been Canceled Hellacious California: Tales of Rascality, Revelry, Dissipation, Depravity and the Birth of the Golden State. Author, and Sierra Nevada native, Gary Noy returns to launch his newest book which examines the vices of 19th century California such as gambling, drinking, overeating, fighting, eccentric entertainments, sex, con artists, etc. Gary is an exceptional storyteller and is guaranteed to teach all of us something we have never learned before. Book sale and signing to follow.

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This month, Todd Morgan & the Emblems return for a third season and historian Dr. Michael Fischer will speak on the history of the Nevada Buckaroo at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.

On Thursday, July 25, at 6:30 pm, Todd Morgan & the Emblems will be performing modern pop/rock and roll, blues, funk, disco, hot jazz, country and early rock ‘n’ roll.

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EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Two decades old murders in the South Lake Tahoe area have been solved using genetic genealogy, identifying a deceased local man as the murderer of two women.

During a El Dorado Cold Case Task Force press conference in Placerville Monday, District Attorney Vern Pierson said Joseph Stephen Holt of South Lake Tahoe and San Jose was responsible for killing Brynn Rainey in 1977 and Carol Ann Andersen in 1979.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Even though she was sentenced to six months in jail after taking a plea deal for her embezzlement of almost $60,000, Niki Congero, the former executive director of the Lake Tahoe Humane Society, has been released and is now back in Tennessee a free woman.

She was in the El Dorado County Jail from August 1 to October 28, a total of 89 days. Her jail term started the day of her arrest in Tennessee.

Nicola "Niki" Congero, the former Lake Tahoe Humane Society (LTHS) executive director accused of embezzlement, is now sitting in the El Dorado County Jail in Placerville.

On Sunday, August 19, 2018, the El Dorado County Sheriff's extradition team returned from Knoxville, Tennessee with Congero. She is accused of using the LTHS debit card on personal things such gambling, rental furniture for her home, dentist bills, family cell phones, repairs to family members vehicles, and numerous point of sale purchases with cash back at casinos, just to name a few.

From before the very first note, country superstar Luke Bryan had the large crowd at Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena on their feet Wednesday night, and they never sat down.

Bryan stopped by the South Shore as part of his "What Makes You Country Tour" July 25 on the outdoor stage at Harveys. The personable and talented entertainer engaged the audience throughout the show, highlighting birthdays and getting them to sing along.

He sang "Strip it Down," joking with the audience that it was the status of his gambling at the casinos, down, down, down.

Harrah's Tahoe and Harveys will be putting into place a new year-round parking policy, much as the other properties in the Caesars Entertainment family, starting July 30, 2018. It will now cost to park when going to the casino for food and entertainment, gambling and events.

Last year the two casinos started charging for parking during special events and concerts at the outdoor arena, then this year Harrah's started to block parking for Heavenly Village and kept out those not utilizing the casino.

It’s that time again. The Battle Born state celebrates its admission to the United States on the last Friday of October, with the annual Nevada Day parade on Saturday. New this year is a ‘Passport to Downtown’ event on Friday. Also new this year is the one-night-only curated art show, Capital Collage, on Friday night featuring over 20 diverse artists and organizations.

Most regions of Nevada saw a drop in income in February when compared to a year ago, but year-to-date figures are still on the positive side.

Nevada’s nonrestricted gaming licensees reported a total “gaming win” of $945,597,573 for the month of February 2017. This amounts to a 4.48 percent decrease compared to February 2016, when licensees reported a gaming win of $989,909,589. For the fiscal year (July 1, 2016 through February 28, 2017), gaming win has increased 2.71 percent.

Casinos on the South Shore are once again on the positive end of the monthly income report from the Nevada Gaming Board (NGB) released Thursday.

For three of the first four months of the fiscal year, a combination of Harrah's, Harvey's, MontBleu, Hard Rock and Lakeside Inn had positive gains in income for the month of October.

NGB reports that casinos in the area had a "win" of $15,978,745, a gain of 12.58 percent over the same month in 2015. They led the state of Nevada in the plus column, with a net "win" of $103,786,215 to date this fiscal year.

Nevada is one of the few states that celebrate its Admission Day, and boy do we throw a party. A parade, competitions of strength and facial hair, hot air balloons, bloody marys, a carnival, pow wow, and free chili are just a few of the festivities awaiting the capital city on Saturday.

The party begins Friday this year with a ribbon cutting celebration of the 'new' downtown. The Nevada State Museum hits its 75th Anniversary this year and will have a day full of fun and surprises. Keep reading to see where you need to take advantage of all the best this holiday weekend has to offer.

