Late the night of Sept. 16 someone stole approximately 20 re-election campaign signs for Bruce Grego. These signs were located at various points along Lake Tahoe Boulevard throughout the city limits. Most of the signs had been secured by wire rods pushed into the ground to support the signs, but at least one of the […]
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By Devon O’Neil, ESPN.com NASHVILLE — Authorities say two-time Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White has been charged with public intoxication and vandalism after an incident at a Nashville hotel. According to a police affidavit, White tried to attack a hotel guest who had followed him out of the hotel. When the guest told White […]
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By Kathryn Reed I’m not sure if I could ever get tired of pizza. It’s one of those foods where there are so many toppings, sauces and crust combos available that you would never have to have the same one twice. But there is one we have with regularity in our household. It’s Sue’s pesto-spinach […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee A plan to remove nearly two dozen lakeside trees at a Truckee housing complex has sparked a campaign by local residents to save some of the trees and has prompted the Sierra Club to get involved. The proposal to cut down 23 Jeffrey pine trees to improve the marina area […]
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By Damon Arthur, Record Searchlight State and federal agencies in charge of managing California’s floodwaters and ecosystems received failing grades Wednesday night. And the agencies in charge of planning and oversight of the state’s water and natural resources also got a failing grade from Ellen Hanak, an economist and senior policy fellow at the Public […]
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By Cy Ryan, Las Vegas Sun CARSON CITY — Walter Samasko Jr., a recluse, died at home in May, but his body wasn’t discovered until June, when neighbors complained of the smell coming from his house. There was only $200 in his bank account. But there was a $7 million surprise at home. As the […]
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By Kathryn Reed A consulting firm that has come under tremendous scrutiny in the last year, including having a complaint filed against it by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, is also operating without a county business license. That wrinkle is not part of the charges filed against Dellinger Consulting, which is operated by […]
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A 71-year-old Ohio woman was in critical condition in the ICU at Renown Medical Center in Reno on Monday morning after being hit Sept. 15 while crossing Highway 50. Betty Petrick was crossing the highway – not in a crosswalk – about 11:47pm Saturday when she was struck by a Dodge Durango driven by Ronald […]
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Local art student Matt Kauffmann’s entry in the 42nd annual An Evening of Food and Wine Tasting poster contest will be featured on all promotional material. It features a surreal blue-violet scene with a moon sliver as the bowl of a wine glass over Lake Tahoe. Kauffmann, who will receive his BFA from Sierra Nevada […]
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The experiment of closing South Lake Tahoe Fire Station No. 2 “went well,” according to Fire Chief Brian Uhler. The firefighters normally assigned to the station near South Tahoe Middle School worked from one of the other two stations Aug. 27-31. The goal is to make sure the commanding officers are covering the city’s emergency […]
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