The names of the suspects in the Dec. 14 doughnut-spinning, wall demolition incident at the magnet school in Meyers are not being released because they are younger than 18. California Highway Patrol Officer Jeff Gartner told Lake Tahoe News his office believes they know who is responsible for the vandalism, but will not make arrests […]
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Olympian Marcus Nash will teach an intermediate to advanced skate skiing clinic at Royal Gorge on Dec. 29. Nash is a nine-time national champion in cross country skiing and competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Nash is a Truckee resident, and experienced and well-respected […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee After California schools eliminated art programs and increased class sizes to survive budget cuts, they are finally on the verge of getting more money thanks to voter-approved taxes and economic recovery. But K-12 districts may not share equally in the expanding budget pie. Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing hard to […]
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Local resident Byron Stamate has just passed away and will be remembered as the key figure in a landmark case that helped upend California’s asset forfeiture laws. In 1994, when he was 74, Stamate was charged with cultivating marijuana in his El Dorado County home. He said that the marijuana was used by his live-in […]
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By Stephanie Strom, New York Times 7-Eleven, the convenience store chain, is restocking its shelves with an eye toward health. Over the last year, the retailer has introduced a line of fresh foods for the calorie conscious and trimmed down its more indulgent fare by creating portion-size items. The change is as much about consumers’ […]
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By Diana Lambert, Sacramento Bee High school students can win cash and the chance to be part of a television advertising campaign in the 2013 Water Spots Video Contest. The contest, sponsored by the Regional Water Authority and the Sacramento Bee Media in Education program, challenges teens to create a 25-second public service announcement on […]
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The Women’s Fund El Dorado is hosting its annual Community Needs Forum on Jan. 24 from 6–8pm at the Cold Springs Country Club, 6500 Clubhouse Drive in Placerville. The topics to be covered include youth development, health and mental health issues and senior support services. This year’s presenters will be: Jeremy Meyers, the deputy superintendent […]
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A winter weather advisory in place for the whole ski day. That means more snow, along with possible wind issues up top. Here is the Dec. 26 ski report. — Curtis Fong
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By Kathryn Reed While SnowGlobe should still be a bass-driven event, the music lineup for the three-day South Lake Tahoe festival has been altered to help appease the neighbors who last year made as much of a ruckus as the musicians. Plus, when the first act takes the stage at 3pm Dec. 29, the direction […]
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Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is taking comments until Jan. 16 on the U.S. Forest Service Upper Truckee River Reach Five Restoration and Utility Relocation Project. At the Feb. 13-14 meeting, the Lahontan board will consider granting an exemption to the basin plan to allow this project in El Dorado County to go forward. […]
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