The LegiSchool Project is seeking entries from high school students for the annual photo contest California Through My Eyes. How do you envision California? Farms or mountains? People or prairies? High rise buildings or wide open spaces? All California high school students are invited to capture an image that represents California. The photo can be […]
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By Ilyce Glink, MoneyWatch Going green may solicit an eye roll these days, but the smart homeowner knows that energy-efficient and green features can mean money in your pocket. “The energy-efficiency trend is highly driven by money,” said Sandy Gordon, LEED-accredited interior designer at Madison, Wis.-based Sandy Gordon Interiors. “If we can tell our clients […]
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By Kathryn Reed Health, water and environmental officials were at the Tahoe Keys Marina today inspecting repairs to the sewage line that failed over the weekend, allowing waste to flow into Lake Tahoe. Several samples of the water were taken to test for bacteria. Lahontan Regional Water Control Board expects to have those results on […]
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Updated May 5 1:25pm: The driver of the vehicle that plunged down an embankment has been identified as Jeffrey Alan Davis, 55, of Zephyr Cove. The cause of death is blunt force trauma due to a motor vehicle incident. The incident is still under investigation as to what caused the vehicle to travel through the […]
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By Kate Kelland, Reuters The spread of deadly superbugs that evade even the most powerful antibiotics is no longer a prediction but is happening right now across the world, United Nations officials said on this week. Antibiotic resistance has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country, the U.N.’s World Health Organisation […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee California’s long-talked-about “Hydrogen Highway” has received a major commitment to help it take shape. The Sacramento-based California Energy Commission says it will invest $46.6 million to accelerate the development of public hydrogen fueling stations throughout California to promote a consumer market for zero-emission fuel-cell vehicles, which could be widely available […]
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• Buses are available for those who would normally use Kingsbury Grade. The main route between South Shore and Carson Valley is not a through route in May during construction. For more info, go online. • Ten Washoe County Detention Facility inmates just completed a nationally recognized food service safety course aimed at providing them […]
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Updated 10:38am: A head-on collision injured four people early Monday morning near Zephyr Cove. A Suburban struck a Ford Ranger. One person in the Ranger had to be extricated. Two people were flown to Carson-Tahoe Hospital and two were taken by ambulance to Barton Memorial Hospital. Another vehicle was also involved. Names of the injured […]
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Updated May 5 6:15am: Ruth Anne Scudder has been found safe and is back home. —– South Lake Tahoe resident Ruth Anne Scudder has been missing since April 29. She was last seen leaving her home on Lakeview Avenue. Scudder has mental issues that may affect her judgment, and she speaks slowly. She frequently uses […]
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Butch is a handsome amber-eyed hunk. He is incredibly friendly and affectionate, loves to be petted, and likes to play with interactive toys. He seems to be tolerant of the other cats at the shelter and could potentially become another cat’s buddy. Butch will benefit from an exercise and food plan prescribed by your vet […]
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