Full House Resorts to Lease Hyatt’s Grand Lodge Casino

Full House Resorts to Lease Hyatt’s Grand Lodge Casino

LAS VEGAS, Jun 30, 2011 — Full House Resorts (nyse amex us:FLL) today announced it has entered into a five-year lease agreement with Hyatt Equities L.L.C. for the Grand Lodge Casino at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. The Company will pay […]

Governor Brown Signs State Budget

Governor Brown Signs State Budget

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed the 2011-12 California State Budget (SB 87), dropping General Fund spending to the lowest level in decades, returning authority to local government and closing the state’s $26.6 billion deficit. The budget makes substantial cuts to government programs and reduces state spending by $15 billion. As a […]

Carson City Man Dies in Accident in Alpine County

Carson City Man Dies in Accident in Alpine County

Markleeville, CA…On June 29th the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by family members of a man who had been reported missing to another law enforcement agency on 6/27/11. The family felt the missing man may have come into Alpine County for a motorcycle ride. Units were dispatched the roads.   A California Highway Patrol helicopter was […]

Fourth of July Boating in Truckee Region, Come Clean, Drain, Dry!

Fourth of July Boating in Truckee Region, Come Clean, Drain, Dry!

Truckee, CA…Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) inspectors will be inspecting watercraft on the Fourth of July weekend and through September 30 at Donner Lake and Boca, Prosser, and Stampede reservoirs. Arrive prepared for the inspection by having your boat be Clean, Drained and Dried. This will save you time at the ramps and allow […]

Prescribed fire operations planned on Kingsbury Grade, Rubicon Bay

Prescribed fire operations planned on Kingsbury Grade, Rubicon Bay

Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations tomorrow, June 30, 2011, on Kingsbury Grade and in Rubicon Bay.  The Kingsbury Grade operation, near North Benjamin, is approximately 2 acres and is expected to last through Thursday.  The Rubicon Bay operation is approximately 1 acre and is also expected to […]

VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD OFFERS JULY 4TH TRAIN

VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD OFFERS JULY 4TH TRAIN

Independence Weekend Rides Expanded to Include Monday, July 4 WHAT: Virginia & Truckee Railroad offers a Monday, July 4 train, an extension of the V&T’s usual schedule running Friday – Sunday. The train ride includes narration and views of summer colors across the rugged Wild West landscape. WHERE: Departing from the Eastgate Depot on Flint […]

Senator Gaines Votes No on Democratic Budget Plan.

Senator Gaines Votes No on Democratic Budget Plan.

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) today issued the following statement regarding the Democrats’ most recent budget plan: “This is the fourth Democrat majority vote budget attempt this year, and the fourth time I have voted ‘no’ on their budget package.” “Our plea for real pension reform, a hard spending cap, job creation and a […]