Stateline News

STATELINE, Nev. - Former Fallon softball coach Tami Peel admitted violating probation when she drank alcohol prior to arriving at jail in May, but she requested a lawyer before sentencing at a hearing in Tahoe Justice Court on Thursday afternoon.

STATELINE - NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is making another big contribution to help the victims of a wildfire that destroyed more than 250 homes at Lake Tahoe two years ago.

Summarize, analyze, repeat. Those are the steps the bi-state federal agency in charge of protecting Lake Tahoe has followed to develop its 20-year plan for the region.

The following shows recently were announced. Supersuckers: The Seattle country-punk band plays with openers The Saddle Tramps at 9 p.m. July 6 at Bar 24 at Bill's Casino, Stateline.

A 19-year-old man awaits a court appearance after being arrested on suspicion of running naked through the Stateline casino area on Lake Tahoe's south shore.

A man who ran naked through the Stateline casino core was subdued by a Taser on Tuesday before a group of "startled" children in the Harrah's Lake Tahoe casino arcade.

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be in Minden today to speak at the Douglas County Republican Women's luncheon at the Carson Valley Inn.

As soon as Brian Weidrick is released from custody in Arkansas, he must pay $9,150 restitution for bad checks he cashed at a Stateline casino.

CATCH A RISING STAR Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St. 325-7401. Shows are at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday; 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

After more than eight hours of discussion, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Governing Board on Wednesday approved the construction of a six-acre, 50-unit subdivision in Stateline.

STATELINE, Nev. - Douglas County authorities are getting out the word about the alcohol ban at a Lake Tahoe beach on the Fourth of July.

A agenda filled with project approvals and a discussion about buoy rules is in store for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board at its June meeting.

Record unemployment and rising gas prices: Two reasons a lot of Southern Nevadans may be skipping summer vacations this year.

FACTS AND STATS: Course Architects: George Fazio/Tom Fazio , Tom Fazio . Year Opened: 1968.

Mike Murphy astride Billy Bob prepares to continue the Pony Express Re-ride on Thursday morning.

Two men were sentenced to prison Tuesday for felony driving under the influence with both turning down a chance for a diversion program that would have kept them out of custody.

Sunday's blaze left this home in a pile of charred ash. Bonanza News Service Photo STATELINE, Nev.

CATCH A RISING STAR Silver Legacy Resort Casino, 407 N. Virginia St. 325-7401. Shows are at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday, and at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Mark Kimbrough, executive director of the Tahoe Rim Trail Association spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Daggett Summit Trails system Saturday at the Nevada State Park in Stateline, Nev.

For 16 months, gaming win by Nevada casinos has been in decline. April was no different, falling 14 percent below April 2008 to $859.4 million.