By Associated Press A bankruptcy court that ruled lawsuits against Caesars Entertainment Corp. would not be halted as the company’s debt-heavy subsidiary attempts to emerge from Chapter 11 has also denied the casino company’s effort to fast-track an appeal of the decision to a higher court. The order was denied Wednesday in Judge Benjamin Goldgar’s […]
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To the community, The Food Bank of El Dorado County is committed to helping with the homeless issue in El Dorado County one person at a time. We have adopted a young single mother that is homeless and have provided a job at the Food Bank. We need help with a temporary place for her […]
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By Terra Breeden Expand the beach, build a jetty, put in adult swing sets; these were a few of the options presented to the public by the Regan Beach Committee on Tuesday night during a meeting at the South Lake Tahoe’s recreation center. After months of considering possibilities and listening to public opinion, conceptual plans that […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – It depends on who one talks to whether beavers are destructive or one of nature’s best engineers. At 40 to 50 pounds, these mammals are no slouches in the animal kingdom. Being nocturnal, they are not often seen. However, their “work” is very evident. Usually it’s in the form […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee It’s time again for some more fun with numbers – big numbers. They’re the numbers associated with the 2015-16 state budget, which the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown enacted last month. There may be some public confusion over its dimensions. Some news media reported the total as $115.4 billion, others […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested July 28 following an accident in Zephyr Cove that injured a 9-year-old girl. Jody Campos, 46, is accused of driving under the influence. The head-on crash occurred Tuesday about 11:40am on Highway 50 near the Presbyterian center driveway. Calstar airlifted the youngster to Renown Medical Center in Reno. […]
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By Julia Horowitz, AP The California National Guard is using a drone to search Eldorado National Forest for a missing San Francisco teacher, marking the first time the Guard has used an unmanned aircraft for a search-and-rescue mission. The drone will collect images in real time, allowing searchers on the ground to make faster, more […]
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A routine traffic stop on Wednesday in Truckee ended with one person arrested on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle. Seven people from two vehicles that were associated with each other were stopped in the area of the Bank of America on Donner Pass Road. Erik Limon-Herrera, 26, was arrested July 29, while the […]
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· There is going to be a clean up day in Washoe Meadows State Park on Aug. 8 from 9am-noon. Meet at the Lake Tahoe Boulevard entrance near Tahoe Mountain Road. To RSVP and for more info, email Sarah Markowitz at sarah.r.markowitz@gmail.com. · Squaw Valley’s Brews, Jazz and Funk Fest is Aug. 8-9 from 2-8pm each day. […]
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By Stephen Grace Water, when scarce, has split the nation into warring factions. But it has also united fractured regions. Water can both release the demons of war and stir the better angels of our nature. We hear so much about California and the drought. But consider the whole West — and the Continental Divide, […]
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