By Matt Stensland, Steamboat Today A third person who is thought to have been involved with selling cocaine that later turned out to be methamphetamine was taken into custody this week in Steamboat Springs. Margie “Maggie” A. Levin, 26, had a warrant for her arrest and was booked into Routt County Jail on Thursday on […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Virginia “is for lovers.” Kentucky has “unbridled spirit.” And now, Nevada is “A World Within. A State Apart.” State tourism leaders today unveiled the state’s new slogan, which has been almost two years in the making and cost close to $9 million. Officials also debuted the first television […]
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By Village Life A former El Dorado County district attorney was arrested March 30 for allegedly driving while under the influence. At 3:45am, an El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy stopped a black Hyundai Sonata for impeding traffic on El Dorado Hills Boulevard south of Highway 50 in El Dorado Hills, a press release from the […]
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By Rachel Tepper, Huffington Post Amid growing concerns that climate change may be negatively impacting agriculture and food industry operations worldwide, a new study suggests that the winemaking industry as we known it may soon be forever altered. Rising temperatures and changes in rainfall are already rendering traditional grape-growing regions in the Mediterranean, such as […]
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By AP GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A woodpecker that depends on intense wildfires for the standing dead trees where it feeds on insects is being considered for protection under the Endangered Species Act. This is the same woodpecker that affected the U.S. Forest Service’s rehab project in the Angora burn area. The U.S. Fish and […]
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By Elizabeth Lopatto, Bloomberg News The fat and cholesterol found in steak may not be the only components bad for the heart, according to researchers who have found another substance in red meat that can clog the arteries. The substance is called carnitine, and as bacteria in the gut breaks it down, it turns into […]
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Woodcutting permits for the Tahoe National Forest may be purchased beginning May 1. The price for permits is $15 per cord with a two-cord minimum and an annual 10-cord maximum per household. Permits can be obtained at all TNF Ranger Stations, the Forest Headquarters or by mail. Firewood season will extend through Dec. 1 or […]
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Mostly clear with sunny skies and some fresh snow. Here is the April 9 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Devon O’Neil, ESPN Chelone Miller, the younger brother of Olympic champion ski racer Bode Miller and a professional snowboarder who excelled in three disciplines, was found dead Sunday in his adopted hometown of Mammoth Lakes. He was 29. A close friend discovered Miller unresponsive in the van in which Miller lived, outside his friend’s […]
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On April 27 from 10am-2pm the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public its sixth opportunity in three years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring medications for disposal to Safeway at 1020 Johnson Blvd., […]
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