By AP BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Vail Resorts said Thursday its earnings rose 23 percent in its fiscal third quarter, as late spring snow helped boost skier visits to its Colorado resorts and visitors proved willing to spend on food, lessons and gear. The Broomfield-based company reported net income of $97.6 million, or $2.66 per share, […]
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Lake Tahoe News has two pairs of El Dorado County Fair tickets to give away. One pair will be given away on the website and the other on LTN’s Facebook page. The fair is June 13-16. The first person who correctly answers — Who is the South Lake Tahoe resident who most often wins awards […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former South Lake Tahoe City Attorney Cathy DiCamillo is back on the payroll. She started this week as interim deputy city attorney. She will be working for Nira Feeley, who is interim city attorney until Tom Watson takes the helm July 8. Feeley will be going out on maternity leave about a […]
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By Ted Long We come to the end of our introduction of the sheriff’s department with an inspection and tour of the evidence room and a detailed description of a traffic stop. The evidence room is, to say he least, very crowded, mostly with guns and marijuana. We were shown how evidence is received and […]
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By David von Seggern and Laurel Ames Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Thursday signed SB229, which repeals the 2011 legislative effort (SB271) to withdraw Nevada from the Lake Tahoe bi-state Compact. Environmental groups are calling the new law a major setback in protecting Lake Tahoe from development. The Compact is the federally approved agreement between […]
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By Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Federal prosecutors in Sacramento have collected $50.5 million from four companies found by investigators to be responsible for igniting two wildfires that burned more than 31,000 acres of national forest land, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced Thursday. The Power Fire, which ignited on Oct. 6, 2004, in the Eldorado National […]
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South Shore bus riders will benefit from some of the nearly $250 million Caltrans gave out this week to improve public transit and air quality across California. One-hundred twenty-seven projects were awarded funds to upgrade transit services, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations and create jobs throughout the state. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was awarded […]
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By KOLO-TV WEST SACRAMENTO — The Raley’s chain of supermarkets has recently discovered that a portion of its computer network systems may have been the target of a complex, criminal cyber attack. According to a news release, the company immediately initiated an investigation to determine whether cyber criminals may have obtained customer credit and debit […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting faces new legal troubles as state and local prosecutors filed four misdemeanor charges today, alleging he improperly collected money to post bail after his May 28 arrest for felony political corruption. Nutting, 53, surrendered voluntarily to authorities last week after District Attorney Vern Pierson […]
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By Kathryn Reed We all get in ruts with things we make or want to eat. My favorite homemade pizza is Sue’s spinach pesto. But I knew one pizza would not be enough for four – especially if that was all that was being served. Lucky for me my sister, Tami, shared the recipe below […]
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