Divided Sky in Meyers is hosting a fundraiser for Tahoe Adaptive Competition Center on Jan. 12. The money raised will help subsidize the three-day rider camp at the end of the month at Sierra-at-Tahoe. The snowboarders are from the U.S. and other countries who have hopes of making it to the 2014 Paralympics Games in […]
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Southwest Gas bills are likely to go for people in El Dorado County. The utility says the average residential customer’s monthly bill for 73 therms would increase $7.21 to $73.41. The Las Vegas-based company filed the increase request with the California Public Utility Commission on Dec. 20. The goal is to increase its 2014 authorized […]
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By Eliza Barclay, NPR Many a college student lives off of microwavable meals – but some do it not by choice but because they’re worried school food might make them sick. They may have celiac disease, a digestive ailment caused by gluten, or life-threatening allergies to foods like peanuts — both are on the rise. […]
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• El Dorado Winery Association’s Passport weekends are April 13-14 and April 20-21. For tickets, go online. They are $70 per weekend or $40 Sunday only. • Backcountry gates between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are open on a pilot program basis in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service. • January is California Restaurant Month. […]
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The howling wind that has been whistling through the Lake Tahoe Basin for most of the day is a precursor to a storm that is on its way. The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory for Tahoe from 6pm Wednesday through 9am Thursday. The heaviest snow is expected in the […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is putting on the Ski with a Ranger at Heavenly Mountain Resort Jan. 18-April 12. Participants will learn about the mission and role of the Forest Service in ski area management, improve their understanding of natural resource issues, and learn about environmental stewardship. Tours are offered […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bob Harris, former forest supervisor of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, has died. He was 72. “He was quite an environmentalist, but also a professionally knowledgeable land manager. He was able to balance environmental ethics with land and conservation knowledge,” Bill Morgan said of his friend of 47 years. Harris led […]
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By KCRA-TV A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service failed in its management of forest trails used by off-road vehicles in the Stanislaus National Forest. U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller ruled on Friday that the Forest Service didn’t minimize damage to the environment caused by the vehicles. In issuing the ruling, […]
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Updated: Jan. 9 10:55am Gino DiMatteo, 43, of South Lake Tahoe pleaded guilty today to possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. A bail review hearing is scheduled for this afternoon at 2. Sentencing is set for April 17 before U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. While the maximum penalty is 30 years in federal […]
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By Kathryn Reed The definitive cause and time of death for Alyssa Byrne could not be determined based on results from the Jan. 8 autopsy. Byrne’s body was found in a snowbank Jan. 4 off Pioneer Trail in El Dorado County near South Lake Tahoe. She had not been seen since New Year’s Eve where […]
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