By Kathryn Reed “We would not be able to have SnowGlobe if Rock Med was not here.” Those are the words of South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston. For a department his size, when there are four patients it is considered a multi-casualty incident. If everyone who was treated at the three-day music festival […]
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To the community, Two contentious mega projects — Martis Valley West and Squaw Valley — just got approved by the Placer County supervisors despite raucous public outcry, objections by all area conservation groups and the California attorney general. In the case of Martis Valley West, even objections by the county Planning Commission couldn’t stop the […]
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By Thomas Mulier, Bloomberg Nestle SA says it found a way to reduce the amount of sugar in chocolate by as much as 40 percent, a discovery that may give the KitKat maker an edge as food producers face increasing pressure from governments, health advocates and shoppers to make products healthier. The world’s largest food […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Like much of America, California’s wealth is concentrated among a small group of high-income earners. The state has 16 million households, and just 61,000 of them — 0.4 percent — together account for one-fifth of the state’s income, according to the latest tax return figures from the Franchise Tax Board. […]
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By Howie Nave After seeing the latest “Star Wars” epic one has to ask: Was it even necessary for George Lucas to make the prequel trilogy leading up to his original “Star Wars” movie back in 1977 with “A New Hope”? Did we really have to see a young Anakin Skywalker from the planet Tatooine in […]
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By Ellen Knickmeyer, AP The first winter storm of 2017 to drop welcome rain over the rivers, pumps, pipes and canals that move California’s water north to south likely will open a new era of tension over how much water goes to fish or farms under a new U.S law. Legislation signed Friday by President […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Forecasters are having difficulty in predicting whether the Reno-Tahoe area will have a white Christmas this year. A system that currently is headed toward the Sierra has a 25 to 35 percent chance of bringing precipitation to the Tahoe basin and northward as early as Thursday and possibly through the weekend, according […]
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By Mike Higdon, Reno Gazette-Journal “You may have extra cash this holiday season and not even know it,” according to the Nevada State Treasurer. Nevada’s Unclaimed Property Division has nearly $900 million in property waiting to be claimed by its owners or their descendants. Read the whole story
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee The death of a 64-year-old Aptos man at Mount Rose Ski Resort this month punctuates the fact that the Sierra snow season, for the second year in a row, is starting out with dangerous avalanche conditions. After four years of drought, last season featured similar conditions, with several avalanches reported […]
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· The board room at Lake Tahoe Community College will be named after Fritz Wenck, who retired this month after being the longest serving board member. He was there from day one. There will be a celebration in late January. · Here are the El-Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · Rep. Tom […]
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