By Steve Kubby How safe are medical marijuana patients in South Lake Tahoe? What will the proposed new cultivation ordinance by the City Council mean for patients? What can the City Council do to actually help patients live without the fear of a violent home invasion by drug police? These are unanswered questions that are […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Californians will see the light – and a resulting energy cost savings – earlier than the rest of the United States. The California Energy Commission says Golden State consumers will be the first in the nation to save money under a federal law improving the energy-efficiency standard of light bulbs. […]
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Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and Reno Police Department are partnering to support the Crime Prevention Conference for area property owners, managers, and law enforcement officials. This is an innovative, law enforcement based crime prevention solution designed to help “Keep Illegal Activity out of Rental Property”. The free conference is Jan. 13 from 8am-5pm at the […]
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By Kathryn Reed This month results of two surveys administered by South Lake Tahoe will be released. In December employees of the city were asked to answer 71 questions from five categories – communications within the city, my supervisor, my work group, quality of the work environment, and the city as an employer. City Manager […]
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By Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal First quarter After winning the coin toss and electing to receive, the Wolf Pack quickly moved into BC territory before a Kaleb Ramsey sack of Colin Kaepernick killed the drive and forced a punt. On the Pack’s next possession, Kaepernick fumbled on a third-down play and it was recovered by […]
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By Laurie Roberts On Saturday, Gov. Jan Brewer stepped before the podium outside the old state Capitol to speak to a nation looking at us, and perhaps to us, for answers. Like every Arizonan, she was shaken. Like all of us, she was shocked and straining to understand how such horror could happen in our […]
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Representatives from TripAdvisor will give a presentation at this month’s South Lake Tahoe Lodging Association meeting. The meeting is Jan. 13 at 9:30am at the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority office in Stateline. The discussion will be about the website and tools to help businesses leverage their exposure.
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By Denise Wong, KOLO TV That shooting tragedy in Arizona is hitting very close to home. We’ve learned two of the victims had grown up in Reno and raised their children here. 76-year-old Dorothy Morris was one of the six people killed in the shooting. She was known as Dorothy Burns when she was a […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s deputies do not believe the death of a 26-year-old man on New Year’s Day is the result of foul play. However, Nevada law requires all unattended deaths be investigated as homicides. Toxicology reports may not be available for two months. David Marriner, an Incline Village High School graduate who was living in […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for Destruction of Property at Heritage Park in Gardnerville. The park off Gilman Avenue and Courthouse Alley was damaged sometime between Dec. 31 and Jan. 3. The damage was committed by an unknown person who intentionally drove his/her vehicle on […]
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