By Colin Allen and Fritz Breithaupt “Keep going straight here!” “Err, that’s not what the app is telling me to do.” “Yes, but it’s faster this way. The app is taking you to the beltway. Traffic is terrible there!” “OK. I don’t know these roads.” So went a conversation with an Uber driver in northern […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Despite winning the American Century Championship golf tourney an unprecedented three consecutive times Sunday, former A’s pitcher Mark Mulder insisted he’s not necessarily ready to compete with the pros. When asked if Mulder was ready to take his game to the U.S. Open, the family man got understandably humble. “I […]
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By Kyle Stock, Bloomberg For Fed Pacheco, it was a long journey from motocurious to motorcyclist. There was a ride years ago in Texas on his uncle’s Suzuki Boulevard, not long after Pacheco had emigrated from Venezuela. A few years later, he decided to take a riding course and got his motorcycle license, though he still didn’t pull […]
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With the water being shut off to the Tahoe Keys Marina, this means the fire hydrants are not usable. “We have contingencies in place for fire protection,” South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston told Lake Tahoe News. “The system does not have individual water shut offs, so both structures and hydrants are off.” The […]
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By Julie Pace, AP The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s leading gay rights groups, is launching a $26 million political organizing effort ahead of next year’s midterm elections. While the effort is nationwide, the group is focusing its resources in particular on several key states: Nevada, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. All […]
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Heavenly Mountain Resort’s coaster is out of commission because Mother Nature did a number on it last winter. “They were shoveling looking for the coaster like archaeologists. They were probing for the track,” Rachelle Atherton with the resort told Lake Tahoe News. “There was pretty significant damage. It is currently under repair.” The record snow […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mark Salmon is back as the coach of the South Tahoe High School girls’ soccer team. “The district’s coach contracts are renewed each year unless a coach resigns or is dismissed,” Shannon Chandler, secretary with Lake Tahoe Unified School District, told Lake Tahoe News. Salmon has neither resigned nor been dismissed. Parents […]
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· The South Lake Tahoe City Council will have a regular meeting Aug. 15, and then have a meeting Aug. 29 dedicated to marijuana. · On July 18, members of the Meyers California Highway Patrol office, South Lake Tahoe Police Department and El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office will host Coffee with a Cop from 9-11am […]
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By Steve Archer, Loomis News A small town is like a big family is the Loomis town motto. Rick Angelocci, was, in many ways, the town father. He was Loomis town manager for six years, starting in 2011. He took a leave of absence for health reasons last October. Angelocci, 64, died at his […]
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CVS Pharmacy Inc. must pay $5 million to resolve federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) allegations. The infractions occurred between April 2011 and April 2013.. Under the settlement reached July 5, CVS acknowledges that its DEA-registered pharmacies were and are required to comply with the CSA, and that nine CVS pharmacies in the Eastern District of […]
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