The attorney for suspected arsonist Wayne Allen Huntsman continues to ask the court for more time. Huntsman, who is accused of starting last fall’s devastating King Fire near Pollock Pines, was in court Monday. The readiness and settlement hearing March 16 in El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville has been continued to April 17. It’s […]
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By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun Sports books don’t want to make it easy on gamblers during the biggest betting event of the year — the NCAA Tournament, which begins March 17 with four games. Bookmakers have plugged in and diligently reviewed the college basketball season to prepare the toughest final exam of point spreads […]
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A team working to bring back the Lahontan cutthroat trout to the area has been honored. The Rachel Carson Group Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was presented to the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Broodstock and Lake Reintroduction Team. The team is comprised of the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery in Gardnerville, UNR and the Pyramid Lake […]
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By Julia Prodis Sulek, San Jose Mercury News TAHOE CITY — There’s something disconcerting about life at Lake Tahoe these days. It’s still winter, but visitors are renting bikes instead of snowshoes and kayaks instead of skis. Come summer — without last-ditch torrential rains — the lake level is expected to be at such a […]
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By Ryan Canaday, KTVN-TV The Nature Conservancy in Nevada has partnered with the Nevada Museum of Art to help restore damaged floodplains along the Truckee River. The project is called the nature of art. Watershed artists, the Nature Conservancy and volunteers are working to create large, living sculptures as a part of the efforts to […]
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Updated: March 16, 1:40pm A 28-year-old South Lake Tahoe man died Friday in a two-vehicle accident in Meyers. David Earl Baker was riding in a vehicle that was struck by a man who was arrested on driving under the influence charges. Jonathan Hooker, 35, of El Dorado Hills was driving west on Highway 50 near Chiapa […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times An easy, two-minute vision test administered on the sidelines after a young athlete has hit his or her head can help to reliably determine whether the athlete has sustained a concussion, according to a new study of student athletes, some as young as 5. The test is so simple […]
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Kix is a friendly, happy mystery mix, maybe rat terrier, maybe Jack Russell, maybe Whippet. In any case, he’s a handsome boy who is playful, energetic, and full of personality. Kix is tall and slender, weighs 22 pounds, and is a good size and temperament for just about any household where he’ll get plenty of […]
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By Kathryn Reed An outdoor concert venue that isn’t a parking lot. A setting that embraces the natural environment. A site that could be used year-round. A place that would have limited impact to residents. It does exist in South Lake Tahoe. City officials are looking at the possibility of turning 12 acres at Lake […]
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To the community, A 29-lane outdoor commercial gun range and tactical live-fire shoot house is being built by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians on recently-acquired off-reservation trust land located at the southeast corner of Highway 50 and Shingle Springs Drive. The proposed range will be within 1,000 yards of two public elementary schools […]
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