To the community, The 2015 Child Care Portfolio was recently released providing information about child care in El Dorado County. The report details information about the child care supply between 2012 and 2014. Despite an improving economy, child care continues to be a challenge for many working families due to the high cost of care […]
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By Ben Goldfarb, High Country News On Nov. 9, Don Thomas was headed out his backdoor in Lewistown, Mont., for some whitetail deer bowhunting when his phone rang. On the line was Matt Young, executive editor at Ducks Unlimited magazine, the member publication for the vaunted waterfowl conservation group. Thomas, a physician-turned-journalist, served as the magazine’s […]
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Ed Z’berg-Sugar Pine Point State Park is hosting a family friendly cross country skiing biathlon on Jan. 16. Dubbed Citizens Against the Clock, participants will ski a trail similar to the cross country biathlon of the 1960 Winter Olympics, then shoot at a target with a laser rifle for accuracy, all while being timed. Registration is at […]
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· Participating Forest Service offices will offer one free Christmas tree permit to fourth-grade students who present a valid paper voucher or durable Every Kid in a Park pass. · Engel & Völkers, a European-based premium real estate brand, has opened an office in Zephyr Cove. · The Douglas County Public Library continues its First […]
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By Tom Miles, Reuters This year will be the hottest on record and 2016 could be even hotter due to the El Niño weather pattern, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, warning that inaction on climate change could see global average temperatures rise by 6 degrees Celsius or more. WMO director-general Michel Jarraud said […]
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By John L. Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal John Vaccaro was sure he had something big working. But in the world of the professional casino cheat, good help can be hard to find. It’s not all “Ocean’s 11” reruns, baby. Putting together a competent crew isn’t easy. Eventually, Vaccaro’s criminal associates in the takeoff of the President […]
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By Christina Jewett, Reveal California prosecutors are brokering plea deals in more than 11 criminal cases as health leaders overhaul the state’s drug rehabilitation care more than two years after a Center for Investigative Reporting and CNN investigation into the system in Southern California. Rehab Racket found that drug rehab counselors fabricated accounts of therapy […]
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North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue widespread prescribed fire operations beginning the week of Nov. 30. Operations may take place on urban lots on the west side of Incline Village, in Carnelian Bay, Kings Beach, off Fairway Drive near Tahoe City, off Elizabeth […]
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A Reno man died Wednesday night in a single-vehicle accident on Kingsbury Grade. The 52-year-old was driving west about four miles from Foothill Road at 5pm Nov. 25 when the accident occurred. “He went into the mountain and crashed the Budget rent-a-truck,” Nevada Highway Patrolman Dan Lopez told Lake Tahoe News. He said a medical […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Calmatters The California Teachers Association, one of Sacramento’s most powerful interests, is heading into an extraordinary year with decisions on the ballot, in the Capitol and in the courts holding the potential to impact its clout for many years to come. Billions of dollars for schools will likely be at stake on […]
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