By Chris Mooney, Washington Post In the past several weeks alone, the Obama administration has made multiple moves to fight climate change. The administration announced new steps to help fill U.S. roadways with electric vehicles. It ruled that greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft endanger human health and welfare. And on the international stage, it moved the world closer to a deal […]
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By Associated Press Reno officials are mulling options to makeover the downtown arch at a cost of about $175,000. Improvements under discussion include programmable letters and lights and new electrical wiring. Spokesman Matt Brown said Reno officials are reviewing project options. There is no project timeline and officials have yet to hold a meeting to […]
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By Kathryn Reed Voters in South Lake Tahoe will have an opportunity to weigh in Nov. 8 on the controversial loop road. Jason Collin, a candidate for City Council, lost his challenge Aug. 22 to have the initiative removed from the ballot. However, the case is not over. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Jim […]
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By Don Thompson, AP A 2014 California voter-approved initiative that reduced penalties for certain drug and property crimes has led to the lowest arrest rate in state history as police frequently ignore those illegal activities, experts say. Proposition 47 lowered criminal sentences by reducing them from felonies that can bring long prison sentences to misdemeanors […]
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By Jeff Miner On Aug. 28 representatives from the South Lake Tahoe chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby met with staff of state Sen. Ted Gaines, R-El Dorado, to ask the senator to support a measure urging Congress to enact a fee on carbon-based fossil fuels. Passage of the measure (Assembly Joint Resolution 43) would […]
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· The 9th annual K9 Trials are Sept. 10 at 9am at Lakeview Commons in South Lake Tahoe. · Douglas County Search and Rescue is looking for individuals to participate in its fall academy and join its team. Applications are online and are due Aug. 26. · The Truckee Town Council at its Aug. 25 […]
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The Village at Squaw Valley kicks off Labor Day Weekend with the return of the 27th annual Foam Fest and the 28th annual Alpen Wine Fest. The Foam Fest is where beer enthusiasts may sample more than 40 craft breweries. Last year’s festival raised more $30,000 for Achieve Tahoe, a nonprofit that brings people with […]
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By Buck Wargo, Las Vegas Review-Journal Call it the northern invasion. Northern Nevada Realtors in the Lake Tahoe and Reno area are aggressively reaching out to their counterparts in Las Vegas with marketing in Southern Nevada to find buyers for luxury vacation properties. One of the newest properties on the market on the Nevada portion […]
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Sue Bartholomew died Aug. 15, 2016, traveling home from a weekend reunion with her college roommates. She was 76. Sue was born on Sept. 10, 1939, in Santa Monica. She grew up in Bellflower and then went on to Whittier College. She graduated in 1961. There she met her seven roommates who remain some of […]
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Scooby is a huge Great Dane mix who is just a year old and very willing to please. He is house trained and has good manners, and walks nicely on the leash. He was found tied up and abandoned and is a little shy of new people and things, but he is very affectionate once […]
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