By Mandy Kendall With the effects of wildfires evident all around us during the last few days, it is not easy to ignore the potential threat that is on our very own doorstep, and in our own backyards. The smoke is an ever present reminder that we live in a potentially hazardous place that requires […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Against a hazy, blood-orange Sierra Nevada sky, indie band Fun lived up to its name with a red-hot performance that energized a youthful crowd at Harveys Lake Tahoe this week. The electric production is one of the last of the outdoor concert series as the summer winds down. John Packer, […]
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By Christine O’Farrell Hospitals can be scary places for many. Patients are usually in pain or scared and friends or family members worried. You are also putting your care (and sometimes your life) in the hands of experts who are unfamiliar to you. Except in an emergency, people have a choice of where they trust […]
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By Christopher Smart and Mike Gorrell, Salt Lake Tribune Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) took a broadside Wednesday in its legal dispute over ski terrain and is pointing at Vail Resorts as the “bully.” Toronto-based Talisker Land Holdings LLC, which recently leased Canyons Resort near Park City to Vail, served an eviction notice to PCMR, […]
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The NIAA on Thursday afternoon canceled all school sporting events on Aug. 30-31 for schools in El Dorado, Douglas, Mono, Carson, Washoe, Storey, Lyon and Churchill counties. This is because the air quality is so poor. Most of the smoke that is lingering in these areas is from the Rim Fire burning near Yosemite. The […]
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Liberty Utilities is warning the public that individuals claiming to represent Liberty and demanding payment over the phone have been reported by its customers. Liberty Utilities representatives do not place calls to customers for payment. Liberty encourages customers who receive such a call 800.782.2506.
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By Eleazar David Melendez, Huffington Post Even as he’d confidently promised before television cameras in January that he would deliver an astounding increase in the minimum wage, the president knew it would be a difficult fight. Unprecedented federal debt and thorny unemployment weighed heavily on Washington, both cautioning against forcing businesses to give low-paid workers […]
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The Tahoe National Forest intends to reopen the entire Mosquito Ridge Road to all traffic at 8am Aug. 30. A portion of the road has been closed for public and firefighter safety as a result of the American Fire burning in Placer County northeast of Foresthill. To ensure continued public and firefighter safety during wildfire […]
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Former El Dorado County resident Daniel Chartraw, 40, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison and was ordered to pay $2.8 million in restitution. Chartraw pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges in January. According to court documents, between Jan. 1, 2007, and Nov. 31, 2011, Chartraw defrauded investors through false representations […]
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Lake Tahoe’s Jeff Jones has released his third full-length album, “The Rooster Crows – The Bank Sessions.” The album features Jones on vocals, acoustic and slide guitar, Eric Matlock (Jelly Bread) on keys and the three members of the Italian Afro-Disco band The Bank (Francisco Brini, Domenico Loparco, Emanuele Zullo). “The album was recorded as […]
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