Arson killed more than 800 people in 2012 and was the largest single cause of fire damage to property. Of all the fire damage to schools, arson or other suspicious fires cause almost 75 percent. Many of these fires are started by people under the age of 18. The key to stopping “young fire-setters” is […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAMP RICHARDSON – Do you have what it takes to work for the wealthy on a seasonal basis along the shore of Lake Tahoe? A new tour this summer at the Tallac Historic Site is designed to give visitors a glimpse into what it was like to be part of the hired […]
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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. this week announced that its second-quarter net income increased. The South Lake Tahoe store is one of two to open this past quarter. Revenue from stores that were open for a year or longer increased 4.4 percent for the quarter ending June 30. This quarter the company plans to open […]
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By Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee One of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s first acts this year – before he became preoccupied with other affairs – was to end the use of cameras to catch motorists running red lights, labeling them “the San Diego version of a traffic trap.” It was the latest in a string […]
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By Clare Foran, National Journal In a forum convened Tuesday by the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, a panel of experts on climate, wildfires, and forestry met with task force co-chairs Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and other lawmakers to discuss the impact of climate change on wildfires. “We’ve been experiencing […]
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By Carol Matlack, Bloomberg Businessweek Medicinal marijuana advocates contend that smoking pot helps relieve pain and alleviate nausea. British drug company GW Pharmaceuticals is betting that medicine made from cannabis can also treat maladies as diverse as diabetes, colitis and epilepsy. GW is the only pharmaceutical group in the world that sells a prescription medicine […]
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Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are buzzing around Northern Nevada. Officials found the virus in Douglas County test pools. Infected mosquitoes have been found in Carson City, and Washoe and Lyon counties. While there is no human vaccine for West Nile, horses can be vaccinated. The best prevention for people is to apply a […]
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By Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times An unmanned submarine set to dive more than 1,000 feet to scour the bottom of Lake Tahoe didn’t quite make it all the way. During shallower test dives earlier this month, the submarine encountered complications with a few of its motors, said Gordon Seitz with the California Geological Survey. […]
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• Lake Valley Fire’s Battalion Chief Andrew Kaufer has retired. Taking his place is David Hekhuis, who has spent the last 23 years at Tahoe Douglas Fire. • Don “the Baker” Ewing is recovering well after his recent surgery and hopes to return to full-time work soon. Cakes by the Lake has remained opened for […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is creating its vision of what its future could look like. To do this, officials are asking for the community’s input. On Sept. 20 at 10am on the college campus there will be a visioning session. It is open to everyone. RSVP to Julie Booth at Booth@ltcc.edu, or call (530) 541.4660, […]
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