By Gary Martin, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — With millions expected to be wagered illegally on the upcoming Super Bowl, Nevada and gaming officials are eagerly awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether states should be allowed to offer legal sports betting. The Supreme Court delayed a decision on a case brought by New […]
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Feb. 4 is the day before the Super Bowl, which is one of the single largest events for sex trafficking in the nation. A group will be gathering to dance and call attention to the millions of men, women, and children who are trafficked every year. South Lake Tahoe will be part of the One Billion […]
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By Kathryn Reed The clock is ticking to have all the agreements in place for the next segment of the Greenway Bike Trail to get built. The California Tahoe Conservancy would have to give up part of the $4 million is has secured if all parties are not on board by May 1. The one […]
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To the community, There are several non-chemical methods available today, that used in combination for killing, removing and decaying the invasive weeds and their food source, will eliminate the weeds not just one time, but permanently. There is no need to use chemicals that combined with the algae will create bacteria that has been proven […]
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By Vanessa Rancano, KQED-TV California is producing less than half the new homes it needs to meet demand in the Golden State. In its first comprehensive analysis since the year 2000, California’s Department of Housing and Community Development paints a bleak picture of the state’s housing landscape. While it points to some hopeful developments, the […]
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· Highway 89 around Emerald Bay is open. · The Truckee chamber is putting on a workshop for independent contractors and businesses that use them. It will be Feb. 16 from 8:30-10am. For more info and to register, go online. · South Lake Tahoe’s warm room needs people to […]
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An El Dorado County woman walking a West Slope bike trail with her child in a stroller was sexually assaulted on the afternoon of Jan. 27. A male approached her from behind and asked her about the location of a nearby business. He asked for a dollar and then to shake her hand to thank […]
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Trevor James Bartholomew, who graduated from Whittell High School in 2000, died Jan. 21, 2017. He was 34. He was born Feb. 19, 1982, and grew up in Stateline. At Whittell he played soccer, was a member of the ski team, and was loved by his classmates. His sense of humor and ability to make […]
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By Michael Rohm The first thing Harold Slear saw when he walked through the main entrance of Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City just before noon Jan. 8 was merchants pulling inventory from their waterlogged stores. The owner of James-Harold Galleries, Slear was late for work because he had needed to clear his driveway of the […]
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By Larry Weitzman At the Jan. 24 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting, not only was there a 5-0 vote to support a $7 billion annual increase in gasoline tax and vehicle registrations fees, there was another agenda item (No. 30) also having to do with raising taxes. Item No. 30 on the agenda, […]
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