Briant Benson, 59, of El Dorado Hills, pleaded guilty today to tax evasion after failing to file tax returns or pay any personal income tax to the IRS, despite receiving at least $2 million dollars in income.

Historian Michael E. Fischer will speak on Baby Face Nelson in Nevada in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, August 13, at 10:00 am.

Few people living in Nevada today know that Baby Face Nelson, whose given name was Lester Gillis, spent a great deal of time in Nevada. He was avoiding the heat from authorities in the Midwest. In Reno, he was afforded protection from arrest and incarceration because of his connections to Bill Graham and James McKay. Their political and business connections covered almost the entire state.

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Join The South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library as Sierra College historian and Sierra Nevada native son Gary Noy presents an illustrated lecture on unusual and lesser-known stories of Sierra Nevada history, with a special focus on California Gold Rush drinking, dining and gambling habits and an historical surprise or two about Lake Tahoe.

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There was once a time when having a beautiful lake, spectacular scenery and non-stop action and gambling was enough for the tourist to visit South Lake Tahoe and the South Shore.

This is no longer the case and the community needs to become future ready.

Carl Ribaudo, owner of Strategic Marketing Group, spoke at the Future Ready Tourism Forum at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel on April 26, 2016.

While change is always tough Ribaudo said, South Lake Tahoe needs to be prepared as the tourist shifts from making a transaction when coming to Tahoe to wanting an experience.

Those of us who live in South Lake Tahoe, or find ourselves visiting often, already know that the region is experiencing a rebirth, one that makes it exciting times to be there.

Trip Advisor customers feel the same way, voting South Lake Tahoe one of the Top Ten destinations in the country that are "on the rise."

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A twisted chunk of metal, a file of yellowing newspapers and a million memories from 35 years ago are constant reminders of the Harvey’s Casino Resort bombing for retired FBI agent Bill Jonkey.

“It’s something you never forget,” said Jonkey, the FBI’s lead investigator on the $3 million extortion case, who lives in retirement in Carson Valley.

South Shore casinos are faring better than last year, so far.

Figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board today show they had a big month in April, 2015 with a gain of 56% over last year. Harrah's, Harvey's, MontBleu, Hard Rock and Lakeside had a net win of $14,520,821.

This boost brings the casinos' year-to-date figures up to a 4.21% gain over last year. So far, the casinos in Stateline have a net win $182,247,183.

Overall, the state of Nevada fared well with a gain of 5.39&.

Nevada gaming figures for the month of January show the South Shore casinos won $14,139,520, down 3.8% from the previous year. With seven months of the fiscal year completed, year-to-date figures are fairly even with the gaming win 1.55% over the same period last year.

The Carson Valley casinos are up the same percentage the South Shore is down, 3.8%.

The gaming win represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board's monthly report shows the state being up 7.75%.

Casinos in South Lake Tahoe won $12,104,211 in November, which is down over 30% from last year when the gaming win was $17,381,413. This ends a three month run of gains in this figure.

The casino gaming win reflects represents the computed income of casinos before business expenses and taxes.

Statewide, the figures were almost equal to last year with a gaming win of $876,278,690,a .04% gain over November of 2014.

Casinos in North Las Vegas led the state with a 37.62% gain while South Lake Tahoe's gambling venues had the biggest loss.

It started off as any week at Caesars Tahoe leading up to the Super Bowl. Decorations, parties, betting and hype. Only this year was different. It is January of 1985 and the Super Bowl was being held fairly close to Lake Tahoe at Stanford in Palo Alto. Due to the proximity, a group of VIPs was invited to Caesars Tahoe for a few days of pre-Super Bowl fun before flying to the game with a casino host.

Casinos at South Shore Lake Tahoe saw a 22.5% drop in gaming profits for the month of October, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported today. The rest of the Silver State saw a drop of 2.58%.

The Stateline casinos took in $12,291,710 in gaming-related profits or "win" compared to October 2013.

There is still come good news for the local casinos, they still lead the state with a 3.22% gain in gaming win for the fiscal year which started July 1.

The net revenue for Nevada was $954.331,806.

A 42-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman admitted to Douglas County authorities Tuesday that she lied about being robbed and kidnapped to hide from her spouse that she had gambled away her entire paycheck.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation Thursday legalizing online gambling in Nevada, capping a dizzying day at the Legislature as lawmakers passed the bill through the Assembly...