By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Placerville-based El Dorado Savings Bank reported a profit of $9.83 million for all of 2013, up 9 percent from $9.02 million in 2012. Fourth quarter 2013 net income totaled $3.68 million, up sharply from $2.8 million in the year-ago period. Total assets as of Dec. 31 were $1.86 billion, up […]
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By Kathryn Reed Unemployment, jobs and the economy were big topics in President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night. “Inequality has deepened. Upward mobility has stalled. The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by – let […]
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By Jeremy Miller Based on the incredible true story of Operation Red Wings, “Lone Survivor” is a true to life, super charged thrill ride depicting the battle between four soldiers and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch and Ben Foster star. Behind the camera and screenplay was director Peter Berg. Let me […]
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By KCRA-TV An early-morning apartment complex fire in Placerville that injured two people is being investigated by police. The fire broke out just after 5am Jan. 28 at the complex at 2661 Woodridge Court. Two men were found outside the apartment building with burns when officers arrived at the scene. They were taken to UC […]
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The Incline Village Crystal Bay Historical Society’s next History Happy Hours will feature David Antonucci, author of “Snowball’s Chance – The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games – Squaw Valley & Lake Tahoe”. The event is Feb. 5 at Tunnel Creek Café, 1115 Tunnel Creek Road, Incline Village. Food and beverages will be available […]
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By Sarah Lyall, New York Times Athletes and their families are becoming increasingly anxious about possible terrorist attacks at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, so much so that some families have decided not to attend and others plan to curtail their activities once they get to the Games in Russia. No American athletes have yet […]
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Michelle Larsen, a financial guru from David & Johnson, is putting on Tax Prep 101 on Feb. 19. This is for individuals and small business owners. The 5:30-6:30pm event is at Lakeland Village, Lakeshore Pavilion meeting room, 3535 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. It is free for Tahoe Regional Young Professionals members and $10 […]
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Film-television, journalism and social media college students in California may compete for cash prizes while doing social good. Generation Next competition is accepting submissions through Feb. 14. The purpose of this competition is to empower the next generation of content creators to use the power and influence of media to promote accurate and authentic portrayals […]
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By Macrina Cooper-White, Huffington Post If you thought the polar vortex was bad, get a load of a new climate phenomenon that just might be coming our way. Scientists say we could be headed for another “Little Ice Age,” given how eerily calm the sun has been in recent years. First, a bit of background. […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – Where is the carcass of the coyote that was shot in Meyers and who shot it? Those are the questions that are still not answered. Jeff Morales discovered the dead animal Jan. 22 on his routine walk with his dog. “The blood trail intersects my existing trail,” Morales told Lake […]
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