By Tom Miller, KCRA-TV El Dorado County’s largest irrigation district is telling its customers the effects of the drought have subsided so much that they can stop conserving water. The El Dorado Irrigation District, which has approximately 40,000 customers, voted to rescind all water restrictions Monday. “Now that the drought stage has been rescinded, currently […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP The Bureau of Land Management has pulled the plug on a public-private partnership in Nevada aimed at shrinking the size of a wild horse herd southeast of Carson City through the use of contraceptives. Unlike most mustang conflicts pitting protection groups against ranchers, the dispute in Nevada’s Pine Nut mountains is […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Alberta’s unusually early and large fire is just the latest of many gargantuan fires on an Earth that’s grown hotter with more extreme weather. Earlier this year, large wildfires hit spots on opposite ends of the world — Tasmania and Oklahoma-Kansas. Last year, Alaska and California pushed the U.S. to a […]
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North Lake Tahoe honored local leaders and businesses during the 62nd annual Community Awards Dinner at the Resort at Squaw Creek. Numerous awards were bestowed to community members who have excelled in multiple areas throughout 2015. Awards included the hospitality award, ambassador of the year, distinguished community service, regional marketing award, and more. The […]
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Work on Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care‘s rehab center on Al Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe is expected to resume in mid-July. At that time the underground work — sewer, water, gas, electric, video — will be completed. Work on the foundations should resume about the same time. “We expect to have all underground work and all […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe hotelier Peter Belyea MacRoberts died April 22, 2016, in Fresno. He was 78. He was born in Cambridge, Mass., on July 12, 1937. In his growing years, Pete achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He was an officer in the Navy in the 1950s. After completing his service to the Navy, Pete […]
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A Douglas County woman was crowned Miss Nevada last week. Bailey Gumm, a 2013 Douglas High School graduate, became the third county resident to have the statewide title. Gumm will compete in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City on Sept. 11. Gumm started her ascension in the beauty pageant world by becoming Miss Douglas County’s […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – Planners and landowners must balance recreation, economic development and protection of natural resources as they consider whether to allow the proposed gondola that would link Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts. Eight members of the public voiced their concerns Monday at the initial scoping meeting for the environmental […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Driving north from Bakersfield on Highway 99, a motorist soon encounters an offramp onto Highway 65, which runs up the east side of the Central Valley – but not very far. The pavement ends about 70 miles north of Bakersfield, near the farming town of Exeter. However, 200-plus miles farther […]
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By Jad Mouawad, New York Times Security lines at airports are getting longer — much longer — and wait times could reach epidemic levels when air travel peaks this summer, according to airlines, airports and federal officials. A combination of fewer Transportation Security Administration screeners, tighter budgets, new checkpoint procedures and growing numbers of passengers […]
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