September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month. During the month, the South Lake Tahoe Library is encouraging people to showing their existing library card or sign up for a new one in order to be entered in a drawing. Elementary school students who use their cards or sign up for one during September will be entered into a drawing for […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV The water level at Donner Lake is at its lowest since 1994, but hydrologists say the reservoir is not being used for water supply. The lake is about 65 percent full as a result of four years of exceptional drought. Last winter simply did not offer enough snow to fill the […]
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By Devin Henry, The Hill Democrats in the California congressional delegation are urging state lawmakers to pass two sweeping environmental bills this legislative session. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer sent a letter to members of the California Assembly on Wednesday urging them to pass the bills before their legislative session ends next month. House […]
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For the second time this week the Nevada Department of Wildlife euthanized a black bear in Lake Tahoe. A female bear, about 18 months old, was trapped between Thursday night and Friday morning in the Kingsbury Grade area. The trap was set earlier this week after a bear in the area, fitting the description of […]
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· Here is the agenda for the Aug. 31 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting in South Lake Tahoe. · Sawmill Road in El Dorado County was supposed to open this week. However, utility conflicts have led to unforeseen delays, according to officials. No date has been set for when it will reopen. The bike […]
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By Bettina Boxall and Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times After Gov. Jerry Brown ordered a 25 percent reduction in urban water use statewide, regulators spent much of the spring chastising water districts for not conserving enough during California’s stubborn drought. Data released Thursday suggest the message is getting through. Californians cut back their urban water […]
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Narcotics officers arrested several people in South Lake Tahoe this week on drug charges, and confiscated meth and heroin they said was scattered about the residence. Members of the South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team searched the house on Tallac Avenue on Aug. 24 at 3pm where they arrested seven people. Officer also said […]
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Stateline casino revenue dropped 7 percent in July compared to the previous year, while statewide the decline was less than 1 percent. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the figures Aug. 28. July revenue on the South Shore was at $23 million; throughout Nevada it was at $922.8 million. Most of Northern Nevada saw year-over-year […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division will begin conducting low-cost community flu vaccination clinics on Sept. 23, with additional clinics offered through mid-November. Seasonal influenza vaccine will be available in nasal mist and flu shot forms at the clinics. Shot are recommended for people 6 months of age or older. In […]
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Zalanta – meaning spiritual mountain – is the name of the first hotel project that will be built at what has been known as the Chateau project. Zalanta Resort at the Village has replaced the name Chateau at the Village. Construction will begin any day on the 32 condos. This full ownership lodging facility will […]
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