By Kathryn Reed Simple batteries and assaults at Stateline nightclubs are the No. 1 call Douglas County sheriff’s deputies respond to. “It’s just a younger, more rambunctious person that tends to go to the clubs,” Undersheriff Paul Howell told Lake Tahoe News. “When you mix alcohol and young people, you get fights. When I talk […]
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By Sue Fairley and Lisa Fisher Hospital care can be complex and expensive. Strangely, a short hospital trip may cost more than an extended stay. Sound familiar? In October 2013, Medicare enacted the “two-midnight rule” to discourage hospital inpatient admissions. Medicare patients staying longer than two midnights in the hospital, excluding discharge, may be considered […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer teams are getting ready to kick off their inaugural season. The public may meet the teams Aug. 15 at 1:30pm on the soccer field. The women’s team is hosting an open tryout that day at 3:30pm. Interested players should contact coach Chris DeLeon at cadeleon@mail.ltcc.edu or […]
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• Bijou Community School’s playground has been erected just in time for this school year. The PTA will officially unveil it Aug. 22 at 2pm. • Placerville resident Rachel Carter just had her first book published. “The Black Mage: First Year” is a young-adult fantasy. • The Mountain Collective added Ski Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine as the […]
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A 22-year-old man from Sonora is accused of sexting a 14-year-old Meyers boy. Brandon Moe met the teen at a summer camp outside the basin. Moe was the youth’s cabin leader. Following the boy’s return home the two communicated via text and Facebook, according to El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies. “When the child’s mother detected […]
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A missing Truckee man was found deceased Aug. 11 in the Boca/Verdi Peak area of Nevada County. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office helicopter located Eusebio Nunez’s vehicle Sunday at 11:35am. A search team from Placer and Nevada counties on Monday found his body approximately 100 yards from his vehicle. The cause of death is under investigation. […]
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By Associated Press RENO — Scientists say there’s been a significant reduction in the amount of Nevada forest under assault from bark beetles and similar bugs, but they fear lingering drought will further weaken trees and make them more susceptible to future attacks. Nevada Division of Forestry forest health specialist Gene Phillips says aerial surveys […]
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Zephyr Cove Tennis Club will host its last tennis mixer of the season on Sept. 3. FAN-tastic Hump Day participants are encouraged to dress representing their favorite sports team, with a prize going to the best dressed. Play starts at 5:30pm. The doubles mixer is for adult players of all abilities. Cost is $10 for […]
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By Kathryn Reed The United States in the early and mid-1930s wasn’t anything like it is today. People on the East Coast barely could find Seattle on a map. The Olympics truly were a contest of amateur athletes. And, of course, Hitler was creating a dictatorship few saw coming. This is the backdrop for “The […]
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Tahoe Fund this summer gave out $131,000 for four environmental improvement projects that address erosion control, beach improvements, bike paths and the removal of invasive Asian clams. Project recipients were California State Parks for a bridge across Angora Creek on the South Shore; Nevada State Parks for beach improvements including ADA access at Sand Harbor; […]
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