Ike and Martin will be the featured duo at a fundraiser June 26 for METAvivor, a nonprofit that raises money for research into stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. METAvivor is unique in that 100 percent of donations go to research. Since its founding in 2009, METAvivor has funded $2.4 million in grants and in 2017 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Four people on El Dorado County’s payroll in 2016 made more than $300,000 in wages and benefits. Two work for mental health and two for the sheriff’s department. Another 43 workers have packages valued at more than $200,000. The 100 highest compensated employees in 2016 accounted for $20,202,036 of the budget. This […]
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By Kiera Butler, Mother Jones People love to complain about the wastefulness of meal-kit delivery companies like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh. The baggies that hold a single scallion. The thousands of miles of shipping. The endless cardboard boxes. Those problems are annoying, but ultimately they’re not environmental catastrophes: The baggies don’t take up all […]
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The woman who was pulled from the Upper Truckee River on June 7 in a paddleboarding accident has died. Stephanie Waggoner, 49, of Minden died at Renown Medical Center in Reno on June 9. She was with friends going down the rapid, frigid cold river when she hit a downed tree just before 1:30pm last […]
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By Matt Hansen, Powder When news surfaced recently that K2 and several of skiing’s most popular brands would be sold from a publicly traded corporation to a private equity firm this month, it ended months of speculation and uncertainty about the future of some of the sports’ most storied companies. But it also created a […]
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By Camalot Todd, Las Vegas Sun In terms of harmful disruptions during the average childhood, the United States ranks 36th out of 172 countries, falling between Bosnia and Russia and lagging well behind France, Norway, the United Kingdom, Lithuania and Greece — some of which have experienced far more economic instability and a slower recovery […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe voters in November will be asked whether they want to raise the sales tax by one-half percent for the sole purpose of having the funds raised go to fixing city streets. The City Council this month agreed to place the question on the ballot, create a roads management authority […]
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Jackson and Robbie are shy male kittens who need a home together because they didn’t get much attention when they were younger. They are about 3 months old and will do best in a household that will be patient with them. Jackson and Robbie are neutered, microchipped, tested for FIV, and vaccinated. They are at […]
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Tahoe Fund was awarded a $130,000 Recreation Trails Program grant to restore the Incline Flume Trail, also known as the “other flume trail.” The restoration work will be led by the Friends of Incline Trails in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, Tahoe Rim Trail Association and Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association. Trail days are […]
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By Meghan Herbst, Moonshine Ink Staff On Feb. 4, constituents of California’s 4th congressional district spilled into the streets of Roseville to attend a much-anticipated town hall with Rep. Tom McClintock. Growing discontent over the Republican’s ultra-conservative policy positions surged after he began vocalizing his support of the Trump administration. McClintock drew ire from town […]
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