An El Dorado Hills woman is going to prison for two years for filing false IRS claims. Sherry Taggart, 57, was also ordered to pay $757,412. She had pleaded guilty to multiple charges in September. According to court documents, in 2010 Taggart joined a scheme initiated in 2008 and operated by her co-conspirator Barbara Antonucci, […]
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The California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations next week if conditions are favorable. Operations may take place near South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Paradise and Meyers. To view a map with project locations and details, go online. Before prescribed fire operations are conducted, agencies post road signs around areas […]
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By Sarah D. Wire and Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Over Sen. Barbara Boxer’s objections, the Senate voted 78 to 21 Friday evening to pass sweeping water infrastructure legislation that changes how much water is pumped from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to San Joaquin Valley farmers and Southern California. The bill — co-authored by […]
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South Lake Tahoe has sand bags available at no cost year round for residents. The sand lot is located at the city’s public works yard located at 1160 Rufus Allen Blvd., which is next to Campground by the Lake. Proceed through the gate at the yard and drive to the back of the lot. At the back […]
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To the community, A Penny Pine Memorial Tree Plantation which once existed within the 64-acre recreational area in Tahoe City has been devastated forever. Close to 100 garden clubs throughout Northern and Central California planted a Penny Pine Tree Plantation in conjunction with the National Forest Lands – Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in memory […]
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By Kathryn Reed There’s a certain sound this time of year that brings a smile to kids of all ages – the holiday fire engine making the rounds of South Shore streets. This annual tradition with South Lake Tahoe and Lake Valley fire departments goes back decades. It’s something youngsters look forward to – though […]
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By Lenny Bernstein, Washington Post For the first time in more than two decades, life expectancy for Americans declined last year — a troubling development linked to a panoply of worsening health problems in the United States. Rising fatalities from heart disease and stroke, diabetes, drug overdoses, accidents and other conditions caused the lower life […]
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By Wynne Davis, NPR Fake news stories can have real-life consequences. On Sunday, police said a man with a rifle who claimed to be “self-investigating” a baseless online conspiracy theory entered a Washington, D.C., pizzeria and fired the weapon inside the restaurant. So, yes, fake news is a big problem. These stories have gotten a […]
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By Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal HONOLULU — Resting at the bottom of the Pacific but very much alive in naval history books, the storied battleship USS Nevada received fresh accolades Thursday aimed at ensuring that she and her crew continue “inspiring sailors for as long as there is a United States Navy.” On a […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a flash flood watch for the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee, Carson City, Minden and the foothills west of Reno from 4am-10pm Saturday. An atmospheric river will bring a burst of heavy precipitation across the region. Snow levels will be at about 8,000 feet. Forecasters say the Truckee […]
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