A domestic violence call in Meyers on Monday ended with 6 pounds of marijuana being confiscated in Stateline. A 20-year-old woman called El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies at 10:08am Feb. 11 saying her 28-year-old husband had hurt her. He was not at the Delaware Street residence when deputies arrived. “While deputies were interviewing [the woman] […]
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• Barton Auxiliary’s blood drives collected 699 pints of blood in 2012. • Here are the Caltrans weekly roadwork schedules for El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra. • Margie Maxhimer has joined the South Lake Tahoe Cabinet of the El Dorado Community Foundation. • Alison Elder was recently recognized as 2012 Realtor of the Year by her peers […]
Read moreThe day is starting off chilly, but it will be sunny. Here is the Feb. 12 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations on Regency Way in Kings Beach beginning Feb. 12, and continuing as conditions allow. Crews expect to burn approximately 2 acres. Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project area. The Forest Service strives to minimize the impacts of […]
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By Susan Wood VAIL — With just a passing glance of the sweeping views off the Mountaintop Express chairlift at 11,250 feet, it’s difficult not to get naturally sentimental about how a vision of a mountaineering soldier turned into Colorado’s premier ski resort and the flagship for a corporate empire running nine ski area properties. […]
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By Stuart Leavenworth For environmentalists in the Golden State, few laws are more sacred than the California Environmental Quality Act. Enacted in 1970, the law gives citizens and interest groups the power to challenge the decisions of local governments and state regulators and block projects they find objectionable. Used at its best, CEQA has protected […]
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By Lisa O’Daly Far West under 14 athletes from around the Lake Tahoe Basin met at Squaw Valley over the blue sky weekend to compete in the third race of the season, the Parallel. GS gates, or panel gates, are set approximately every 15 meters, with a similar course set adjacent to it. Frozen spectators […]
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The boys and girls basketball teams at South Tahoe High School will be hosting playoff games this week. This is the first time in years for the Vikings to be playing at home in the postseason. For the boys, it’s the first home playoff came since 2000. The boys host Churchill County on Feb. 12 […]
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The 911 system in Washoe County is having problems. The local land line phone system is currently experiencing issues at this time. Parts of Washoe County, Reno, Sparks and Carson City have been affected. As a result, some residents’ land line phone service is temporarily unavailable. Citizens who are experiencing an emergency where they need […]
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By Nancy Shute, NPR Lower-calorie foods are driving growth and profits for chain restaurants, according to fresh research, suggesting that people are making smarter choices when it comes to burgers and fries. We’re still ordering the burger and fries, mind you. But we’re going for smaller portions and shunning sugary drinks. French fry sales dropped […]
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