By Christopher Weber and Janie Har, AP The biggest storm to hit the slopes of the Sierra Nevada this season triggered cheers Friday from the snow-starved ski resorts of California and the businesses that surround them. Elsewhere in the drought-stricken state, rain and wind gusts prompted high surf warnings and repeated cautions from highway patrol […]
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By Kathryn Reed Enrollment in Lake Tahoe Unified School District is escalating to the point that officials are wondering if Al Tahoe Elementary School might need to be reopened. The South Lake Tahoe school closed starting with the 2004-05 school year because of budget deficits and declining enrollment. There are currently 3,988 students in the district, which […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV Many believe the sky is the limit for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology, including in Northern Nevada, where drones are being tested. Warren Rapp is the Business Director of Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovative Center. He says using UAVs in search and rescue missions would be a huge step for law enforcement […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Congressional lawmakers took another intense look Wednesday at a controversial bill that would ban online gaming, including in Nevada and the other two states where it is already legal. The bill was discussed in a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing that focused largely on the legal […]
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By Kathryn Reed Carson Alexander had to choose between school and volunteering. He chose volunteering. The South Tahoe High School senior skipped class one day last week in order to help the El Dorado County Food Bank. He assisted several of the nearly 80 people who showed up at the American Legion Hall parking lot in South […]
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Updated: On Dec. 10 at 3:10pm with county counsel comments. By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to sue a fellow elected official, Auditor-Controller Joe Harn. At issue is payment of $169,859 in developer mitigation fees to Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire District. This is not a new issue, but […]
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By Kathryn Reed JoAnn Conner is seeking legal action to have the censure imposed by her City Council colleagues be overturned. She is also asking to have a court rule that the ban on her speaking to city staff is illegal. Her attorney, Jacqueline Mittelstadt, on Dec. 9 filed the paperwork in El Dorado County […]
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By Susan Wood Let’s be honest. You’d have to be living under a rock to not know what’s important to South Lake Tahoe residents and tourists. Recreation. Recreation. Recreation. So, the city – which is now all over recreation — is hoping you won’t be living under a rock as it launches a series of […]
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By Megan Messerly, Las Vegas Sun Food grows in unlikely places — sometimes in the middle of a desert. Nevada had 4,137 farms and ranches in 2012, 1,000 more than in 2007. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture counted 4,200. Most are in the north, but 792 were in Southern Nevada. State officials, chefs […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Which presidential candidates would be willing to meet with casino employees? Which would take a stand against illegal gambling? And what would their approach be to the daily fantasy sports industry? The American Gaming Association is trying to find answers to these and other inquiries by getting presidential candidates […]
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