By Andrew Zajac, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — After languishing for more than a year, a food-safety bill that has enjoyed strong bipartisan support passed the Senate on Tuesday, raising prospects for tougher and more extensive federal inspections and other safeguards. The bill, which President Obama supports, still needs to be reconciled with differing provisions […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee As more Californians file their taxes electronically, the state Franchise Tax Board said last week that it will no longer directly mail tax booklets to households. The move will result in a cost savings of “at least $1 million,” the FTB said. The state’s action comes on the heels of […]
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By Kathryn Reed If things keep going like this, those who talk about the winter of 1952 may have competition when it comes to bragging. That winter, the onslaught of snow that brought the white stuff to the second story of homes and businesses in Lake Tahoe didn’t start until Jan. 11. As the calendar […]
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Updated Nov. 29 at 11:29am. A single rollover accident near Round Hill early Monday morning temporarily reduced traffic to one lane. A crash a 8:44am occurred later at Bourne curve. A Nevada Highway patrolman escorted cars headed east on Highway 50 around a particularly slick spot. “We had a request for sand in that area. […]
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By Kathryn Reed When South Lake Tahoe City Manager Tony O’Rourke has his staff meeting today one topic on the agenda will be administrative time. “I want directors to review who warrants it and make sure the hours are appropriate,” O’Rourke said. Some people are given 40 hours, others more than 100 in a year. […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee California is being left behind by the new Gold Rush. Despite sky-high prices and the state’s rich gold legacy, the industry here is mostly dormant. California trails the leading gold-producing state, Nevada, by a wide margin. A California revival is hardly imminent. Companies trying to reopen old mines in Grass […]
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By Channel 2 News Search crews returned to the Galena Creek area Sunday looking for a hiker that disappeared a week ago. Crews are looking for 55-year old Rick Gentry who reported himself lost while hiking last Sunday. Foot teams and K-9 units set out on snowshoes to canvass the hills of Galena Creek Park […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department made quick work of a commercial structure fire in a ski rental shop Nov. 26. The fire at 1098 Ski Run Blvd. was located in the attic of a single story commercial building. The quick actions of the owner fire crews limited the damage to the attic space and […]
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By Jennifer Dlouhy, Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON — An environmental advocacy group says tourism and fishing deliver $204 billion annually to coastal economies along the Pacific, Atlantic and Florida Gulf shores – about four times the value of the estimated oil and gas that could be recovered every year from proposed offshore drilling nearby. The study, […]
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By Tammy Krikorian, Reno Gazette-Journal The city of Reno and Washoe County are seeking residents’ input on whether the two local governments should combine services in information technology, human resources and purchasing. Washoe County and Reno already share dozens of services through inter-local agreements, memorandums of understanding and consolidation. The county, Reno, Sparks and Washoe […]
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