By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is tired of subsidizing ambulance service on the South Shore and is about to demand El Dorado County pay what it actually costs to run the program. The bulk of the Feb. 3 City Council meeting centered on the 14-year-old Cal-Tahoe JPA which oversees the ambulance service that is […]
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To the community, Written public comment on the draft EIR and the seven proposed alternatives will be accepted until the close of business on Feb. 17. The public should be aware that the current heavy traffic volume which travels east to west through the commercial core of Tahoe City is outside the scope of the […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK — The 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships began Feb. 3 with the women’s super G in Beaver Creek. In front of her hometown fans, Lindsey Vonn (Vail) skied her way to a podium spot, taking the bronze medal. All four American starters finished in the top 15. The morning’s forecast of […]
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Winter is a peak time for radon accumulation in the home. Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that comes from the ground into a home. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering free, easy-to-use kits to test homes and offices for radon. Nevadans may get free kits through February. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 21,000 […]
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Two Meeks Bay residents are about to spend several years in prison on burglary and other charges. After more than three days of deliberations following a three-week trial in Placerville, an El Dorado County Superior Court jury on Jan. 29 found Craig Ivan Adams, 34, guilty of 17 felony charges, including nine counts of burglary, four […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau California would get its share, and then some, from the Obama administration’s $4 trillion budget proposal delivered Monday to a skeptical, Republican-controlled Congress. There’s money for restoring the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which is likely to survive congressional winnowing. Proposed upgrades at places including Yosemite National Park probably will find […]
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Pamela Knorr has job security at least for one year. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors today unanimously appointed her chief administrative officer for the next year. This is a job she has had since November when then-CAO Terri Daly abruptly left after having lost the confidence of three supervisors. (The two supervisors who […]
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By Brian Uhler All too often, we hear from people who have been victimized by some sort of scam. Before the Internet existed these “confidence scams” were frequently perpetuated through direct contact and bolstered by a victim who is too trusting. With the Internet and other technology, criminals have shifted their efforts so as to […]
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Registration for the 2015 Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Training Seminar is open. The seminar is intended for those interested in working as a wildlife care volunteer with LTWC, caring for injured and orphaned birds and animals. The seminar will take place May 16-17. The seminar is $75 for the first family member and $55 for […]
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By David Purdum, ESPN Nevada sportsbooks won $3.2 million off $115.9 million wagered on the Super Bowl, according to numbers released by Nevada Gaming Control on Monday. But it could have been so much more. The New England Patriots winning in a higher-scoring game than expected was the worst-case scenario for the majority of sportsbooks, […]
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