By Heather Somerville, San Jose Mercury News The next week will be a 24/7, backbreaking, sleep-deprived haul for couriers such as FedEx, the United Parcel Service and the U.S. Postal Service, the last connections to deliver many much-anticipated Christmas gifts. And there is no room for mistakes. Last year’s fiasco — when retailers over-promised on […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Mark Twain was on to something when he said, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” And when it comes to Douglas County, the fighting has been going on for years. “I’m sure that I speak not only for myself when I say that if we are expected […]
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By Kathryn Reed An autopsy of 14-year-old Dejon Smith ruled the cause of death blunt force trauma. The South Tahoe High School freshman died immediately, according to the Dec. 18 forensic autopsy conducted in Sacramento. The results came hours before family and friends gathered Thursday night near the site where he died. A tree struck […]
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By Shelly Aldean Forty-five years ago, in December 1969, President Richard Nixon signed a unique bi-state compact approving California and Nevada’s plan to create the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. It was the first such undertaking of its kind, uniting two states, six local jurisdictions, and the federal government in a shared mission to protect Lake […]
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With the transfer of the Firestone property to Placer County, the county can move forward with construction of the 2.4 miles of the Dollar Creek Shared Use Trail. The North Tahoe Public Utility District board this month agreed to the deal. The county agreed to assume the district’s full responsibility for the planning permit, construction, […]
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By Lance Orr Flu season is under way. Misconceptions about the flu prevent people from taking the proper precautions. For example, being out in the cold does not cause the flu. Here are a few more flu myths I hear and facts to help you stay healthy this winter. Flu myths Myth: If you think you […]
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By Amy Quinton, NPR Less than an hour west of South Lake Tahoe, trucks carrying burned timber from the Eldorado National Forest roar down the canyon as chain saws buzz in the distance. But U.S. Forest Service ecologist Becky Estes says besides humans, not much else in this forest seems alive. “We’re standing in an […]
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A Placerville man is going to prison for tax fraud. Thomas W. Stringfellow, 55, was sentenced Dec. 18 to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $687,182 in restitution for willfully making false tax returns. According to court documents, from 2006-10, Stringfellow underreported his business income on tax returns by more than $1.1 million, […]
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By Ben Radding, Outside The Mediterranean diet burst into American consciousness in the mid 1970s when renowned physiologist Ancel Keys began championing it as a heart-healthy way to eat. Since then, the primarily plant-based program has oscillated in popularity. Now, researchers are bringing it back because they believe it could play a key role in […]
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By Kristen Wyatt, AP BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Business is booming in Colorado’s mountain resorts, and the addition of recreational marijuana stores this year has attracted customers curious about legalized pot. But there’s mounting anxiety that ski towns have embraced stoner culture a little too much, potentially damaging the state’s tourism brand. That worry flared up […]
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