In August 1980, a white van pulled up to Harvey’s Resort Hotel near Lake Tahoe. Inside? A bomb so sophisticated, even the FBI ...

Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini never will forget where he was 28 years ago this week. Not only because he witnessed what was at the time - and for ...

Dwayne Kling, a retired Lake Tahoe and Reno casino executive, said Gross installed $385,000 worth of security equipment when Harvey’s was rebuilt after the attempt to defuse the 1,200-pound bomb ...

Harvey’s Resort Hotel and Casino bombing, Stateline, Nevada at Lake Tahoe. ;John Birges was convicted as the mastermind behind the explosive device and extortion plot .

Harvey's Resort Hotel and all the surrounding businesses in Stateline, Nevada, had been evacuated the day before the blast. No one was hurt or killed in the blast. Neighboring destinations in the Lake ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Thursday marks the 35th anniversary of the Harvey’s Resort Casino bombing in South Lake Tahoe in 1980. Before the explosion, many in South Lake Tahoe recall the evacuations ...

It began when four men wheeled the bomb into Harvey’s Casino at Lake Tahoe. The bomb that was planted inside Harvey’s Casino looked like a copy machine but was packed with nearly 1000 pounds ...