The ski day ended before it even started for two people headed to Kirkwood on Sunday. The vehicle they were driving in careened off the side of the road and flipped. The passenger was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. “As of right now it appears speed was an issue for roadway […]
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By Jazmine Ulloa, Los Angeles Times California lawmakers next year will make it a top priority to reform the system through which judges award criminal offenders bail, saying courts across the state are punishing “the poor for being poor.” Assemblyman Rob Bonta and state Sen. Bob Hertzberg said they plan to fire the first […]
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Barbara Antonucci, an unlicensed tax preparer from El Dorado County, is going to prison for three years and six months. She also must pay $1,895,833 in restitution for conspiring to file false claims and filing false claims. According to court documents, Antonucci and her co-conspirator, Sherry Taggart, 56, of El Dorado Hills, prepared tax returns for […]
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By Kathryn Reed President Obama last week signed the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act. “The act places increased focus on the need for maintenance of the more than 158,000 miles of trails managed by the Forest Service. Specific details of how various requirements of the act will be implemented will be determined as the […]
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The Truckee Community Christmas senior program and toy, food and coat drives are all under way. Collection bins can be found all over town for toy donations. Coats may be donated at Church of the Mountains in downtown Truckee, Mountain Hardware, Starbucks and Tahoe Forest Church on Hirschdale Road. Food items are being collected at […]
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The El Dorado County Commission on Aging is looking volunteers to be part of the group. The commission plays an advisory role to the Area Agency on Aging, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and the cities of South Lake Tahoe and Placerville on matters of interest to senior residents. Commissioners need to be […]
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By Kathryn Reed Improvements to the ecosystem near Taylor Creek as well as the physical structures is expected to begin in May. The work will be done in phases across multiple years, and all work is dependent on funding. Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Forest Supervisor Jeff Marsolais signed off on the decision last month. […]
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The Squaw Valley Prom, a fundraiser for High Fives, is Dec. 31 starting at 8pm. The event will take place in the Olympic Valley Lodge. The 13th annual prom has an ’80s theme and guests will be ringing in the new year back to the future style. Tickets are $100 per couple and $200 stag (single). Only […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV Anyone living in the Sierra knows there are precautions to take in order to keep bears away from their homes, cars and garbage dumpsters. Now that the temperature is colder and the snow has started falling, it’s time for bears to take their long, winter nap. “Bears should be either denning […]
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By Susan Wood ROUND HILL – “Find it, find it, find it,” Battalion Chief Todd Moss said, while running around the Round Hill fire station. He wasn’t looking for his socks. Instead, the Tahoe Douglas firefighter was giving out instructions to his dog Gunner, who acted like there was a leftover turkey stashed on the […]
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