By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal After losing an appeal with the Nevada Supreme Court, a former wealthy Incline art appraiser has taken his case to the federal court, and has filed a 250-page challenge to his murder conviction. Peter Bergna, 57, also asked the federal judge to appoint a lawyer to his case, saying he […]
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Mulligan’s are allowed during Barton Foundation’s 16th annual Golf Tournament at Genoa Lakes – The Lakes Course on July 23, but only if you pay for them. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the foundation’s community health endowment fund. Registration, mulligan and raffle ticket sales begin at 6:45am. The fun, scramble golf tournament starts at 8am. […]
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July 15 – Wonderland of Wildflowers – 9am-3pm. Enjoy spectacular Sierra views, snow-capped peaks giving way to summer, and many varieties of wildflowers on a magical walk. See blankets of bright yellow mules ears, bowing columbine, elegant lupine and countless other Sierra wildflowers on this 4-mile hike with botanist Karen Wiese, author of Sierra Nevada […]
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Chevys restaurant in the middle of South Lake Tahoe is this week’s Taste of Tahoe eatery. A portion of the receipts from now through July 3 will go toward the local Relay for Life. Relay for Life is a nationwide phenomenon put on by the American Cancer Society to raise money for cancer research. The […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Amador and El Dorado county residents planning to burn piles of vegetation to prepare their property for the wildfire season have less than a week left. All burn permits in areas of Amador County’s and El Dorado County’s western slope served by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s […]
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To the community, A settlement with El Dorado County will ensure the beginning of the cleanup, at an estimated cost of approximately $7 million, of the Meyers Landfill Site, located outside of the city of South Lake Tahoe, the Justice Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service announced June 29. The agreement, lodged in […]
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Team Tahoe sent a group of swimmers and track athletes to the Northern California State Special Olympics this past weekend. Several medals were brought home by the local contingent. Events were on the campus of UC Davis. (Click on photo to see in full frame.)
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State Sen. Dave Cox, R-Roseville, returned to work at the Capitol on Monday after being out for a couple months. The lawmaker who represents Lake Tahoe in the Legislature has been battling prostate cancer for 13 years. He has been in the Senate since 2004. Prior to that he represented the region in the Assembly.
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Bears are finding bird feeders to be a tempting treat this year. A bear on Margaret Avenue in South Lake Tahoe hopped the fence in hopes of finding some easy pickings with the bird feeder on top of the fence. The owner is taking the feeder down. With bears easily scampering over fences, this could […]
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By Austin Fay Plumes of smoke wafted across the decontamination zone at Regan Beach. Mike Mileski, medical group supervisor for South Lake Tahoe Fire Department was coordinating radio traffic when a plume of the nerve agent crossed his path, causing his ranking sergeant to inform him his skin was itchy and he had to lay […]
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