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CARSON CITY — A pair of Nevada small business owners on Thursday said the federal government needs to ease off on its excessive regulatory efforts under the Obama administration if it wants to encourage job growth here and around the country.

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. - The director of California's state parks resigned and a deputy was fired Friday after officials learned the department sat on nearly $54 million in surplus money for years, w...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The director of California's state parks resigned and a deputy was fired Friday after officials learned the department sat on nearly $54 million in surplus money for years...

We are seeing a trend towards intimate weddings for our brides and grooms and this isn't just a Lake Tahoe wedding trend, it's widespread. An intimate wedding is a celebration of two people being married with a few friends and family members present as they begin their new life together.

Why are intimate weddings on the rise?

AAA of Northern California's Summer Road Trip campaign will donate $5 to Nevada State Parks for each AAA insurance quote completed at a AAA branch office through Aug. 31.The money will help Nevada ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has transferred the Linnea Lomax missing person case to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Detectives have been assigned to the case and are in contact with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, the family of Miss Lomax and the searching organization the family has established.

Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob American Gasoline at 2762 Lake Tahoe Blvd. earlier this week.The man walked into the gas station about 11:15 p.m. Saturday and demanded money from ...

CARSON CITY – Assemblyman Harvey Munford, D-Las Vegas, said today he will try again with a bill in the 2013 session to impose a fee on some items sold at fast-food restaurants in an effort to help combat the national obesity epidemic.

CARSON CITY — Nevada’s taxable sales climbed by 5.1 percent in April over April 2011, continuing a 22 consecutive month trend of positive numbers for the important economic indicator, the state Department of Taxation reported this week.
The $3.5 billion in taxable purchases in April were buoyed by double-digit gains in several major categories, including construction; up 16.1 percent, merchant wholesalers-durable goods, up 10.2 percent; and motor vehicle and parts dealers, up 10.5 percent.

Vacation property sales have picked up around Lake Tahoe as plunging home prices bring buyers back, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.
Home sales have picked up significantly this year as investors, vacation home buyers and even first-time buyers respond to declining prices and historically low interest rates. The trend is evident on both sides of the California and Nevada state line.

CARSON CITY – A business margin tax initiative petition filed with the Secretary of State’s office won’t see signature gathering efforts start right away because a legal challenge to the proposal is expected, a teachers union official said today.

Tony Romo, the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys and renowned amateur golfer, is the top choice of Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Sportsbook to win the 23nd annual American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament.
The now married 32 year-old, a new father, is listed at 5-2, ahead of perennial favorite Rick Rhoden (4-1), the former Major League Baseball pitcher who has won the American Century Championship eight times and started 33 tournaments on the PGA Champions Tour.

Looking to cut wherever possible, California Gov. Jerry Brown wants to put a cap on the amount of funds government agencies can receive to battle and recover from wildfires, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

Headlines transmit information in its rawest form - and the best of headlines crystallize indelible truths. Such was the case this week when the New York Daily News blared this simple but iconic he...

As David Letterman rhetorically asks: Hey kids, do you like the rock n' roll? Two outdoor concert venues at South Lake Tahoe will be filled with superstar performers, plus there's dozens of outdoor competitions and family events, fireworks extravaganzas and the country’s biggest celebrity golf tournament that has Tahoe South positioned as summer’s hot spot for entertainment, outdoor recreation and events.