After spending $200,000 on environmental improvements in January, Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe has already paid for the investment in energy savings in just seven months.And that's not the end of it, either.
Wine-lovers will no longer have to draw straws when designating a driver for El Dorado wine tastings.South Shore couple John and Vicki Bain started up Wine Tours from Tahoe for visitors and residents of the area.
Bango Oil was victorious in an appeal hearing before the State Environmental Commission Tuesday and can now pursue a planned expansion at its Churchill County plant.
The Carson Valley Inn turns 25 on Aug. 10, and the hotel is celebrating with a full day of points bonuses and cash giveaways for Inn Club members and free celebration refreshments in the casino.
Business licenses issued in Carson City as of July 24:Advanced Combustion & Process, New Resident Agents, 2533 N. Carson St.America's Business To Consumer, New Resident Agents, 2533 N. Carson St.
The next monthly mixer for the Carson City Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. at the Carson City Elks Lodge #2177, 515 N. Nevada St. Chamber mixer feature refreshments and are open to the public. For more information, call...
Grade point average matters as much as batting average when you play for the Western Nevada Wildcats. Both the baseball and softball teams are receiving academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Jesse Rasner and Cavin Hill combined to shut down the Sacramento Red Sox as the Nevada Bighorns summer college baseball team went on to a 3-1 win Saturday at Western Nevada College's John L. Harvey Field.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - Marist College is seeking monetary damages for breach of contract from former basketball coach Matt Brady, James Madison University and the commonwealth of Virginia.
By JOHN ZENORAP Sports WriterFLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - The failure was sudden and dramatic and it accomplished the seemingly impossible: sucking the energy and self-confidence from Terry Bowden.
HONOLULU - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days without pay and has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant...
The Carson City Health Department is preparing for the possible fall release of a swine flu vaccine undergoing clinical studies right now, an official said.
WASHINGTON - Spc. Marco Reininger started the year on the dusty streets of Afghanistan. He'll end it on the campus of Columbia University with the government picking up a large chunk of the $100,000 tab for tuition.
Are you tired of playing nursemaid to baby flowers, seedlings that each year you plant in containers, carefully nurture, then plant out in the garden once the weather settles?
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin is apologizing for using a derogatory remark while describing Notre Dame's chant during a dinner banquet leading up to last year's Hawaii Bowl.
RENO (AP) - A trial has been set for Sept. 22 for one of the former Washoe County sheriff's deputies accused of accepting bribes in exchange for giving preferential treatment to "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis while...
Electronics Show consolidating 2010 event in VegasLAS VEGAS (AP) - Saying the venues were too spread out, officials say the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show will not use space at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
LAS VEGAS - Declines in convention business and tourism took their toll on Las Vegas casino operators in the second quarter, as Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands Corp. each reported worse results Thursday than they did a year earlier.
Before his sight-saving operation for glaucoma, Don Lamb tried to stay upbeat even though his vision was almost gone and doctors gave him lousy odds for the success of surgery.
Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson held his yearly State of the Conference to open the annual WAC Preview in Salt Lake City on Wednesday morning, and he stressed that the conference is stable and isn't looking to...
Nevada's taxable sales continued their downward slide in May, for the first time dipping below the Economic Forum projections used to finalize the state budget.
It's been two years since Lou and Joan-Marie Lane bought the Creekside Deli on East College Parkway, and in that time they have changed the name, increased the space, and proven their formula for success can be, well, successful.
ATLANTA (AP) - Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday.
SALT LAKE CITY - As expected, Boise State was the top choice by both the media and coaches to win the 2009 Western Athletic Conference football championship.
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):
ROME -- Down goes Phelps.It was bound to happen some day to Michael Phelps. But not this way and not in this race and certainly not at the hands of a relatively anonymous German swimmer with an exceedingly modest resume.
Jesse Rasner pitched a complete game for the Nevada Bighorns summerbaseball team in a 10-6 win over the Redding Colt 45s on Saturday inRedding, Calif.The Bighorns ended up losing two of three in the weekend series as the
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):
(AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy has approved $13.9 million in federal stimulus funds for energy projects in Nevada, Gov. Jim Gibbons said Tuesday.Gibbons said the funding will help Nevada invest its future.
The Boys & Girls Club of Carson Valley has closed its Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School location this week in response to a second confirmed case of the swine flu.
Fremont Elementary School this year will be designated a Title I school, a program aimed at giving extra funds to disadvantaged students, Associate Superintendent Susan Keema told Carson City School Board members Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Obesity's not just dangerous, it's expensive. New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight.
Carson City Health Department's food-service inspections for the week of July 14-July 20 (all scores are on a 100-point scale, with points deducted depending on the severity of violations):
Long lazy days, open windows, sprinklers clicking time to a ball game playing on the radio, children's laughter filled voices drifting through the neighborhood savoring their freedom, eating outside ... this is summertime!
You don't have to invest in a Prius or renounce electricity to green up your life. A new breed of "green" cookbooks advocates small but significant changes in your kitchen and your cooking habits that will increase your contribution to...
The Boys & Girls Club of Carson Valley has closed its Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School location this week in response to a second confirmed case of the swine flu.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After taking a pounding in Congress over the economic crisis and the multibillion-dollar bailout of ailing financial firms, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke went to Middle America to try to explain the central bank's...
Some significant leases of industrial space give observers hope that the worst days have passed for the manufacturing and distribution industries in Northern Nevada.
Ross Hansen couldn't say enough to Northern Nevada reporters last week about the business-friendly environment of Nevada, where Hansen is moving his Northwest Territorial Mint from suburban Seattle.
Business license issued in Carson City as of July 17:Arroyo Cleaning Services, 2209 Birch St., new general business, Roberto Arroyo, owner.Ayala Lawn Service, 4999 Highway 50 E, new general business, Alberto Ayala, owner.
Leaders elected to NNDA committeeBonnie Betts has been elected chairwoman for the Northern Nevada Development Authority's banking and finance advisory committee. Larry Rodriguez has been selected vice chairman.
