The U.S. Forest Service photo from about 1932 is of the Zephyr Point fire lookout. The photo below is from the same angle today. Among the changes in the surroundings is the added cellular telephone site tower and equipment, left of the building near the tree. Interestingly, while some cell sites are disguised as trees […]
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By Kathryn Reed Five routes for a massive electrical line on the North Shore are being studied in the environmental documents that were released in November. CalPeco – short for California Pacific Electric Company – wants to strengthen its ability to provide power to that area. CalPeco is the parent company of Liberty Utilities, the […]
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By Darrell Steinberg For most of her adult life, a 31-year-old San Francisco violinist had been ravaged by debilitating mental illness. Newspaper accounts chronicled the compelling journey of Kim Knoble, who was caught in a cycle of shelters and homelessness, lack of self-control and aberrant behavior. It culminated in Knoble’s arrest for assaulting an older […]
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By USSA LAKE LOUISE, Alberta –- The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup had its men’s downhill opener Saturday amid cloudy skies and challenging flat-light conditions on Saturday. Two-time World Cup overall champion Bode Miller (Franconia, N.H.) posted the top U.S. Ski Team result in 16th, while Italian Dominik Paris carved up the icy and bumpy […]
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• Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Winter Wine Walk is Dec. 12 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Shops at Heavenly Village. Tickets are $10 for members and $20 for non-members. Buy tickets online. • Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules for the week from Caltrans. • On Dec. 14 there will be a […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee Despite a hint of rain and snow in the forecast next week, the region and California as a whole can expect a third dry winter ahead. That’s according to an “experimental” long-range forecast released this week by the California Department of Water Resources. The forecast covers the 2014 water year, […]
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By USSA BEAVER CREEK -– Swiss Lara Gut set the speed pace for the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships with victory in the both the Nature Valley Raptor downhill and super G. Leanne Smith (N. Conway, N.H.) earned the best result for the U.S. Ski Team with 23rd, which came as perfect weather Saturday […]
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Tahoe Players will put on “Shrek the Musical” on Dec. 14 at 2pm and 7pm. Local actors, singers, and dancers will perform alongside a live orchestra. The shows are at John Ascuaga’s Nugget, 1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks, NV 89431 Cost is $18.
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By Anjali Hemphill, CBS-13 PLACERVILLE — Placerville’s hangtown dummy slipped his noose for a few hours and ended up at a nearby bar, and police are wondering who helped him escape. Police say he was stolen late Wednesday night as the Liar’s Bench Bar next door closed. People at the bar say he was later […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers are set to receive a 5.3 percent pay raise Monday, but a dozen say they won’t accept it in the wake of a tax hike approved last November and while many residents are still struggling to recover from the recent recession. The raises were approved […]
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