An off-duty CalFire firefighter died Sunday from injuries she sustained in a car crash near Truckee. Kristin Jane Snook, 35, of Los Gatos was involved in a five-vehicle pile-up at 6:35pm March 11 on Highway 89 between Truckee and Squaw Valley. According the California Highway Patrol, Snook lost control of the vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic, struck a Ford F150 pickup head-on, which […]
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Three women were arrested at a Stateline casino this month on charges of prostitution. Brenda Mary Fee, 51, of South Lake Tahoe, Claudia Lizbeth Bernal, 23, of Incline Village, and Monique Marie Lopez, 30, of Sparks were apprehended March 12. “They are escorts. There is no company associated with them,” Sgt. Pat Brooks with Douglas […]
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By Bay City News Service A divided U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by kidnapping victim Jaycee Lee Dugard against the federal government for failing to supervise her captor when he was on parole from another kidnapping in the years before she was abducted. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. […]
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The Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra’s 12th annual Easter Ham Bingo is March 19 at 5pm at Grace Hall at St. Theresa Catholic Church in South Lake Tahoe. One ham will be given away for each game. Cards are 25 cents per card/per game. Games continue until 8pm. Coffee and popcorn will be provided. Hot […]
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By USSA ST. MORITZ, Switzerland – Steven Nyman (Sundance, Utah) scored his fourth-straight downhill podium – an American record — finishing second at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals to wrap up the season Wednesday. “I skied really, really well today,” Nyman said. “I nailed the top … but the last turn I was […]
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Warren Miller Entertainment, Head and Squaw Valley-Alpine Meadows are looking for user-generated videos showcasing his or her skills as a skier/snowboarder or as a cinematographer/editor. Submissions are not limited to ski or snowboard footage. Video edits that demonstrate and amplify the mountain lifestyle are welcome as well. The grand prize will include a ski and boot […]
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By Kathryn Reed It can cost more to file an appeal with the city of South Lake Tahoe than what the original fee or fine was. The City Council wants to change that policy. At Tuesday’s meeting the four (Councilman Hal Cole was out of town) directed staff to bring back a code amendment that […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee When Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a criminal sentencing reform measure last month, he cited the “unintended consequences” of a law he had signed nearly 40 years earlier. Brown said he didn’t foresee that the 1977 law, setting rigid sentences for felons, would remove “incentives for inmates to improve themselves” and […]
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By Jenna Wortham, New York Times When the National Society of High School Scholars asked 18,000 Americans, ages 15 to 29, to rank their ideal future employers, the results were curious. To nobody’s surprise, Google, Apple and Facebook appeared high on the list, but so did the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation […]
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By Matthew Seeman, KRNV-TV Search and rescue crews on Monday rescued a couple who became stranded in rural back country near Castle Peak, according to California Highway Patrol. The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office asked CHP Helicopter 20 to perform a search and rescue at about 4:30pm March 14, CHP said in a statement. A couple […]
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