Nevada
Tahoe bike path projects secure $4.5 million in grants
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 11:39am
Funding of $4.5 million for two bikeway projects at Lake Tahoe, Nevada has been secured by the Tahoe Transportation District through the Nevada Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Transportation, according to a news release. Development of a 3.2 mile segment between Stateline and Round Hill at South Shore — part of an eventual 43 mile route along U.S.
Inaugural Lake Tahoe Climbing Festival set for Sept. 17
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 6:11pm
There’s no better moment than Lake Tahoe in the fall to showcase our world class climbing and bouldering by creating the first ever Lake Tahoe Climbing Festival & Bouldering Competition in Meyers on Sept. 17, 2011.
SPORTS COLUMN: NIAA needs to require results to be submitted
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:15pmAs the high school season starts official practice, the state of Nevada prep sports is in a bit of flux.Controversy continues to surround realignment plans in the south with the newly created 4A Di...
Lantrip looks to make mark for Wolfpack
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 12:00pmRENO, Nev. - Tyler Lantrip never lost hope."There were a lot of ups and downs," the Nevada Wolf Pack quarterback said recently. "It was a long road. But I always knew there was light at the end ...
Sample the Sierra food and wine festival
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 6:00pmFine food, wine, music and art will be the order of the day at the second annual Sample the Sierra on Ski Run Boulevard, Sunday, Sept. 4, noon - 5 p.m. This market-to-table event features samples from Sierra Nevada chefs and restaurants – all created with local produce and paired with 15 regional wineries.
Brown: 'Sharp differences' exist regarding SB 271
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 10:44amHOMEWOOD - No progress has been made regarding if California will consider stipulations set forth in a Nevada Senate bill that threatens the Silver State's withdrawal from the Tahoe Regional Pla...
Summer transitions to fall with Labor Day and beyond
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 6:12pm
Before summer segues to fall Tahoe South will celebrate a Labor Day last call: an amped-up holiday weekend of non-stop activities on and off the water including a food and wine festival, sternwheeler race, outdoor and showroom concerts and a fireworks extravaganza.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Non-native smallmouth bass found in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 3:20pm
By Mike Wolterbeek
A new invasive species has been identified at Lake Tahoe, and it’s likely to be the most aggressive fish to ply the waters of the mile-high lake.
Low-profile bus tours important to casinos
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 12:03pmRENO, Nev. - Bus tours to regional casinos remain an important revenue stream for gaming properties, casino executives say, even though the number of visitors to northern Nevada who arrive via tour...
Sandoval declines to call off Nevada bear hunt
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 5:54amBy David McGrath Schwartz, Las Vegas Sun. It looks like Nevada's going on a bear hunt Saturday. Gov. Brian Sandoval has ignored please for him to block Nevada's first-ever bear hunt, scheduled...
Board recommends financial relief for counties
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 3:05pmBy Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau. CARSON CITY – The Board of Examiners today approved a request for more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the...
Northern Nevada business: Low-profile bus tours important to casinos
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 10:10amRENO, Nev. - Bus tours to regional casinos remain an important revenue stream for gaming properties, casino executives say, even though the number of visitors to northern Nevada who arrive via tour...
Nevada wild horses to help US patrol Mexican border
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/15/2011 - 10:00amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - About six wild horses from Nevada are headed to the Mexican and Canadian borders to help U.S. Border Patrol agents keep a watch on remote areas.For the first time, border ...
Nevada reiterates Tahoe shore law
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 08/14/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Nevada's law governing public access to Lake Tahoe's shore is about 5-feet different than California's."The general rule of thumb is if you're (on the water) in front ...
Financial relief may be possible for Nev
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:48pmBy Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau. CARSON CITY – Secretary of State Ross Miller is seeking more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the cost of t...
Opinion: New governance vital to balance Tahoe's future
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 10:23amConflicts between California and Nevada over how to manage Lake Tahoe are severely hindering effective management of a unique resource shared by the two states. It has been widely suggested that the i...
