By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Each year, Americans throw out 66 billion pounds of food — organic material wasting away at the bottom of a landfill. While successful programs recycle tons of aluminum cans, glass, plastic, cardboard, and newspaper and help account for 63 percent of waste diverted from landfills in California, you […]
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Low water level is forcing the closure of Sand Harbor boat ramp. Officials said the closure will prevent boats from being damaged during launching and also protect the end of launch lanes from harm. The parking lot will remain open for non-motorized, carry-in boat access. The closure starts Aug. 5 at 6am.
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By Daryl Loo and Keith Naughton, Bloomberg Caesars Entertainment Corp. surged as much as 11 percent after agreeing over the weekend to sell casino-style online games unit Playtika Ltd. for $4.4 billion to Chinese investors led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co. The sale could give Caesars, the Las Vegas-based casino operator, more cash to […]
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The women dominated the courts at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club during the 33rd annual Tahoe Tennis Classic. Donna Rockwood of South Lake Tahoe, Christy Wurster of Placerville and Holly Tretten of Reno were the big winners, all three winning twice. Rockwood took home the women’s 7.0 title with partner Becky Darrow of Zephyr Cove and […]
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By Tim Johnson, McClatchy News Service Who made the United States into a refuge for secretive shell companies? Look toward Congress to find politicians who helped turn Nevada into a major home for shell companies, which can be used to evade taxes and hide illegal assets from around the world. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., now […]
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Bob Emmons, the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude, will give a talk at Sierra Nevada College on Sept. 1. Emmons is a professor of psychology at the UCDavis, and the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Positive Psychology. He is also the author of the books “Gratitude Works!: A 21-Day Program for Creating Emotional […]
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· Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for this week. · After more than 6½ years of service, K9 Thor has retired from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department. · The California Department of Motor Vehicles is celebrating its 10-year partnership with Donate Life California in helping to register more than 13.2 million […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Luxury home sales in the North Lake Tahoe and Truckee areas took off in the first half of 2016, more than doubling numbers reported in the first six months of 2015, according to the regional office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Multiple Listing Service data showed 131 single-family homes and […]
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By Kathryn Reed Tweaking ordinances will be the order of the day for the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Aug. 2 The second readings of the vacation home rental, massage and taxi ordinances are on the agenda. The changes passed unanimously at the first reading last month, with Councilman Tom Davis recusing himself from […]
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By Paul Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek How typical of an American is Khizr Khan, the man who stole the show on the last night of the Democratic National Convention? Answer: pretty typical. U.S. Muslims are much more mainstream than many Americans might think. Khan brought down the house in Philadelphia when he told the story of his son’s […]
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