Full overnight lane closures of Highway 50, first in the westbound direction and then eastbound, are scheduled for next week to accommodate work on El Dorado County’s Silva Valley Parkway interchange project. On Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, westbound Highway 50 will be closed from Bass Lake Road to El Dorado Hills Boulevard from 11pm-5am […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun In the not-too-distant past, Nevada and New Jersey were the only states with casinos. Now, 39 states have some form of casino gambling — and the industry’s presence continues to evolve this year. And as Las Vegas’ major gaming companies are considering further domestic growth, states such as Massachusetts, […]
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By Bob Jordan and Steve Edelson, Asbury Park Press TRENTON, N.J. – A federal judge says Monmouth Park can’t cash in Sunday on Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to launch betting on NFL football at the Oceanport racetrack. But track officials said they are considering taking bets in future weeks on soccer, NASCAR racing and other […]
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By Michelle Rindels and Kimberly Pierceall, AP It didn’t take long for Uber to come to a screeching halt in Nevada. District Court Judge James Russell in Carson City has blocked Uber from offering any rides in the state through at least Nov. 7. A hearing is set for Nov. 6. The state’s attorney general […]
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To the community, California Proposition 46 is costly and deceiving to voters. It would increase costs for patients, deter doctors from practicing in California, and threaten patient privacy. The consequences are also higher for rural communities like South Lake Tahoe. I have been a physician in South Lake Tahoe for over 34 years and I’m […]
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Here are the most recent campaign financial documents from the two candidates running for El Dorado County supervisor District 5: Kenny Curtzwiler and Sue Novasel.
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By Jessie Marchesseau MEYERS – Thirty-five community members were in attendance at the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District board meeting on Thursday night, but by the time the meeting adjourned three and a half hours later only a few remained. The larger than usual turnout may have been the result of some topics currently circulating […]
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By Cheva Gabor September brought the reality of wildfires to the forefront in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The King Fire came within eight air miles of the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit boundary, and as we all anxiously awaited its containment, the Cascade Fire broke out in the Desolation Wilderness. Rain and snow […]
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It may take until the end of November for divers to remove the 5 acres of rubber mats that were laid on the lake bottom at the mouth of Emerald Bay. This was done two years ago as a pilot project to control Asian clam populations in the area. The mats measure 10-feet-by-100-feet and weigh 300 pounds. Boaters are […]
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By Sam Stanton, Ryan Lillis, Ed Fletcher, Darrell Smith and Richard Chang, Sacramento Bee Danny Oliver’s last shift ended with the veteran Sacramento sheriff’s deputy doing something he would have done countless times before in his career, walking toward a car to see what the occupants were doing on his beat. The 47-year-old father of […]
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