The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will resume restoration work at Blackwood Canyon starting July 9 and continuing through Oct. 1. The project involves construction activities with heavy equipment and dump trucks that will affect public use of the area. This final phase of the project will include river floodplain excavation and […]
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• Dozens of events at The Community of Writers at Squaw Valley Writers Workshops being held July 7-14 are open to the public. This year’s lineup includes fiction writers Ron Carlson, Mark Childress, Glen David Gold, agents Michael Carlisle and B.J. Robbins, screenwriters Tom Rickman and Pamela Gray, and poets Robert Hass and Sharon Olds. Go online for […]
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The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office has transferred the Linnea Lomax missing person case to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. EDSO detectives have been assigned to the case and are in contact with the Sacramento police, the Lomax family and the searching organization the family has established. Lomax was last seen on June 26 in […]
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By KRNV-TV and MyNews4.com RENO — Deputies say the man who started the Pinehaven fire has been arrested. Washoe County Sheriff’s say they arrested Charles Asa Sanford after identifying him as the man who led deputies on a chase that ended after he set fire to his car and the adjacent forest. On July 2, […]
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• Tickets for Lake Tahoe Historical Society’s garden tour are now available at the Lake Tahoe Museum and its four garden centers: Aspen Hollow, Nels, SunBasin and Tahoe Outdoor Living. Tickets are $20. • Squaw Valley hosts Wild West Weekend July 21-22, featuring pony rides, a petting zoo, western shoot-outs, and two days of live music. The 601 […]
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By Anne Knowles Two El Dorado Sheriff’s Department officers who were ordered to return pay increases they received based on diplomas from unaccredited colleges still owe the county more than $23,000, according to the county’s recently released grand jury report. Last year, the grand jury found that five of the department’s officers had received Educational […]
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By Sanford Nax, Sacramento Business Journal The mood at the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference was the most upbeat in five years, according to industry types who attended. Builders are reporting more traffic at subdivisions, and sales are picking up. Nationwide, lumber shipments are up, and residential construction activity is increasing significantly. Builder Magazine just reported […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Sun Bumper stickers with a prospective tourism tagline for the state were passed out at last week’s meeting of the Nevada Tourism Commission. They read, “Nevada: California’s Man Cave.” Don’t worry, it’s a joke. No one is seriously considering that line. The bumper stickers were sent to the state […]
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The Truckee River Watershed Council’s Weed Warriors are leading a Weed Pull on July 14 and a Weed Walk on August 11. The Weed Warriors hope to bring awareness to the public about invasive weeds in our area and the proper disposal. The Weed Pull, led by Jeannette Halderman, program manager at the council, and botanist […]
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By Tom Yulsman, Scientific American, and DailyClimate.org BOULDER, Colo. – As the West has warmed and dried over the past 30 years, headlines describing fire season have grown ever more apocalyptic: “epic” dryness, “monster” fires, new records for damage and devastation. This year is no exception. The Waldo Canyon Fire has incinerated hundreds of homes […]
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