By Joanna Lin, Center for Investigative Reporting California taxpayers spend about $40 billion a year to pay their fire chiefs, mayors, tree trimmers and thousands of other city and county employees. Some – including harbor pilots in Los Angeles – make more than $300,000 a year. Others receive as little as $190, the payout for […]
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By USSA A heated early season battle went down Dec. 5 at the first stop of the Sprint U.S Grand Prix tour in Copper Mountain, Colo., with Olympic Champion David Wise of Reno and New Zealander Janina Kuzma taking home top honors. The new three run, best run counts format gave today’s finalist a lot […]
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Free radon test kits are available now through Feb. 28 at University of Nevada Cooperative Extension offices and partner offices statewide. Nevadans are encouraged to test their homes for this radioactive, colorless gas that comes from the ground, accumulates in homes and can cause lung cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates 21,000 Americans die each year […]
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By Grant Davis, Outside Weeks before the start of the World Cup ski racing season, Julia Mancuso decided to go surfing. That’s not so unusual — Mancuso has long surfed from her off-season base in Maui. This time, however, the Squaw Valley ski racer chose to try the thunderous wave Cloudbreak in Fiji, using a […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times About 1 in 13 Americans was suffering from depression at some point between 2009 and 2012, yet only 35 percent of people with severe depression and 20 percent of those with moderate depression said they had sought help from a mental health professional, according to a report from the […]
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By Carl Edwards Wow, what an amazing market ride over the last few years. Running on tracks laid by an unprecedented Federal Reserve monetary easing program, the market has once again run to new all-time highs and appears to still have some steam. Or does it? While no one really knows the answer to this, […]
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By Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times California Fish and Game officials vote to prohibit contests for hunting coyotes and other nongame animals The California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to ban hunting contests that award prizes for nongame animals such as coyotes, beavers and bobcats. In a 4-1 vote, the commission prohibited “giving inducements […]
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The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and the South Tahoe Refuse Company are teaming up this holiday season to make giving to Christmas Cheer easier than ever. The LTVA’s Drive and Drop for Christmas Cheer takes place Dec. 8-13 from 9am-5pm. Drive through the visitor center parking lot at 3066 Highway 50, South Lake Tahoe to […]
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By Kathryn Reed The woman who is acting chief administrative officer for El Dorado County is being sued by a former employee who worked for her when she was CAO in Alpine County. Robert Levy, former undersheriff of Alpine County, in the 19-page lawsuit alleges Pam Knorr along with three supervisors at the time and […]
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To the community, The Tahoe Regional Young Professionals board of directors and members would like to say thank you to the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and American Century golf for continued support and concern for our residents. Thank you for your continuous support of our commitment to retain and attract young professionals who are driven […]
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