International dignitaries visit Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 9:23amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - International dignitaries from Armenia, Finland, Kenya, and Japan, traveled to Lake Tahoe as part of an American tour organized by the Northern Nevada International Cente...
MontBleu's parent company reports $2.7 mil
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:46pmBy Steve Green, Las Vegas Sun. Casino operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas reported a second quarter loss Tuesday as business deteriorated at its properties in Atlantic City and Nevada. ...
Tahoe-Douglas fire chief calling it quits after 33 years
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:46pmIn 1979 he moved to Lake Tahoe, starting at Tahoe-Douglas as a firefighter. Shortly thereafter Nevada mandated ambulances be staffed with paramedics, so he and five others became certified. He worked ...
Nevada gaming: Stateline casinos see loss as fiscal year ends
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 1:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada casinos saw a nearly 16 percent jump in winnings for June, capping the fiscal year with signs that business is beginning to come back.Gaming Control Board Analyst Mike...
Reintroduction of Lahontan cutthroat trout should benefit anglers
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 11:15amTRUCKEE, Calif. - The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) recently sent out a press release saying that it would be planting the area's only native trout, the Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT), into ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Think before you call NDOW with bear calls
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 11:00amThe Nevada Department of Wildlife has a little-publicized Three Strikes policy that broadly affects anyone who lives in bear country.According to Mike Dobel, NDOW Game Supervisor, "A bear shall be ...
New location for Barton hospice office
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 5:00pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Barton Home Health and Hospice has moved its office moved from 1609 U.S. Highway 395 in Minden, Nevada to 1503 Highway 395 in Gardnerville, Nev., near The Record Courier....
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The death of bears, the death of democracy
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:26amAs many of us feel a disenfranchisement and disappointment with national politics, we cling to the belief that, in our own back yard, every person has an equal vote and an equal voice. The Nevada W...
Calif. death, 76 illnesses linked to ground turkey
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:30pmWASHINGTON - Nevada state and local health officials say there has been one confirmed case of salmonella poisoning in Nevada that appears linked to tainted ground turkey.Jennifer Sizemore of the So...
Ex-Pack star inks 4-year deal with St. Louis Rams
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 12:00pmFALLON, Nev. - Former Fallon High School and University of Nevada offensive lineman Harvey Dahl has agreed to a four-year contract with the St. Louis Rams. Dahl declined to disclose the terms of th...
WAC coaches, media give Wolf Pack no respect
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:00pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - The Western Athletic Conference coaches and media have just handed the Nevada Wolf Pack all the motivation they need to repeat as conference football champions. The media and co...
Nevadans relying on food stamps more as jobs
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 8:27amBy Nevada News Bureau. Nevada experienced the greatest growth among the states in food stamp caseloads between 2007 and 2010 with an increase of 128 percent, according to a recent report from the Urba...
Lahontan positive for quagga mussels
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 6:00amFALLON, Nev. - After months of testing, the Bureau of Reclamation and Nevada Department of Wildlife announced quagga mussels have been linked to Lahontan Reservoir.The BOR found quagga veligers, or...
Tests raise mussel worries at 2 Nev. reservoirs
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 9:11amRENO, Nev. (AP) - State wildlife officials said Tuesday new tests at two popular reservoirs in northern Nevada have heightened their concerns about the potential for an outbreak of invasive quagga ...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 3:19pmObexer's Boat Company in Homewood is celebrating its 100th year at Lake Tahoe as a family-owned full service marina. • Nevada Department of Wildlife is ...www.laketahoenews.net/2011/.../snippets...
Health Information Exchange moves closer to reality in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:39amRENO, Nev. - Supporters of a system that will allow hospitals, physicians and others in Nevada to share patient information in real time across digital networks are confident they've found the righ...
Fire agencies adopt identification system
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:31amMINDEN, Nev. - Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one in California have agreed to implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Agencies from Douglas, Lyon, a...
