Two Bay Area residents were arrested Monday morning in South Lake Tahoe on hit and run, and drug charges. A Jaguar reportedly crashed into a fence and streetlight on Lake Tahoe Boulevard near Tata Lane and then drove off Jan. 20 at 11:38am. South Lake Tahoe police officers found the vehicle on Julie Lane in […]
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Updated Jan. 22 3pm: A suspect accused of roughing up a 92-year-old South Lake Tahoe apartment manager Tuesday was arrested this afternoon. South Lake Tahoe police officers were called to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Third Street on Jan. 21 just after 11pm regarding a burglary in progress. Officers said the victim, […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown said today that California is continuing its “comeback,” with a budget surplus and am improving economy, but he urged the Legislature to restrain spending. “This year, Californians have a lot to be proud of,” Brown told a joint session of the Legislature in his State of the […]
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The sixth annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser to benefit Austin’s House is Feb. 28 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6-10pm. The atmosphere will be of Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. This casual fundraiser features food, music, dancing, games, raffle prizes, and silent auction. The party starts at 6pm with a cocktail […]
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BloodSource will be conducting a blood drive in South Lake Tahoe on Feb. 3 from noon-6pm. Walk-ins are welcome. Blood drive participants will receive a parking validation for Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel parking lot at the blood drive check in. The blood drive is sponsored by the Barton Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Donors must weigh at […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s politicians dropped millions of dollars in campaign expenditures last year — and collected millions more, too. Disclosures provided under state law last week provide a glimpse behind the curtain of Nevada’s political world and offer a first look at the strength of candidates in the 2014 election. Voters […]
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By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times California is bracing for what officials fear could be an unprecedented winter fire season fueled by record dry conditions that show no signs of letting up. January is typically a time when forest fire camps and air bases are closed and seasonal firefighters go home. But not this year. […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee Fourteen years ago, the governor of California solemnly pledged not to squander a $12.3 billion revenue windfall on unsustainable tax cuts or spending. “I intend to resist the siren song of permanent spending whether it comes from the left or the right,” Gray Davis told reporters. “And I will stand […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 21 voted 5-0 to deny an interim urgency ordinance. County staff had recommended approval of the ordinance to stop the Tahoe Expedition Academy in Kings Beach from going forward. It is proposed to go on the lakefront property where Ferrari Crown Motel, Falcon Lodge and Goldcrest Resort properties […]
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By Will Lyons, Wall Street Journal In a temperature-controlled cellar with little damp, a good cork will be able to protect wine for several decades. The problem arises on those rare occasions when it doesn’t. Anyone who has built up a collection of fine wines over, say, 40 years will know that perhaps the biggest […]
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