By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A federal grand jury in Sacramento (Thursday) indicted a South Lake Tahoe woman for wire fraud in connection with an investment fraud scheme. According to the indictment, Lori Zoval, 45, was a licensed securities broker with a firm in Folsom and used her position of trust to steal more than […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the July 8, 2010, Reno Gazette-Journal. The reluctance of Hot August Nights officials to talk about the future of the 25-year-old event in the Truckee Meadows with just weeks until this year’s festivities get under way is understandable. However, the issue no longer is whether the celebration of classic […]
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A fire reported early this afternoon in the Upper Kingsbury area of Stateline has been contained. The fire burned about one-tenth of an acre on Genoa Peak Road. This is a dirt road on National Forest land that links Kingsbury Grade and Spooner Summit. Mark Novak, fire marshal with Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District, did not […]
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This weekend, Squaw Valley saddles up again for Wild Wild West Weekend with a host of Western-themed events high in the Sierra. Wild Wild West Weekend offers adults and kids the opportunity to channel their inner-cowboys at the High Camp Corral for western-style fun. Pony rides, a petting zoo, authentic western-style BBQs, and two days […]
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Variety of acts to take over Tahoe Tallac Site on the South Shore in July during the annual Valhalla Music and Art Festival. The hot, spicy sounds of New Orleans comes to Valhalla on July 9 with The Bayou Boys performing at the Boathouse Theatre at 7pm. The music will transport the audience to the […]
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• NBC Sports, the American Century Championship and World Golf Tour, have created a virtual experience that allows gamers to play the back nine at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course through July 31. Click here. • Want to see some pretty pictures of Lake Tahoe? Click on this link to CNN. • Ready to take advantage […]
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By Robert Perea, Reno Gazette-Journal YERINGTON — A regional law enforcement agency that targets gangs in Lyon and Douglas counties, along with Carson City, will be able to continue its work through a newly awarded $270,281 grant. “Gangs don’t recognize county boundaries, and with this program, our people won’t recognize county boundaries,” Lyon County Sheriff […]
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To the community, Support for the Auburn Dam, concern about record spending by the federal government and a desire for more local control highlight the results of a constituent survey conducted by my staff. This district-wide survey’s results echo what I have heard in 20 town hall meetings and from countless letters, emails and phone […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Law enforcement typically advises being wary of purported solicitations on their behalf, but the Placer County Sheriff’s Department wants folks to know that a fundraising drive for its Search and Rescue teams is legitimate. The teams are beginning their annual countywide telemarketing fundraising drive. Search and Rescue volunteers donate thousands […]
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By Kathryn Reed Despite granite being the predominate rock in the Lake Tahoe Basin, it’s not the best hard surface to use for grinding nuts into food because it breaks down and erodes. This is one reason the Washoe Indians are believed to have had more than their share of gallstones, Darrel Cruz said. Cruz […]
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