June jobless rate in Nevada marks first increase this year
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:21amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment inched up by three-tenths of a percentage point in June - the first increase in a calendar year that had been showing slow but steady improvement.The rise ...
Lahontan cutthroat stocking not intended to be permanent
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 4:51pmFor the first time in more than 35 years, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will stock Lake Tahoe with Lahontan cutthroat trout, the only trout species native to the basin.Over the course of the ne...
Nevada governor takes spin in driverless car
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 5:03pmCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Gov. Brian Sandoval got behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius on Wednesday - and left the driving to a computer for a test drive through the capital and a scenic valley.San...
Names released of the two men killed in East Shore wreck
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 1:39pmINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Two men were killed and six others injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lake Tahoe's East Shore near Sand Harbor State Park.According to Nevada Highwa...
Two killed, six injured in three-vehicle wreck on Lake Tahoe's East Shore
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 8:51amINCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Two men were killed and six others injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on Lake Tahoe's East Shore near Sand Harbor State Park.According to Nevada Highwa...
Lahontan cutthroat trout to be stocked at Lake Tahoe starting this week
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 6:41pmLAKE TAHOE - For the first time in more than 35 years, the Nevada Department of Wildlife will be stocking Lake Tahoe with Lahontan cutthroat trout, the only trout species native to the Basin.Over t...
Judge orders Amtrak crash evidence protected
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:38amRENO, Nev. - A judge handling the first lawsuit in a deadly Amtrak crash in Nevada issued a protective order Wednesday prohibiting the destruction or disposal of any evidence tied to last week's fi...
Nevada Assembly passes wedding, anti-graffiti bills
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:53amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - State lawmakers threw the book at taggers, defended puppies and kittens less than 8 weeks old, and approved more after-hours weddings during a rare Sunday session.Legislato...
Study: Nevada smoking laws haven't hurt restaurants, bars
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 10:45amRENO, Nev. - Nevada's smoking laws have not hurt business at restaurants and bars, according to a study by an advocacy group that was released as lawmakers debate a bill that would water down the r...
BREAKING NEWS: Nevada Senate passes TRPA pull out bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:58pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Nevada Senate passed a bill that allows the state to pull out of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency if the organization does not meet certain benchmarks by October...
Supreme Court knocks $62 million hole in budget
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 11:29amIn a unanimous decision Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the state can't take the $62 million in cash from the Southern Nevada Clean Water Coalition.That money was used to balance the curre...
Carson officials to take stand on bill to withdraw from TRPA
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 10:35amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Carson City officials are meeting Friday - as are Douglas County leaders - to discuss a newly amended bill calling for the potential withdrawal of Nevada from the Tahoe Regional...
Senate panel tones down Lake Tahoe withdrawal bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 4:50pmCARSON CITY, Nev. - A Nevada Senate committee tempered anger toward California and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on Monday, seeking changes to its bi-state compact instead of immediate with...
Nevada should see less severe fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:12amRENO, Nev. (AP) - It's considered a double-edged sword in the wildfire forecasting business.Above-normal temperatures and drought-like conditions dry out the forests, grasses and shrubs, raising th...
Bill would ease Nevada's indoor smoking ban
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:54amCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada taverns and bars would be allowed to sell food and still allow smoking under a late-session bill introduced Friday in the state Assembly.AB571 was introduced by the ...
Nevada unemployment rate down to 12.5 percent
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 9:40amCARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment rate fell again in April - the fourth consecutive month of declines.The seasonally adjusted rate dropped from 13.2 percent to 12.5 percent. The raw, unadju...
Bid to name Lake Tahoe cove after Mark Twain fails
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 10:40amRENO, Nev. - Mark Twain will have to wait to get recognition in the state where he assumed his pen name nearly 150 years ago.The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has rejected a bid by its Nevada coun...
