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Lake Tahoe, Stateline, NV – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will conduct travel surveys with visitors and residents at several recreational and commercial locations throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin starting today, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016.

Carson City area casinos saw a slight increase in December gaming revenue, while statewide gambling profits were up 3.31 percent for the month, the Nevada Gaming Control Board announced Friday.

Improving transportation options for bicyclists and pedestrians is one of the most effective strategies to conserve and restore Lake Tahoe’s environment, revitalize the economy, enhance recreation opportunities, and improve public health, according to Tahoe Regional Planning Agency officials.

Douglas County Manager Jim Nichols, who has held the position since fall 2014 and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners are parting ways. The manager and the board will discuss a "mutual separation agreement" next week at Lake Tahoe.

STATELINE, Nev. — The current edition of the El Niño weather pattern is one of the strongest on record, at least for now. That means the strong storms whipping the west coast and bringing snow to the Sierra Nevada are likely to continue.

Fifteen Carson City area casinos, including those in Douglas County, Minden and Gardnerville, were able to generate a fiscal year 2015 net income of more than $5.8 million, a 2.6 percent increase over 2014, according to a Nevada Gaming Control Board abstract released Thursday.

Ken Caldeira, a leading climate scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University, who attended the recent Paris Climate Conference, will be the keynote speaker Friday at Tahoe South’s Operation Sierra Storm Meteorologist Conference.

The celebratory crowd at the casino core at south shore Lake Tahoe was once again light compared to previous years with anywhere between 5,000-10,000 revelers. Of those, 18 people were arrested in the casino core area of Stateline during the evening, said Douglas County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Pat Brooks.

April Torres, the 34-year-old woman reported missing in the Stateline area was found by Douglas County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue on Thursday afternoon.

This story has since been updated. April Torres was found Thursday afternoon and taken to the hospital. Go here for the update.
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 34-year-old woman reported missing at south shore Lake Tahoe and may be in danger. Authorities are not saying why she may be in danger, however, the region is experiencing frigid weather conditions.

Statewide casino gaming revenue increased 7.76 percent in November, with gains made from Las Vegas to Lake Tahoe, according figures released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Meanwhile, Carson City area casino revenue fell nearly 2.6 percent compared to November 2014 figures.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration at Lake Tahoe starting on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015.

Due to the high volume of celebrants within the Stateline casino core area during this event, U.S. Highway 50 may be closed to vehicle traffic in the evening if necessary for public safety.

A woman was injured in a pedestrian accident that happened Thursday afternoon in Stateline at Lake Tahoe, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

The victim, Madeleine Cass, was found underneath a Toyota pickup driven by Charles Scholfield, when deputies arrived at the scene, in the area of Ponderosa Drive, said DCSO Sgt. Pat Brooks.

The five-year, $305 billion federal transportation bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday, Dec. 4 by President Obama includes a provision that will steer additional money to Lake Tahoe communities for roadway improvements and enhanced public transit service.

Hello fellow anglers, winter doesn't officially begin until Dec. 21 but with our recent weather, I'm getting ready for ice fishing season.

With 8 degree mornings, the higher lakes are now beginning to freeze over. I prefer to wait until a lake has a minimum of 8 to 10 inches of ice on it before I venture out, even though statistics and various websites may say different.

The 2015 Tahoe Adventure Film Festival debuts at its birthplace this month at Stateline on the south shore of Lake Tahoe and will expand to places far and wide into the new year.

Marking 13 years of adventure sports cinematography and culture, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is the annual gathering of the who’s who of outdoor adventure set in a hypnotic theatrical show of go-go dancers, DJs, and dramatic action imagery.

Carson City area casinos saw a 8.58 percent increase in gaming profits during October, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said Monday.

A 35-year-old man was arrested early Sunday at a South Carson Street hotel on suspicion of felony domestic battery with strangulation and other charges after an incident earlier at a South Lake Tahoe lodge, a Carson City sheriff’s deputy said.

A Stateline man was arrested Monday on felony suspicion of battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly causing severe injuries to a woman during a domestic dispute, a Douglas County sheriff's sergeant said.

Christopher Drake Rogers, 43, was arrested after deputies responded to a report of an injured woman on Tramway Drive in the upper Kingsbury area of Douglas County, said DCSO Sgt. Pat Brooks. His bail has been set at $50,000.

North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue widespread prescribed fire operations around the Lake Tahoe Basin over the next several weeks as conditions allow.

The SnowGlobe Music Festival announced additional artists to its fifth anniversary countdown to New Year's lineup, held over three days in South Lake Tahoe, Dec. 29 to New Year's Eve.

Hosted in the heart of South Lake Tahoe, the high-energy hip hop and EDM music festival offers more than 50 world-class artists performing on multiple stages and culminating in an impressive firework show.

Magic, cuisine and live music will raise the roof this winter with the opening of The Loft Theatre, a new all-ages performance theater and dining venue in the heart of South Lake Tahoe.

The Loft is a first for the California side of Tahoe South that combines a theater, with nightly live entertainment, a lounge and restaurant for families and adults. Located on the third floor of the Heavenly Village Cinema, the $1 million complex features 107-seats, a separate dining area serving authentic Italian cuisine, bar and lounge.

A light smoke that began moving into Carson City early Saturday evening may be a result of controlled burn operations on the west shore of Lake Tahoe or open permit burning within the city limits, according to dispatch and the U.S. Forest Service.

Carson City area casinos in September saw gaming earnings increase by 1.6 percent over table and slot revenue collected during the same time last year, according figures released Thursday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

Tahoe South is destination vacation central for the 2015-16 ski season with more than $200 million in major enhancements in lodging, recreation and dining hot spot renovations that are underway.

From slope-side to beachfront and all points in between, the ongoing revitalization opens the gates to additional places to stay, shop, dine, play, recreate and experience the Tahoe lifestyle. Major news continues with the Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe, which broke ground Oct. 1.

Community flu vaccination events are being held in October and November in Carson City and Douglas County.
Each fall, the flu returns and brings with it the fever, cough, sore throat, congestion, muscle aches and fatigue that many of us dread.

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation that will make attending Lake Tahoe Community College more affordable for residents in neighboring Nevada communities.

The highly anticipated Lodge at Edgewood Tahoe broke ground Thursday in a ceremony highlighting the major impacts it will make on South Shore's economic and community revitalization, as well as important environmental and recreational enhancements in the area.

Carson City area casino gaming revenue fell in August by more than 2 percent over figures from August 2014, according to stats released Wednesday by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Statewide gaming revenue, meanwhile, decreased by 1.39 percent for the month.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in a theft of a bicycle from Harveys Casino at Stateline in Lake Tahoe.

On Aug. 30 at around 7:50 pm, Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies took a report of a stolen black 2014 GIANT Mountain bicycle with “GIANT” in white lettering. The photo above is a picture of the suspect.

A reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of the suspect. Your identity is not needed and you will remain anonymous.