By Kathryn Reed Being in prison does not mean being sentenced to a life without education. For nearly a year Lake Tahoe Community College has been striving to educate a slew of inmates in Northern California correctional facilities. There are 127 active students, with 234 inmates having been part of the program since it started […]
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By Joe Mathews Can you imagine Southern California without Hollywood? Or the Bay Area without Silicon Valley? No? History suggests that the identities of cities and regions are more fragile, and their central industries more perilous, than we care to admit. (Just ask Detroit autoworkers.) So it’s quite possible that Los Angeles’ entertainment industry–struggling with […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Caltrans is moving forward with making improvements at the intersection of highways 50 and 89 in Meyers. “A roundabout isn’t the only option being looked it. A signal and design changes to the intersection are also being considered,” Steve Nelson, spokesman for Caltrans, told Lake Tahoe News. “That being said, it […]
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By USSA OSLO, Norway – Chloe Kim (La Palma) led a huge U.S. podium sweep for the halfpipe women at X Games Oslo, with Kelly Clark (West Dover, Vt.) earning silver and Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) taking bronze. Chase Josey (Hailey, Idaho) had a stellar showing for the men, earning bronze. It was another […]
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The search for two men who went missing when their canoe capsized on Donner Lake will resume Saturday morning. Truckee police received a call Feb. 26 at 4:44pm regarding the incident. Search crews on boats, divers in the water and a helicopter were unable to find the men. The search was called off because of […]
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Publisher’s note: The following letter has been sent to parents of Lake Tahoe Unified School District. Dear Parents: We would like to make you aware of a situation that may concern you. We were recently notified of the federal court ruling ordering the California Department of Education in Sacramento to release student records to a […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Many species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do something about it before our food supply suffers, a new United Nations scientific mega-report warns. The 20,000 or so species of pollinators are key to hundreds of billions of […]
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By Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Environmental groups sued Thursday to force the Obama administration to impose more restrictions on oil and gas drilling, grazing and other activities blamed for the decline of greater sage grouse across the American West. A sweeping sage grouse conservation effort that the government announced last September is riddled with […]
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Two Incline Village bartenders were arrested this month on narcotics charges following a series of undercover operations by Washoe County sheriff’s detectives. Juan Pablo Lepe, an employee of Rookies Sports Bar and Grill, was arrested Feb.10 and Nicholas Webber, an employee of the Village Pub, was arrested Feb. 19. Both face multiple drug-related charges. Detectives […]
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By Nelson D. Schwartz, New York Times The gap between the richest and poorest American communities has widened since the Great Recession ended, and distressed areas are faring worse just as the recovery is gaining traction across much of the country. These findings, outlined in a study released Thursday by the Economic Innovation Group, a […]
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