By Allison Aubrey, NPR Yes, we love salt. It makes everything taste better. But as a society, we’re eating way too much of it. And, so are our children. A study from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that children in the U.S. between the ages of 8 and 18 are […]
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El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division will begin conducting low-cost community flu vaccination clinics on Sept. 26, with additional clinics offered through mid-November. The seasonal influenza vaccine will be available in nasal mist and flu shot forms at the clinics. “Everyone 6 months of age or older should get vaccinated […]
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By Chad Hanson Many people believe that extensive commercial logging on our national forests, especially clear-cutting, is a thing of the past – something that ceased back in the 1980s. Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service is now clear-cutting old-growth forests again on our public lands at taxpayer expense. A current example is the Outback logging […]
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Updated Sept. 18 10:05pm: Power is restored to all customers. ——- Updated Sept. 18 9:15pm: All of the Keys north of Texas has power restored. A burned jumper has been identified in the overhead portion. Once that is fixed, the remaining customers will have their power restored within the hour. ——— Part of the Tahoe […]
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Barton Health and family nurse practitioner Patience Wenck are hosting a free community wellness lecture Oct. 3. The topics include general breast and women’s health information, when to get a mammogram, the effectiveness of self breast exams and a test called the Halo Pap Test. The talk is from 6-7pm at Kahle Community Center in […]
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Update: City officials are saying it will be after midnight when people will be able to return home. By Kathryn Reed and Susan Wood A South Lake Tahoe man was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital after being burned while trying to put out a structure fire Tuesday night and two houses were completely destroyed. The […]
Read moreCongratulations to “Kathy” for winning the two tickets to Saturday’s San Francisco Giants game. She wrote, “Hi, I would love to see the game, As I am a California Resident, My father was going to take me to a Game ,but got sick, and passes away, I never went and would love to see a […]
Read moreThere will be a fundraiser for the Leonard family on Sept. 22 from noon to 3pm at the Flight Deck restaurant at Lake Tahoe Airport. Requested donation is $10. There will be drawings and a silent auction. All proceeds will go to the family to help them meet expenses. For more information, click on the […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee For the first time, California anglers and hunters can file required harvest reports online rather than by mail. The California Department of Fish and Game has unveiled a new Internet service that allows hunters and fishermen to report how many fish they caught or results of deer or bear hunts. […]
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Many children in South Lake Tahoe are in need of a special voice. These are children who have been abused or neglected and have not had a voice to speak for their safety and needs. The South Lake Tahoe office of CASA El Dorado is offering a fall training class for adults interested in becoming […]
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