· Sierra House Elementary School teacher Seth Martin was voted elementary PE teacher of the year by CAHPERD, the state’s national association supporting professionals who specialize in health, physical education, recreation and dance. · Zephyr Cove Library is hosting a bird feeder crafting program Jan. 31 at 3:30pm. Children will make bird feeders out of […]
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Placerville resident Staff Sgt. Eric Christopher Schenck died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident while returning from a field training exercise in South Korea. He was 33. He was born in Nampa, Idaho, to Charles and JoAnne Schenck on Feb. 24, 1984. He grew up in Idaho and California, settling in El Dorado County […]
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By Shawn Smith, NBC David Wise of Reno and Maddie Bowman of Meyers will both have the opportunity to defend their freeski halfpipe Olympic titles. The two gold medalists from the Sochi Winter Games qualified for PyeongChang at the U.S. Grand Prix at Snowmass, the fourth of five selection events for the U.S. Olympic ski […]
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By Kathryn Reed A group out of the Bay Area has offered to buy the former Kingsbury Middle School site for above what it was listed for. The Douglas County School District board this week accepted the offer of $3.75 million by Palo Alto-based Pioneer Mountain. The 22-plus-acre site in Stateline had been listed for […]
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By Randy Moore Natural disasters can occur at any given time and in any given area. The size, duration and damages are usually unpredictable. The devastation, destruction and cost of California wildfires are increasing annually. In 2017, more than 1,500 wildfires burned over 640,000 acres on National Forest System lands in California, including the Thomas […]
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By Alex Harris, Sacramento Bee Call it whatever you like — a blue red moon, a purple moon, a blood moon — but the moon will be a special sight on Jan. 31. Three separate celestial events will occur simultaneously that night, resulting in what some are calling a super blue blood moon eclipse. The […]
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By Barbara Harvey, Sacramento Bee A young, hairless bear cub rescued in Placer County in December is recovering well after being transported to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Southern California. The cub, who was found to be suffering from a severe case of mange, was rescued by good Samaritans before being turned over to the […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Vail Resorts on Friday assigned numbers to the so-far-anecdotal evidence that the slow start to the season is pinching the resort industry. The continent’s largest ski resort operator showed steep declines in spending and visitation at its network of North American ski resorts. Ski-school revenue through the first week of […]
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By Romy Varghese, Bloomberg Gov. Jerry Brown said legal rulings may clear the way for making cuts to public pension benefits, which would go against long-standing assumptions and potentially provide financial relief to the state and its local governments. Brown said he has a “hunch” the courts would “modify” the so-called California rule, which holds […]
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By Briana Erickson, Las Vegas Review-Journal About a decade ago, a Swedish woman traveling to Las Vegas met a man and fell in love. But he turned out to be a pimp, and he held her hostage for two years. “That really opened my eyes,” said Lena Walther, a Swedish consul to Nevada who attended […]
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