By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A former Placer County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 150 days in jail and three years probation for having sex with a minor in a case involving a 17-year-old sheriff’s department volunteer. Kenneth Skogen was sentenced Wednesday in Placer County Superior Court Judge Jeff Penney, who also ordered Skogen […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to release the latest version of the government’s influential dietary guidelines this year, and there could be a major change that accelerates the trend of Americans eating less meat. The guidelines, which are updated every five years, have traditionally advised Americans about […]
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The photos here are two views of Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe from the same location, but about 40 years apart as seen from Harrah’s Lake Tahoe in Stateline. In the photo above, Harrah’s historic triangular marquee is seen bottom center at the entrance to Harrah’s California parking lot which extended to Paul Kennedy’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed TRUCKEE – Push, glide, glide. Or was it glide, pole, pole, glide, glide? Without the instruction of Grace Bronstone, we were a little unsure exactly what to do. Still, we kept at it to the point where we were fluid with our maneuvers, albeit a bit unsteady at times. Skate skiing looks […]
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By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times President Obama’s proposal unveiled Thursday to provide free community college education to all “responsible” students is garnering immense attention. That’s as it should be, although the details still need to be fleshed out and individual states will have to agree to shoulder a share of the costs. But the […]
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By USSA ADELBODEN, Switzerland — It was a warm day at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Adelboden, following a night of heavy rain. And even with the race crew working around the clock, the conditions were rough for the giant slalom. Fighting against the bumpy, salted course, Ted Ligety (Park City) took seventh […]
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Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations beginning Jan. 12. Operations may take place near Tahoe City on Highway 28 between Rocky Ridge and Lake Forest, near Emerald Bay at Eagle Point Campground, the boat camp and behind Vikingsholm, Fallen Leaf […]
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By Steve Raabe, Denver Post Denver-based United Cannabis Corp. is proposing to team with Native American tribes in California to grow and manufacture medical marijuana products. United Cannabis has signed a consulting and licensing deal with a company that will build up to three cultivation and processing facilities on tribal lands. FoxBarry Cos. LLC, a firm […]
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Horrible Employment Headlines and How to Avoid Them is the topic of an employment law update that will be given Jan. 15 in Truckee. Co-sponsored by the Truckee Donner and North Lake Tahoe Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association, this seminar includes updated information on new laws for 2015 and […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment has cleared a critical threshold of creditor support for a bankruptcy restructuring plan in its operating subsidiary, the casino company announced today. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Caesars said that more than 60 percent of first-lien bondholders have signed on to a plan […]
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