By Soumya Karlamangla, Los Angeles Times Dr. Scott Witt kept close behind the ambulance carrying the newborns. On his motorcycle, he drove over and ducked under downed power lines. He swerved around embers blowing onto the highway. Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, where Witt oversees the neonatal intensive care unit, was being evacuated Oct. […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — State utility regulators are investigating “issues of public importance” regarding the pending Energy Choice Initiative that will be on the November 2018 ballot. If approved by voters, Nevada’s energy industry will be restructured to allow consumers to pick their electricity supplier. The investigation by the […]
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from Thursday night through noon Oct. 20 for the higher elevations of the Sierra mountains. Snow accumulations may occur on Interstate 80 over Donner Pass and on Highway 50 over Echo Summit, with chain controls possible after midnight Thursday. Gusty winds may also reduce visibility. […]
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Barton Health has added a chief operating officer to its management team, a first for the South Lake Tahoe-based health care organization. “We have added the position of COO to our executive team in order to ensure that the operations across all the clinical departments are consistent. As Barton continues to expand access to additional services […]
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By Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal Lake Tahoe Community College has become a soccer powerhouse, thanks to several former local high school standouts. After 14 years without sports, Lake Tahoe CC brought athletics back in 2014 and is having one of its best seasons in memory, for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams. Coach Jeremy […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Charles Thompson, a long-time El Dorado County resident and logger, left his family home with an unidentified woman on Oct. 2, 2015, and his family has not heard from him since. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office this week issued a news release and video seeking the public’s help […]
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Tahoe Expedition Academy’s inaugural Great Truckee Pumpkin Race is Oct. 27 from 4-5:30pm in downtown Truckee at the junction of High and Jibboom streets. This outdoor event involves competing pumpkin race “cars.” This is a child, teen, parent, and grandparent event where you build a pumpkin car (according to the rules), decorate it, and let […]
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Tahoe Youth & Family Services’ 2nd annual Night of Magic at The Loft in Heavenly Village will be Nov. 8 at 7pm. Tickets are $55. Text ‘MAGIC2017’ to 91-999, go online or stop by the agency’s South Lake Tahoe office at 1021 Fremont Ave. A limited number of tickets are available. Tahoe Youth & Family […]
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By Larry Weitzman One aspect of being an American is the right to choose and that right is in serious jeopardy. In other parts of the world, there is no protection from government intervention in your life as provided by the United States Constitution which limits and delineates the power of government. No other country […]
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By Susan Wood It was like a back-to-the-future flashback on vacation home rentals at Lake Tahoe. Only this time, it was El Dorado County fielding the brunt of fiery opinions – not the city. On the same day South Lake Tahoe officials hashed out rules on vacation home rentals within their boundaries, El Dorado County […]
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