By Kathryn Reed A retired El Dorado County sheriff’s sergeant who worked in the South Lake Tahoe substation is behind bars. Donald Philip Atkinson, 50, was arrested March 8 on 44 felony charges. He is accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from the El Dorado County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, of which he was president. Grand […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal An Incline Village man was recently awarded $1.375 million in an arbitration case against Banc of America Securities, now Merrill Lynch. The damage award returns his entire investment, plus interest, which was made a year before the 2008 banking crisis unfolded. A stock broker for Bobby Hayes, a retired businessman, […]
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The Nevada Division of Forestry is conducting prescribed burns at Tunnel Creek in the Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park backcountry from March through May, weather permitting. Tunnel Creek road from Highway 28 to Tunnel Creek Station may be closed in order to conduct the burns. Signs will be posted throughout the area when burns are […]
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“Tahoe Blues” reading at Lake Tahoe Community College is June 8 at 7pm. Join Bona Fide Books and LTCC in celebrating the release of the latest Bona Fide book, “Tahoe Blues”. Writers will dive into their tales — tall and true alike. This is part of the LTCC Writers Series. Books will be on sale […]
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Sierra Nevada College presents the 6th annual Tahoe Poetry on April 27 at 7pm at Patterson Hall. The evening is free and open to all. There are cash prizes for the top three competitors — $300, $200 and $100. Participants must be present 20 minutes prior to the show to sign-up; the first 10 to […]
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Poetry slam at Lake Tahoe Community College on April 26 at 8pm. Emcee is Denise Jolly. Free to attend; $5 for competitors. Each competitor should prepare two poems. Sign-ups are 15 minutes before the event.
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Four Santa Cruz men were arrested this week on charges of transporting and distributing cocaine in Stateline. The monthlong investigation by the Tri-NET Narcotic Task Force, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies and Santa Cruz officers ended March 2 with Joseph Perez, 26, and Oscar Madriz, 25, booked on charges of trafficking and sales of a controlled […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun What happens in California holds sway over many of Nevada’s most important industries: Californians populate the state’s casinos, they are the state’s best would-be buyers of renewable energy, and now, they may be setting a standard for how Nevada’s scarce water resources will be allocated in the future. Or […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee Medical marijuana advocates are dropping efforts to qualify a November ballot initiative to regulate California’s dispensary industry and instead plan a media campaign to lobby the Legislature to tackle the issue. Cannabis industry groups including dispensaries, medical marijuana growers and a powerful union drafted the proposed measure in the face […]
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By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal The El Dorado Lake Tahoe Film & Media Office is hosting its annual film industry mixer, and this year the featured speaker is a local resident and Hollywood veteran who worked on “The Artist”, the film that won the Best Picture academy award last month. The I Love Film […]
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