The latest update from El Dorado County Elections Department is affecting the outcome of the June 5 District 4 supervisorial race. To win outright without going to a runoff in November it requires a candidate to garner 50 percent of the vote plus one. As it stands with results posted in the late afternoon of […]
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By Ben Miller, Denver Business Journal Vail Resorts reported third-quarter Epic Pass season pass sales this week; , net income and quarterly earnings all rose. The Broomfield, Colo.-based ski resort operator reported that unit sales of its Epic Pass rose 12 percent and rose 19 percent by sales volume in the latest quarter. Net income rose […]
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A house in Tahoma was destroyed by fire on Thursday. Firefighters got the call at 9:48am June 7. Flames consumed 50 percent of the two-story structure by the time firefighters arrived. The house was near Antelope Way and Alder Street. The cause was related to hobby work being performed by the occupant, according to officials. […]
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By Ramona Giwargis, Las Vegas Review-Journal One candidate has been charged with theft and wiretapping. Another was convicted of domestic battery and accused of waving a gun while drunk. One was an Army deserter. These are a few of the political candidates on the Nevada ballot this year — and it’s causing deep concern […]
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Peter Goin, foundation professor of art at the UNR, will give a talk June 14 titled Time Travel: Revisiting Lake Tahoe. It will be at UC Davis TERC on the campus of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village. Time Travel is a visual presentation of historical photographs of Lake Tahoe from the 19th century through the mid-20th century, […]
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Author Gage McKinney will be in South Lake Tahoe on June 19 to share the tale of the hard-rock miners from Cornwall who came to America early in the 1800s to tap the continent’s rich mineral wealth. They were crucial to the California Gold Rush and settled in the mining camps of the Sierra Nevada. […]
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· Truckee is hosting three informal listening session. It’s an opportunity to interact with council members and the town manager. Rules: no politicking, keep it respectful and bring your best ideas, passionate interests, and toughest questions. Dates are June 28, July 25 and Aug. 29 from 4-5:30pm at 10412 Donner Pass Road, Truckee. · Douglas […]
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A Sacramento woman had to be airlifted out of Desolation Wilderness on Wednesday. The woman, whose name has not been released, spent the night of June 5 in the wilderness with her dog after they got lost. El Dorado County search and rescue personnel found them near Forni Lake. They were flown out by the […]
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By Kathryn Reed The contractor doing work on Highway 89 near Emerald Bay could face a slew of violations from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and possibly other agencies. A video on the White Trash Brigade Facebook page shows workers with Stewart Engineering of Redding, the contractor hired by Caltrans, laughing as a large boulder […]
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By Kathryn Reed A homeless encampment of about 20 individuals in the middle of South Lake Tahoe has been given a seven-day notice to move on or else they’ll be forcibly removed. Tucked into the meadow off the bike path behind Motel 6 is a community hidden from most people. Tents and makeshift shelters protect […]
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