South Lake Tahoe Wedding & Honeymoon Association’s bi-annual Something Blue Wedding Expo is Nov. 16 at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. This showcases some of the areas top professionals in this business sector. “You don’t have to be getting married to attend the expo either; it’s a showcase of a wide variety of services available in our community and […]
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By Associated Press LAGUNA BEACH — Personal information about more than 18.5 million Californians was hacked, stolen or otherwise exposed last year and as many as one-third of those people will become victims of fraud, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday in a report on data breaches in the nation’s biggest state. Retailers, banks, […]
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El Dorado Savings Bank’s third quarter profits were 17 percent than a year ago. The Placerville-based bank, which has branches in South Lake Tahoe reported profits this week of $2,704,532. Earnings for the first nine months of this year total $8,606,106, compared to $6,145,993 in 2013. CEO George L. Cook, Jr. attributes this to strong performance of the […]
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All outside burning of any kind, except barbecuing in an approved cooking appliance, is not allowed within the city limits. On the California side, if you have a large accumulation of pine needles, the South Tahoe Refuse company will pick it up on your regularly scheduled collection day if you have it properly bagged and […]
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• Select El Dorado County wineries are offering deals Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in honor of Nevada Day. For more info, call 800.306.3956. • California Department of Fish and Wildlife launched an improved online Fishing Guide to help novice and experienced anglers plan successful fishing trips. The new guide is faster and provides detailed information about […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County supervisors are not ready to sign-off on the Meyers Area Plan. Instead, they want the community to weigh in at one more public meeting. The Meyers issue was the main item on board’s agenda during their annual meeting in Lake Tahoe on Oct. 28. It was clear the supervisors, […]
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Publisher’s note: The following emails were sent to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 28. Dear Board Members: The purpose of this letter is to document that the Community Development Agency (CDA) Transportation Division has executed a number of contract change orders in violation of the California Public Contracts Code. On September […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will continue prescribed fire operations in the Christmas Valley, Spooner, Heavenly, Elizabeth Lane (Hurricane Bay on the West Shore) and Sawmill Pond areas Oct. 29 and continuing as conditions allow. Each operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the […]
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While the state gaming numbers were down in September compared to 2013, in Stateline they were up. The Nevada Gaming Control Board released the figures Oct. 28. The statewide win was $901.7 million last month. This is a decrease of 5.96 percent from last year. At Stateline, the win was $23.8 million, an increase of […]
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By Dee-Ann Durbin, AP DETROIT — Once a hulking symbol of American excess, sport utility vehicles are quickly becoming the world’s favorite way to get around. It’s a surprising rebirth for a vehicle that was the subject of obituaries when gas prices spiked in 2008. Automakers won back customers by making smaller, more fuel-efficient SUVs […]
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