An extended forecast of dry weather and concern expressed by the public in the aftermath of the Butte Fire have prompted Eldorado National Forest to put fire restrictions back into effect beginning Oct. 16. Fire restrictions for recreational use will not affect the forest prescribed fire program. Campfires will still be allowed in some developed recreation […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – Although it’s nice to be able to drive 250 without an electronic fill-up, all good things come to an end, as do all electric charges. The question of where to get a charge has been nimbly addressed by Tesla with the invention of their supercharger units with a DC […]
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By Margot Mifflin, New York Times My mother taught me many things, including, in the end, how to die. Her death went well, I told the few friends who I knew would understand my meaning: She was not in pain, she was conscious until the day before she died, she was at home, my sister […]
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By Drew Harwell, Washington Post After sitting through your 30th DraftKings or FanDuel commercial of the day — Scott H. won $15,000 off a $5 bet! — you may find yourself thinking: Maybe I should try my hand at daily fantasy sports. It’s like that fantasy-football league at work, just sped up a little, right? How hard could it be? The […]
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California State Parks will begin prescribed fire operations this week near Tahoe City. Operations will take place in Burton Creek State Park beginning Oct. 15 and will continue over the next several weeks as conditions allow. Fall and winter bring cooler temperatures and precipitation, which favor prescribed burning. Each prescribed fire operation follows a prescribed fire burn […]
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A man was crushed by a log Wednesday while working in the Eldorado National Forest. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received the call about 10am Oct. 14 regarding the accident off Wentworth Springs Road on the West Slope. The name of the man and logging company he was working for have not been released. Deputies said […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Park brothers have fired the management team that was running Lake Tahoe Hard Rock. Warner Hospitality, which 18 months ago was brought in to operate the remodeled-rebranded Horizon, has been a failure, according to employees. The Parks finally agreed. No one from Warner, the fired firm based in Las Vegas, returned […]
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By Associated Press The Supreme Court is turning away a challenge from minor political parties in California that claim they are essentially excluded from general election ballots because of the state’s top-two primary system. The justices on Tuesday rejected an appeal from the Green and Libertarian parties, among others. California voters approved the new primary […]
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The Tahoe Area Sierra Club is bringing “Wrenched”, a documentary film about Edward Abbey, to South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 6. Abbey authored 21 books in his lifetime, including “Desert Solitaire”, “The Brave Cowboy”, and “The Fool’s Progress”. His comic novels “The Monkey Wrench Gang” and “Hayduke Lives” helped inspire a whole generation of environmental activism. […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News After four years of relentless drought, more Californians are worried about water shortages than ever, despite El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean that are boosting hopes for a wet winter. A Field Poll released Tuesday showed that 76 percent of registered California voters now call the […]
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