By Michelle Rindels, AP CARSON CITY — Nevada energy regulators are meeting this week to decide whether to hold off on controversial new rates for solar power customers. The state Public Utilities Commission has scheduled a hearing on Thursday for requests to pause the rate hike, which was set to take effect Jan. 1. The […]
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By Paddy O’Connell, Skiing There exists both a sincere desire and an obvious need for the standardization of safety protocols within the heli-skiing industry, especially in the great wilds of Alaska. What is unclear is what those standards should look like and who should set them. Alaska has been home to helicopter-skiing operations for almost […]
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To the community, There’s nothing like having a hearty and tasty meat loaf dinner to make you feel like you’re eating at home. Thanks to the Adopt A Day of Nourishment sponsor MontBleu and our hardworking B&B volunteer cooks that is exactly what B&B’s dinner guests enjoyed at the Dec. 28 evening dinner. The meat […]
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By Jad Mouawad, New York Times Starting this month, a driver’s license may no longer be enough for airline passengers to clear security in some states, if the Department of Homeland Security has its way. Federal officials said they would soon determine whether Transportation Security Administration agents would start enforcing a 10-year-old law that required […]
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By Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO — The U.S. Forest Service has begun an environmental review of Nestle Waters North America’s bottling operations in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest, according to a newspaper report. Nestle was sued in October by environmental and public interest groups who allege the Swiss-based company is operating its Strawberry Canyon […]
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By Ahiza Garcia, CNN Money Drivers may pay even less at the pump in 2016. AAA, which compiles gas price information from around the country, is projecting that gas prices will stay lower in the year ahead — maybe even lower than this year. It estimates that the average price of a gallon of regular, […]
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Cati is a small and active orange tabby cat who is about 2 years old. She is very friendly and likes to interact with people. Cati is good with other cats and dogs. Cati is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She are at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along […]
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By Kathryn Reed Because JoAnn Conner believes the judge in her case against the city of South Lake Tahoe has already made up his mind, her attorney is trying to get the matter heard before another judge. This means the hearing scheduled for today isn’t going to happen. Conner, who is a first-term city council […]
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By Michael Bernick It’s easy to think that in the world of employment and anti-poverty programs, nothing ever changes, that the same joblessness continues as the government spends billions. I know this isn’t true. For the past two years, I’ve worked with archivists to sifting through old files and records on employment from the 1970s […]
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Updated Jan. 5, 7:45am: By Kathryn Reed A young girl who fell nearly 40-feet from a chairlift as Squaw Valley on Saturday is expected to survive. “The child was flown to Renown [Medical Center in Reno] in fairly stable condition,” Marcus Dorsey-Hirt, clinical manager with CareFlight, told Lake Tahoe News. He said the 8-year-old from Los […]
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