By Susan Wood GLENBROOK – When a suspicious package turns up, the Tahoe Douglas fire agency brings out the big guns in its arsenal of tools. In the Glenbrook station stands a robot weighing 500 pounds, spanning 3 feet, standing 4-feet-high, with a reach twice that length and gun barrels pointed – ready for action. […]
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The multi-million dollar yacht known as Sierra Rose is two-thirds submerged in water at its dock in Tahoe Keys Marina. The South Lake Tahoe Police Department received a call at 4:01am Monday that the 85-foot luxury boat was sinking, according to an officer with the SLTPD’s two-person unit marine unit who was at the marina […]
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A “Do Not Drink” order remains in effect in the Topaz Ranch Estates General Improvement District after a water line break and a well pump failure on July 8. Currently the TRE GID is making repairs to one well and discontinued use of another well, which may have been a possible contamination source into the […]
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Six citations were issued for workers’ comp violations against firms doing construction in South Lake Tahoe as part of a statewide sweep of illegal construction sites in June. The California Contractors State License Board, which conducted the operation in conjunction with the state Department of Insurance, Employment Development Department and county district attorneys’ offices, is […]
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By Peter Myers, Reuters Over 60 percent of people worldwide want to fly more by 2050, but almost all – 96 percent – believe aircraft need to be more environmentally efficient, according to a study from aircraft-maker Airbus. With findings drawn from a 10,000-strong survey, the planemaker also consulted with 1.75 million people in 192 […]
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Placer County is having a community workshop on its Community/General Plan in the Tahoe basin July 11 at 6pm at the Tahoe City Public Utility District office, 221 Fairway Drive, Tahoe City. Placer County staff has formed four Plan Area Teams, which include public members. The areas are West Shore Plan Area, which includes Homewood, Sunnyside […]
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By Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee TAHOE CITY – Leslie Hyche learned quickly that gardening at high elevations means being prepared for just about anything. Snow in June? Plan on it. Unexpected windstorm? Keep everything tied down. Deer with the munchies? Persuade them to move on to another outdoor buffet. “At first, I thought that gardening […]
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By Michelle Ponto, News 10 A Shingle Springs man is found alive after being missing for more than 24 hours near Wrights Lake. El Dorado County Search and Rescue teams searched for 65-year old Chris Chaloupka, the missing U.S. Forest Service volunteer Saturday and Sunday before locating him shortly before 9pm Sunday. El Dorado County […]
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By Kathryn Reed North Tahoe Public Utility District may have to pay a penalty in excess of $200,000 for allowing approximately 129,500 gallons of raw sewage to reach Lake Tahoe. The sewage spill occurred Dec. 19, 2010, during a heavy snowstorm. The power went out on the main line and then the generator ran out […]
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Cassie is a beautiful long-haired gray cat who has been at the shelter for several weeks now. She is friendly and affectionate, and may have been overlooked because of all the kittens (most of them have been adopted) or maybe because her fur is so lush. Cassie is a nice cat who would love to […]
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