Details have not been released surrounding the Sept. 5 death of an airman hiking in South Lake Tahoe. Airman 1st Class Tyler Oimoen was stationed at Beale Air Force Base in Marysville. Oimoen was originally from Mount Horeb, Wis. He was a food service apprentice with the 9th Force Support Squadron. “Our thoughts and prayers […]
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By Jose Olivares, Reno Gazette-Journal The website WalletHub recently ranked Nevada 48 out of 51 in a list analyzing health care in the U.S. in 2016. According to WalletHub, Nevada is one of the states with the worst health care, ranking last in terms of children with health insurance. According to WalletHub’s findings, Nevada was […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked candidates for South Lake Tahoe City Council, Lake Tahoe Community College, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, Douglas County School District, South Tahoe Public Utility District and Lake Valley Fire Protection District a series of questions. We are running the responses in the order received. All profiles may be found […]
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By Joe Mathews As California celebrates Admission Day—we joined the United States on Sept. 9, 1850—we should give ourselves an overdue present: A founding story of our statehood starring someone we can be proud of, both as Californians and Americans. Like too much else in California, the narrative of our statehood is sprawling and complicated, […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle A lot of things can start a wildfire: lawn mowers, gunfire, smoldering cigarettes. It makes sense in a state dried out by drought. But the latest culprit — a bike — is largely unheard of as a source of ignition, and is being met with disbelief in some circles. […]
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By Associated Press Californians are still saving water despite the recent lifting of mandatory statewide conservation, but not as much as they were last year at the peak of the drought, water officials said Wednesday. Monthly figures showed water conservation in cities and towns statewide dropped 1 percent in July from the previous month. July […]
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Fifty-seven people were arrested on driving under the influence charges in El Dorado County from Aug. 19-Sept. 5. The Avoid the 6 ramped up its usual enforcement efforts, deploying several roving DUI saturation patrols. “For us, saving one life would make the campaign worthwhile,” District Attorney Vern Pierson said in a statement. “We wanted our […]
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PaintCare is hosting a one-day paint recycling event in Truckee on Sept. 24. The 9am-1pm event will be at Truckee Tahoe Airport. Households and businesses from anywhere in the Truckee area may drop off leftover house paint, stain, or varnish—even if it’s 20 years old. All brands of latex or oil-based paint are accepted. Only […]
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By James Crepea, Al.com Auburn may have lost its season opener with No. 2 Clemson, 19-13, on Saturday but sports books and at least one bettor won big. ESPN.com reported a bettor at William Hill’s sportsbook at the Hyatt in Incline Village wagered $122,000 on Clemson to defeat Auburn straight-up at a moneyline bet of minus-320. Clemson’s […]
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Updated 3:29pm By Kathryn Reed Plans are in the works to permanently stop all development on a 120-acre site off Highway 267. What was to become the controversial Brockway Campground may remain undisturbed forestland. Sierra Pacific Industries owns the ridegtop parcel off Fibreboard Freeway. If a deal goes through, the U.S. Forest Service will be […]
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