By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal The number of children in Nevada without health insurance was cut by more than half between 2011 and 2016, but the state’s rate of uninsured kids remains the ninth-highest in the U.S., according to a report. The gains in insurance coverage occurred after passage of the Affordable Care Act […]
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By Kathryn Reed Quitting won’t get Suzie Alessi what she wants. What South Lake Tahoe’s city clerk wants is for potentially damaging or embarrassing texts and emails about her and written by her to not see the light of day. The multiple entities that have sought the documents, including Lake Tahoe News, will continue to […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Police Department still has not located the person believed to be responsible for the shooting death of a local man on June 11. Police are looking for a a light colored Pontiac Aztec that the suspect is believed to have fled in. Gregory Mitchoff, 62, died from multiple gunshot wounds. He […]
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To the community, As candidate for El Dorado County Auditor-Controller, I conceded the race to incumbent Joe Harn as the latest vote counts were released as of June 15. I have to admit I am kind of surprised by the results. I had a great deal of community, grass-roots support and enthusiasm from both volunteers […]
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Updated: 5:01pm: Expect delays on Echo Summit for much of the week as Caltrans works to stabilize the hillside. “We have a rock-scaling operation to knock down loose material, today through Thursday. They’re working 12-hour shifts with one-way traffic control, 6am to 6pm,” Steve Nelson with Caltrans told Lake Tahoe News. Traffic is delayed at […]
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By Ramona Giwargis, Las Vegas Review-Journal Two Nevada congressional seats are in play this November, setting up a showdown between national Democrats vying to win a House majority and Republicans determined to expand control of the chamber. The pair of open seats are up for grabs because Democrats are vacating them. Rep. Jacky Rosen is […]
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· El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on June 18 unanimously approved a $605 million budget for 2018-19; $290 million of that is the General Fund. · Clinton Culp is Lake Tahoe Community College’s first full-time faculty member in Wilderness Education and Outdoor Leadership. He starts July 1. He comes from Montana State University-Billings where […]
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Lake Tahoe Windjammers Yacht Club had its Southern Crossing race June 16. This race featured a southwest wind that built to 20 mph, with gusts to 30. It started just off Tahoe Keys, went to Cave Rock with an increasing breeze, across to Rubicon, a white sail reach to Edgewood, then a beat home to […]
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With a special tool and eye toward precision, workers on June 18 were carefully placing the pavers for Coyote Legacy Plaza. This circular area between the physical education building and the soccer field at Lake Tahoe Community College will be finished by the time graduation takes place June 29. The idea was launched a year […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Douglas County is putting some teeth into its short-term rental ordinance in an effort to curtail problems and bring more oversight to the issue. County officials came up with the ordinance and are just now engaging the public. The plan is for the ordinance to go for a vote by […]
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