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Fourth time charm in drug case
A woman who failed to appear in court three times since 2022 faces up to eight years in prison. Vanessa Marie Alanis, 29, was arrested Aug. 20, 2022, at Stateline for possession of methamphetamine. According to court documents, she made bail in Tahoe Justice Court and was scheduled to appear...
Mile High Jazz Band to present ‘Come What May’ Tuesday
"Come What May," an evening of big-band music by the Mile High Jazz Band with singer Jakki Ford, will be from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday at Gina's Good Life Music & Lounge, inside the Carson Nugget. "Come What May" features the 17-member band playing old favorites and new swinging, big-band...
South Lake Tahoe City Council Threatens to Terminate Parking Agreement at Heavenly Resort, CA
The City of South Lake Tahoe, California sits tucked just below the beautiful mountains that are home to Heavenly Ski Resort. Vail Resorts bought Heavenly way back in 2002. Chairman and CEO at the time, Adam Aron characterized the resort as “undermanaged, undermarketed, and undercapitalized.” Now, over two decades later and after years of growth and profitability, the South Lake Tahoe City Council wants to send Vail Resorts and specifically Heavenly, an important message.
Pine nuts: The third house
Mark Twain was once given a pocket watch engraved, “Governor of the Third House.”. Now unless you’re from Carson City, you might be wondering why. So I’m going to set out here to tell you why as best I can. You see, the Third House was a loose comingling of legislators, lawyers and journalists who would gather together at a groggery following a session of the Constitutional Convention away back in the early 1860’s to burlesque that day’s law making. And Sam Clemens so enjoyed lampooning the legislators they made him Governor of the Third House. Here is a small sampling of his attentions…
Carson sheriff’s Cops and Kids returns Saturday
The Carson City Sheriff’s Office is hosting its annual Cops and Kids open house 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in front of the CCSO building at 911 E. Musser St. The event is free and open to the public. “The purpose of the event is to provide a...
Incline Village pickleball players score upgrades
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Summer is heating up in Incline Village and the pickleball scene is too! Thanks to a generous $3,470 donation from Incline Village resident Sara Shorin, the community’s pickleball courts are getting upgrades. “Thank you to Miss Shorin for that donation,” said Incline Village General...
Linda Marrone: Lebanese chilled cucumber and tomato salad (recipe)
Hurray, hurray the first of May outside cooking starts today. There is also an alternative ditty to that saying but beings this is a family newspaper we don’t need to go there. This is my first column since my husband, Ralph, passed away at the end of last year....
V&T Railway Commission Offering Historic Train Rides for Mother's Day
This weekend, May 11 and May 12, V&T Railway Commission is offering historic train rides for Mother's Day. The train makes a 24-mile round trip between Carson City and Virginia City. The tour takes place on a 1914 Pullman coach led by a 1916 Baldwin 2-8-0 steam train. There is...
Carson City birth announcements for April 23 to May 2, 2024
To Brittany Middleton and Jonathan Terra of Dayton, Jetty Legend Terra, born April 23, 2024, weighing 7 pounds and 4 ounces. To Anna and Matthew Wilkerson of Carson City, Maizie Corinne Wilkerson, born April 24, 2024, weighing 8 pounds and 13 ounces. To Katie Charleson and Christopher Kaecker of Gardnerville,...
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