By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The last time California officials conducted their snow survey near Echo Summit, a month ago, the ground was practically barren. This time there was snow. Just not a lot of it. The Department of Water Resources’ monthly snow survey at Phillips Station revealed a meager 13.6 inches of snow, or […]
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By Terry Gherardi The media blitz about New California has brought great attention and concern for many in our Jefferson counties, but perhaps even greater confusion for Californians, or, “here we go again,” as stated by many in the news media. This is in reference to the various movements or actions under way to separate […]
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By Karen Weese, Washington Post Sirrea Monroe never expected her electricity to get shut off — she was only $70 behind, and she planned to pay it off after her next paycheck. What happened next shocked her: “I called to get it turned back on, paid the $70 with what was supposed to be my […]
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By Regina Garcia Cano, AP LAS VEGAS – Casino mogul Steve Wynn is under investigation after sexual misconduct allegations were leveled against him, Nevada gambling regulators announced Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a number of women said they were harassed or assaulted by Wynn, and that one case led to a $7.5 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Thursday night’s El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ meeting in South Lake Tahoe was canceled because the venue was too small to accommodate all the people who turned out. The meeting was in the South Lake Tahoe City Council chambers at Lake Tahoe Airport. Fire officials said there were too many people […]
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· SnowGlobe organizers want people to take this survey. Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce took a survey about the impact of SnowGlobe. Here are the results. · South Lake Tahoe AAUW will host Carl Hasty from the Tahoe Transportation District on Feb. 10. He will be discussing basin transit issues. The free talk […]
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The women of the Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski patrol have created scholarships for avalanche safety education through the Sierra Avalanche Center. The calendar proceeds, which exceeded $20,000, will support community scholarships and patrol educational development for multiple years. Applications for the scholarships are open now on the Sierra Avalanche Center website and available […]
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South Shore resident John Gomez captured the lunar trifecta this week in a series of photos. He shot them from the top of Kingsbury Grade. The Jan. 31 full moon was the second of the month, making it a blue moon. It was also a supermoon, meaning it was at its closest point to the […]
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By Todd Dewey, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada sports books won a record $248.7 million in 2017, a hold of 5.1 percent from a record betting handle of $4.8 billion, according to a year-end report released Wednesday by the Gaming Control Board. The win eclipsed the previous record set in 2015 by almost $17 million. The […]
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Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is partnering with Liberty Utilities so the ski resorts can be powered by 100 percent clean, renewable energy sources. This could could be achieved as early as December. Twenty-five percent of Liberty Utilities’ current power mix includes renewables. It intends to develop and deploy a project or series of projects […]
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