By Stephen Schneider, The Conversation The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 percent of Earth’s people who live in the Northern Hemisphere. People around the world observe the change of seasons with bonfires and festivals and Fête de la […]
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Eastbound Interstate 80 will be closed approximately 13 miles east of Truckee near Farad from 4-8am June 19 in order to remove a truck and trailer from the Truckee River canyon. Towing efforts on Monday to remove the crashed truck and trailer from the canyon were unsuccessful. A full closure of both freeway lanes is […]
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By Brian K. Sullivan, Bloomberg It’s time to start watching natural gas, coffee and cocoa markets again — because a weather-changing El Nino could be arriving just in time for winter. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center issued an El Nino watch across the equatorial Pacific Thursday, with the odds jumping to 64 percent chance that […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The Washoe Lake Dam has an apparent leak that could undermine the structure and cause it to fail. That’s according to the Nevada Division of Water Resources which is marshaling resources to make an emergency repair, according to State Engineer Jason King. “When you have seepage going through an earthen […]
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By Larry Weitzman Bob Lutz, a car wizard who spent time as a high-level executive such as vice chairman and executive vice president at Ford, Chrysler, GM and BMW, once called Toyota the “default” brand. What he meant by that was that many customers when buying a car simply didn’t think about it, they simply […]
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· The next El Dorado County VHR Ad Hoc Committee meeting will be June 25, 6:30pm in Tahoma at the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District. · Douglas County Public Library will be hosting a coffee tasting on July 16 at the Minden Library from 2-4pm presented by DST Coffee Company. · Benko Gallery in South […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee A hotly contested battle over rent control in California just got more explosive. Tenants rights activists have qualified for the November ballot an initiative that would clear the way for cities and counties across California to pass strong rent control laws, as local and state lawmakers struggle to address a […]
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Andree Brulhart and Leona (Evans) Allen are working on plans for the South Tahoe High School class of 1978’s 40th reunion. It will be Oct. 20. So far plans include a tour of the renovated STHS campus in the late morning, then a lunch and get-together at the Camp Richardson boathouse. The cost of the […]
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Vincent and Wallace came to the shelter together, and they would like to find a forever home together. They are 10 months old and very sweet. Vincent and Wallace are neutered, microchipped, tested for FIVted for FIV, and vaccinated. They are at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with many other […]
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By Susan Wood TRUCKEE – The Sierra Nevada town known for its deep snow, cold temps, growth potential, pedestrian-friendly downtown and outdoor lifestyle celebrates a milestone this September of its most significant achievement – its history. The town marks a quarter century of incorporation on Sept. 8, with a grand picnic and new town photo. […]
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