By Jonathan Halem Can you recall a favorite nursery rhyme from childhood? How about a favorite book? Some of my early favorites were the “Incy Wincy Spider” song and “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?” picture book. Early language development is intricately linked to a child’s exposure to reading, talking, and singing starting […]
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By Anahad O’Connor, New York Times Companies are increasingly adding vitamins and minerals to juices, sports drinks and bottled water, responding to a growing consumer demand for these products. Even though the amounts of added nutrients in these drinks are typically small, some nutrition scientists are concerned that through their overall diets, many people may […]
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The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of people receiving a telephone call from someone identifying themselves as a computer technician working for a reputable computer company such as Dell. The caller tells the victim they are certified to work on Microsoft products and they received warning messages from the victim’s computer that it is […]
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By Alexei Koseff, Sacramento Bee In an effort to keep cigarettes out of the hands of teenagers, state Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-Azusa, announced legislation Thursday that would raise the legal smoking age in California from 18 to 21. “Tobacco companies know that people are more likely to become addicted to smoking if they start at […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting an open house Feb. 5 from 5-7pm to educate the public about Measure F, what it will mean for the campus and community. It will be in the main building. Administrators, staff and students will answer questions about the bond, and share information about what’s coming to campus, and […]
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By Lake Tahoe News and News 10 South Lake Tahoe fire Capt. Mark WyGant has been charged with receipt of child pornography. The investigation began when a computer flash drive was found in an unassigned locker at a city fire station, according to the federal criminal complaint. A search warrant had been obtained by local police to view the […]
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Carl Thomas “Tom” Ritchie passed away at Renown Regional Medical Center on the morning of Jan. 1, 2015, after receiving fatal injuries in a fall. He was 60. Tom was born Oct. 24, 1954, in Huntington Park and grew up in Pico Rivera in Southern California. He moved to his beloved Lake Tahoe in […]
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Updated 2:10pm: Service to the Tahoe area is coming back, including at Blue Angel. Charter Communications is having a global outage that is affecting phone service. For businesses like Blue Angel Café in South Lake Tahoe it also means not being able to process credit cards, so it is a cash-only dining experience today. The […]
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By Chris Macias, Sacramento Bee Faced with stagnant sales of low-priced wine and a glut of overseas competitors, grape growers in the Central Valley are ripping out their vines and replacing them with more profitable crops such as almonds. The attrition of vineyards was highlighted in Wednesday’s State of the Industry briefing at the Unified […]
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By Jack Lowrey People pondering their retirement years often conjure images of spending more time on a favorite pastime or traveling around the country or the world. Health concerns can intrude on those idyllic scenes, though, not only affecting enjoyment of life but also punching a heavy dent in retirement savings. As we age, usually […]
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