El Dorado County Superior Court is warning people of a scam. Past or prospective jurors are never contacted by phone regarding failure to serve jury duty. All communication is done via U.S. mail or personal service. No court jury staff or El Dorado County sheriff’s staff will ask past or prospective jurors to pay a […]
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Between now and Sept. 12 law enforcement officers in Nevada, including Douglas County, are making a concerted effort to reduce the number of impaired drivers. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies will be making efforts to achieve zero fatalities during the end of summer season. Drivers and riders are encouraged to know the law for blood alcohol […]
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It wasn’t just fans of Sammy Hagar who were impressed with his recent performance at Harveys. He gave a $2,500 check to Food Bank of El Dorado County. Food Bank representatives Don and Debbie Abney went back stage where they had the opportunity to talk to Hagar about hunger in El Dorado County. The next food […]
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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. Name: Tamara LeAnn Wallace Age: […]
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By Nathaniel P. Morris, Scientific American On Aug. 11, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its decision to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule I drug. The federal government has historically referred to this category as the “most dangerous” group of substances, including drugs like heroin and bath salts. As a resident physician specializing in mental health, I can’t make […]
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By Sudhin Thanawala, AP A federal government ban on the sale of guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said Wednesday. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies to the nine Western states that fall under the court’s […]
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By Deke Farrow, Modesto Bee Nemo, Noah and Popeye. Their names may not carry quite the coolness of some of their current and former canine colleagues in local law enforcement – Cash, Volk, Samson, Zeus – but the decidedly marine monikers fit perfectly what this trio is trained to do. They’re the Mussel Dogs, and […]
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The Triple Threat Adventure Film Festival will be at Homewood Mountain Resort Sept. 30-Oct. 2. The festival will include three nights of films featuring rock, dirt and snow. All movies to be shown at Homewood’s North Lodge on a 27-foot outdoor air screen. Reel Rock Film Tour 11 will kick off the weekend showcasing rock climbing features […]
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By Allen Best, Live Science In early July at Boreal Mountain Resort, temperatures reached 91 degrees, which is not uncharacteristically here. The real surprise was that the ski area near Lake Tahoe was making snow. Boreal is the site of the first North American demonstration of a relatively new technology called Snowfactory. The process parallels […]
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Jeff Andrews of Truckee took first place in the assisted division of the 10th annual Adaptive Surf Competition during Duke’s OceanFest in Honolulu last month. The 27-year-old in 2014 was an avid snowboarder in Tahoe. In an accident at Sugar Bowl in March of that year, Andrews suffered an injury to his spinal cord, leaving him without the use of […]
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