By Nick Bilton, New York Times The last thing I remember was the tears running in rivulets down my cheek as I confirmed that, yes, I did want to delete the picture on my Facebook page. Several hours later, I, grossly hung over, was awoken by a flash flood of the rising sun through my […]
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Baxter is a 4-year-old red pit bull who is very quiet in the shelter. He is house trained and has great manners. He walks nicely on the leash and is very affectionate, and likes well-mannered children and other dogs. Baxter is not a fan of cats, and needs to be on a runner when left […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is about to own a highly valuable piece of property in the city – assuming the City Council agrees to buy it. On the July 15 council meeting the 1½ acres on the corner of Ski Run Boulevard and Highway 50 is on the agenda. It had been acquired […]
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By Larry Weitzman Dysfunction is the key word within the title of the grand jury report published June 25 regarding the El Dorado County Charter. Most, if not all, grand juries are suppose to be fact finders, and although I didn’t examine the entire report to see if other areas of the report had fact […]
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A boat pulling a skier on Donner Lake ran over the tow-line of a Jet Ski, ejecting the children who were riding on the inner tube behind the personal watercraft. The 7- and 8-year-old suffered minor injuries July 13. One youth was flown to Renown Medical Center in Reno by Careflight as a precaution based […]
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• Measure F is the name of Lake Tahoe Community College’s bond that will be on the November ballot. F is for facilities. • Fitch Ratings has given Southwest Gas Corp. an A-minus rating. • Here are the Caltrans roadwork schedules for the week – El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra. • Jude Wood is now executive director […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee In recent months, as California officials started to calculate the fire danger posed by the state’s prolonged and historic drought, they tucked an extra $23 million into the CalFire emergency wildfire budget for the fiscal year that began July 1, bringing its total to $209 million. By July 6 – […]
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Douglas County Public Library is presenting a free wild animal show July 29. There will be two sessions — one at 5:30pm and another at 6:30pm in the C.V.I.C. Hall. Children will earn about wild animals from around the world and hear their stories. Animals may include a monkey, alligator and bird of prey. The […]
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By Willa Young, Los Angeles Times Skip the peaches and cheese, farmers market guests can now sample wine at farmers markets all over California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a measure into law Tuesday that allows farmers markets to conduct wine and cider tastings. The bill, AB2488, was approved by the Assembly and the Senate of […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Sacramento Bee Stuart Waldman did all he could to help a dog that had been in his family for eight years. Treating the Anatolian shepherd came at a high cost: $17,000. When Waldman rescued his next dog, he decided, he would buy pet insurance. “God forbid anything happen again,” the Los Angeles […]
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