The owner of a South Lake Tahoe massage parlor was arrested on sexual battery charges. Qiteng “Eric” Lu, owner of Chinese Magic Massage on Highway 50, was arrested July 6 on charges of penetration by a foreign object, sexual battery and attempting to prevent a witness from reporting a crime. The 34-year-old victim told police […]
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By Karen Marks, Sacramento Bee Bit by bit, a trail is taking shape at Lake Tahoe that will eventually connect Tahoe City, Kings Beach and Truckee. The Northstar Community Services District recently received $250,000 in hotel tax money to begin the next phase, about 2 miles of the Martis Valley Trail. The Martis Valley Trail […]
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The last of three trials for the four defendants in a 2015 El Dorado County murder ended with a guilty verdict. Nalana Omega was found guilty last week in the stabbing of Pete Thomas, 55. Thomas’ body was discovered Feb. 3, 2015, at a home in the town of El Dorado. According to authorities, it […]
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By Jason Alvarez, UC Merced Subalpine meadows are among the Sierra Nevada’s most enchantingly picturesque landscapes. These sparsely wooded, grassy expanses are home to plants and animals found nowhere else, and they play an important role in regulating the flow of water from the Sierra snowpack to the rest of the state. But these ecosystems may […]
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By Erica Hupp Before heading to the woods to fly a recreational drone, U.S. Forest Service officials ask pilots to comply with all Federal Aviation Administration regulations. The FAA has regulatory authority over all airspace, including recreational use of airspace by drones. Information is available online. When flying recreational unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on National […]
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Bonnie is a smaller kitty who is 4 years old. She is a an indoor cat, but is a good mouser and she likes other cats. Bonnie is spayed, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. She is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, along with many other dogs and cats who […]
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By Kathryn Reed The much anticipated vacation home rental study commissioned by South Lake Tahoe doesn’t say much that people didn’t already know. On July 11 the study titled Socioeconomic Impacts of Vacation Home Rentals in South Lake Tahoe will be the subject of a workshop by the City Council. The council will likely discuss […]
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By Joe Mathews What’s the fastest way to change California? Unless you have the power to set off a major earthquake, your best bet would be to connect Palmdale and Victorville. These two working-class desert cities aren’t often associated with economic or political power. But building world-class infrastructure to bridge the 50 miles between them […]
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A swimmer is alive thanks to the help of a paddleboarder. Placer County sheriff’s deputies on July 8 got a call saying a swimmer was in distress just off Dollar Point. By the time the police boat arrived the person had been pulled onto a paddleboard. The swimmer, who was not wearing a life jacket, […]
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By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times They have built careers isolating cells, designing integrated circuits and mastering computer languages. Now they are knocking on doors, being interviewed on TV and asking perfect strangers to give them money. Across the country, scientists — card-carrying members of an elite that prizes expertise — are exiting their […]
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