There will be more athletes on Tahoe and regional roads Sunday because of the second annual Expedition Man Endurance Ultra Triathlon. Competitors will complete a 2.4-mile swim at Zephyr Cove and transition to a 112-mile bike ride, finishing with a 26.2 mile run in Reno. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office says to expect traffic delays […]
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By Christina Jewett and Will Evans, Center for Investigative Journalism SACRAMENTO -– California lawmakers ordered an audit this week to examine the extent of fraud in the state’s taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation program and to assess why measures weren’t taken to stop it sooner. The review was spurred by Rehab Racket, a yearlong investigation by the […]
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To the community, We had a wonderful Great Gatsby Festival again this year. We hope that some of you made it out for some of the festivities. If not, we hope you will come out next year. The tour of the house is a unique experience during Gatsby and so much fun. So be sure […]
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Typical Tahoe blue skies have been replaced by gray, smoky skies that could linger as fires outside the basin rage on. Health officials say people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion while the smoke is so thick. The Rim Fire near Yosemite is what is inundating […]
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A sinkhole on Interstate 80 has closed the No. 1 lane in both directions near Donner Pass Road in Truckee. The sinkhole is in the center median. Motorists can expect delays Aug. 23 heading toward the Sacramento and Bay areas as well as the Lake Tahoe-Reno region. Caltrans and a contractor are at the scene […]
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• The San Francisco Comedy Festival will be at MontBleu in Stateline on Sept. 14 at 9pm. Tickets are $25. • Ground breaking for the Truckee River Legacy Trail Phase 3B is Aug. 26 at 4pm. For more info, click on the flyer. • The Strawberry Music Festival this weekend has been canceled because of […]
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By Kathryn Reed No one knows what the economic impact to all of El Dorado County would be if 7,000 houses are built on the West Slope. But more people would definitely further clog Highway 50, the main artery to the South Shore. Traffic is regularly choked getting out of South Lake Tahoe through Meyers […]
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By Garry Bowen The summer of 1997 was indeed a heady time: coffee with Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Richard Rominger at the Lone Eagle Grill in Incline; a lawn meeting with Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Jim Lyons at Tallac, entertaining an invitation to join an upcoming panel on Forest Health, the result of my having […]
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The El Dorado County Teen Court program in Placerville is recruiting student participants for the fall program. Students in grades 8-12 are invited to sign up for the Teen Court volunteer training, scheduled for Sept. 11 from 6-8pm in El Dorado County Superior Court, located at 495 Main St. in Placerville. After completing the mandatory […]
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By Tamar Lewin, New York Times President Obama announced a set of ambitious proposals on Thursday aimed at making colleges more accountable and affordable by rating them and ultimately linking those ratings to financial aid. A draft of the proposal, obtained by the New York Times and likely to cause some consternation among colleges, shows […]
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