By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a teenager who was found critically injured in a roadway early Saturday morning. Deputies responded about 4:19am to a report of a man lying on Sand Ridge Road in south Placerville. When they arrived, they found a 17-year-old boy […]
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Business owners, employers, HR managers, controllers, and managers who need to move forward in addressing the issues associated with health care reform are invited to attend “Health Care Reform – What Employers Need to Know” on April 23 from 9am-noon at the Chateau at Incline Village, 955 Fairway Blvd., Incline Village. This is an opportunity […]
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A Math and Science Career Day for girls in grades 6-10 is April 20 at Lake Tahoe Community College from 9am-3pm. The free event is hosted by LTCC and the American Association of University Women. This conference will feature workshops by local women with backgrounds in math and science. The keynote speaker will be LTCC […]
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That was no ordinary bald eagle soaring near the Carson Pass on Sunday. Four months ago he couldn’t do that. But thanks to the volunteers and experts at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care the animal was nursed back to health and on Sunday released back into the wild. The bird came to the South Shore animal […]
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By Melody Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to make California’s community college system more efficient and increase access for students hit a road block last week as lawmakers rejected his proposal to set a lifetime limit on the number of units students can take at reduced in-state rates. Budget panels in both houses […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A popular recreation area along the south fork of the American River in El Dorado County will be closed for two days this week for weed-control work. The Bureau of Land Management announced that it will close the Cronan Ranch and Greenwood Creek parcels to public access Tuesday and Wednesday, […]
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• U-Haul in South Lake Tahoe is looking to build storage units at the Emerald Bay Road site. • The High Fives Foundation, Alpine Meadows and Volkl Skis present Trains 2013 Freestyle Ski & Snowboard Contest on April 20 from 11am-4pm. • The 9th annual Squaw Valley Prom raised $35,000 in ticket sales, of which […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a few stories about construction planned for the Lake Tahoe Basin this summer. On April 16, the South Lake Tahoe City Council will be discussing this summer’s construction plans. The meeting at Lake Tahoe Airport starts at 9am. By Kathryn Reed Bike trails in Tahoe are so bad that […]
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Tattoo is a beautiful 7-year-old purebred dappled Dachshund who would like nothing better than to sit in your lap all day. He likes to play with other dogs and is excellent at keeping cats and other small furry things out of his yard. He also likes well-mannered children. Tattoo is neutered, microchipped, and vaccinated. He […]
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Publisher’s note: This editorial is from the April 7, 2013, Times Colonist in Victoria, Canada. It’s a remarkable fact that although lung cancer is directly linked to smoking, the disease was almost unheard of 100 years ago. Tobacco has been in circulation since the 1600s, yet as late as 1912, fewer than 400 cases had […]
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