By Huffington Post Daily exercise can mitigate the effects of overdoing it around the holidays, a small study suggests. The Journal of Physiology study showed that people who exercise on a daily basis are less affected by the negative health effects of one week of overeating, such as poor blood sugar control and expression of […]
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More than three-quarters of survey takers have a “very positive” impression of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. Of the 6,721 individuals who placed calls for service in August 2013, 125 were given 11 questions to answer in a survey. The survey was issued either in person or by phone and included questions about the […]
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By Brian Lada, AccuWeather With 2013 quickly coming to a close, it’s shaping up to be one of the driest calendar years on record for many places in California. Almost all of the Golden State is under either a severe or extreme drought with no end in sight heading into 2014. This prolonged drought has […]
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By Siddharth Cavale, Reuters Sales during the 2013 U.S. holiday season grew from a year earlier as deep discounting and increased promotions encouraged consumers to buy more. Holiday sales between November 1 and December 24 rose 2.3 percent, compared with 0.7 percent a year earlier, according to data published in the MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report. […]
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The upper mountain at Squaw Valley reopened today after being closed because of a sewage leak. Through the resort’s monitoring system employees realized something was wrong Dec. 26. The leak was found that afternoon, which led to the upper area being closed and the sewer system shut off. “The site was excavated and the pipelines […]
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By Colin Lygren, KOLO-TV As families continue their holiday vacations, many will be heading up the hill to catch some fresh turns. But this year the mountain may be a little more dangerous than in years past. Last year we got a lot of snow early in the season and by late December, ski resorts […]
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By Pam Belluck, New York Times A popular surgical procedure worked no better than fake operations in helping people with one type of common knee problem, suggesting that thousands of people may be undergoing unnecessary surgery, a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports. The unusual study involved people with a torn […]
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• Pints & Paddles with Ike & Martin is every Wednesday through March 19 from 5:30-7pm on the M.S. Dixie II. • Eileen Fahrner, longtime Kings Beach Elementary principal, is retiring at the end of the school year. • Starting in January, Trax and Truckee police Officer Andrew Holbrook will begin visiting Truckee High to […]
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By USSA LIENZ, Austria — World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin (Eagle-Vail, Colo.) returned to the site of her first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom podium to further her status as a giant slalom threat after finishing third Saturday in Lienz. Fourth after the first run with a 0.35 second deficit, Shiffrin charged within 0.01 of […]
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By Kathryn Reed In this era of corporate banking and corruption, one bank has held true to its roots – El Dorado Savings Bank. A lot has to do with the fact that members of the Cook family are still at the helm of the Placerville-based institution. It was George Cook Sr. and members of […]
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