By Catherine Van, KOLO-TV When winter storms hit, the Nevada Department of Transportation works around the clock to make sure roads are safe for drivers, it has a bigger concern than the weather this year. It’s looking at potential problem that could its operations system out of order. NDOT has up to 25 snow plows […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Casinos and gambling have been on the minds of presidential candidates at several key moments during the 2016 campaign. Even when not debating at a big Las Vegas casino-resort, which Republican contenders will do Tuesday night, gambling references have worked their way into the campaign rhetoric multiple times. And […]
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With there being more fatalities on Nevada roads compared to a year ago, law enforcement wants to change that trend. The Nevada Highway Patrol is working in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, Washoe County Sheriff’s Department, Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department, Carson City Sheriff’s Department and Lyon County Sheriff’s Department to boost […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is looking for actors of all ages and ethnicities to audition for its winter production of “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” written by John Bishop. Auditions will be Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. in LTCC’s Duke Theatre, inside the Fine Arts Building. Performances of the play take place March 11-20. “The […]
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Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe has approved three community grants. They are: Drug Store Project – Tahoe Youth and Family Services was awarded a $1,000 grant to continue its annual youth drug awareness and avoidance program in 2016. This is program is designed to reduce future drug experimentation/use/abuse and increase student knowledge about the dangers […]
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By Kathryn Reed By mid-January South Lake Tahoe is expected to initiate eminent domain proceedings in order to build the El Dorado Beach to Ski Run bike trail. The city doesn’t want to take the property, but instead is seeking the right-of-way to build the multi-use path. Based on some of the funding coming with […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. The item in question is not included in the county’s budget and would go to the county’s wealthiest fire district. The letter is in reference to item 40 on the Dec. 15 agenda. The Taxpayer Association requests that this matter be […]
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By Mike Schneider, AP As part of Michelle Obama’s healthy eating initiative, a group of major food retailers promised in 2011 to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores in and around neighborhoods with no supermarkets by 2016. By their own count, they’re far short. Moreover, an analysis of federal food stamp data by […]
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A proposal to create trail maps for North Lake Tahoe and another to produce a television program featuring areas along Highway 50 are among 65 projects approved for funding from the Nevada’s Rural Grants Program. The Nevada Commission on Tourism has authorized $294,677 in grants for programs and initiatives to deliver more tourists to rural […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee The historic Sierra Nevada House in Coloma on Highway 49 erupted in flames Monday afternoon, forcing evacuation of customers and drawing mutual aid from firefighting crews throughout the area, a CalFire spokesman said. The fire was reported at 3:05pm Dec. 14 and more than an hour later was still actively […]
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