By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee Something didn’t smell right, and it certainly wasn’t carbon monoxide. Alert constituents and an inquisitive state senator’s office apparently halted a mail scam attempting to con homeowners, based on a new state law requiring carbon monoxide alarms. The scam was apparently run from a post office box directly across the […]
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By Sarah Tilton and Juliet Chung, Wall Street Journal One of the nation’s most voracious consumers of trophy real estate is back on the hunt. Since the mid-1990s, software billionaire Larry Ellison has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars worth of top-shelf properties around the world. The portfolio of Oracle Corp.’s co-founder includes five adjacent […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe has written a check for $39,130 to settle a case involving how police officers removed children from a home on the behalf of Child Protective Services. “The officers followed the policy and practice at the time (2008), and therefore I would not say they did anything ‘wrong.’ I would […]
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By Daniel Rozansky There is a cost to “free.” There is an additional cost to speed. It’s called privacy. Each day we pay these costs to download movies, music and buy things on phones, tablets or computers. We agree to terms of service without thinking about the implications. But every day there’s a new rash […]
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Each November members of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association elect members of the board of directors. This year, there are five open seats, including small lodging, recreation, ski area, real estate/property management and at-large. Small lodging and recreation are two-year terms, while ski area, real estate and at-large are three-year terms. The filing deadline […]
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The River School Farm is celebrating National Food Day at its farm, 7777 White Fir St. in Reno, on Oct. 24 from 5:30-8pm. Community members can join the farm for a potluck dinner, networking and brainstorming. Group discussions will be on different topics related to community food issues. The event is sponsored by the Local […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Vision – that is what has been missing from the South Shore. “If we are going to be a world-class outdoor destination, we need the commercial areas to complement the scenery,” Mike Bradford told Douglas County commissioners Thursday. The county in its quest to bring economic vitality to the lake […]
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Mountain Magic’s 13th annual Swing, Hustle and Night Club Two Step Convention and Championships to be at MontBleu in Stateline Nov. 3-6. New this year will be a mini intensive workshop with Michael Kiehm and a Latin Dance Party. For more information and details, go online.
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On Oct. 28 from 6-8pm is a panel discussion in South Lake Tahoe about domestic violence. Click on flyer for details.
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By Kathryn Reed A homemade contraption to extract THC from marijuana, along with ecstasy and Oxycontin pills were seized from an apartment in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday afternoon. “This can blow up just as easily as a meth lab,” SLEDNET Cmdr. Jeff Catchings told Lake Tahoe News. “They are very dangerous, especially the type […]
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