By Maura Dolan and Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times SAN FRANCISCO — In a significant victory for gun owners, a divided federal appeals court Thursday struck down California rules that permit counties to restrict as they see fit the right to carry a concealed weapon in public. The 2-1 ruling by a U.S. 9th Circuit […]
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By Kathryn Reed PLACERVILLE – One life ended while countless others were shattered all because a South Lake Tahoe bar fight culminated in a homicide. The three men charged with crimes related to the death of Derek “Zippy” Penaranda were sentenced Friday. Penaranda, who was from Ripon, was in South Lake Tahoe in May 2012 […]
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Longtime South Lake Tahoe resident Phyllis Ann Clifton passed from this life on Feb. 9. She was 73. Phyllis was born on Sept. 16, 1940, in Modesto to Annabelle and Ernest Farrell. When she was 8-years-old, Phyllis moved from Hickman to Portola Valley. As a teenager she attended Menlo-Atherton High School; and later studied to […]
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By John Branch and Sam Dolnickfeb, New York Times KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Warm weather is threatening the outdoor events at the Winter Olympics, forcing organizers to shuffle schedules, tap into reserve stockpiles of snow and scramble workers into action. Afternoon temperatures at the ski jumping venue on Thursday reached 63 degrees. A practice session […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s not a noise study. It’s not a comprehensive economic study. It’s not a study to do away with the airport. It’s not a study to bring back commercial air service. The master plan for Lake Tahoe Airport is a vision for the South Lake Tahoe airfield for the next 20 years. […]
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By Holly Ramer NORTH CONWAY, N.H. — Allison Willette’s first few skiing lessons left her with a sore butt and aching knees but not a lot of skills. But one day’s worth of terrain-based learning made all the difference. “Yesterday was probably the first day that I enjoyed it,” she said. The instruction Willette got […]
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By Christie Turner, High Country News Wildfire in the West is getting more severe all the time – burning longer, hotter and more frequently, destroying more homes, stretching federal funds to the limit, endangering more firefighters. Rising temperatures are driving the trend, and there’s no indication things will change course. Faced with these dire circumstances, […]
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By Kathryn Reed One day it may be possible for students at South Tahoe High School to graduate with a diploma and the first two years of Lake Tahoe Community College work completed. Tom Greene, vice president of academic affairs and student services at LTCC, said there is a national movement to create such a […]
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By Jonathan Kami, Reuters Nevada dropped its defense of a state ban on gay marriage on Monday, saying the U.S. legal landscape had changed and its arguments in support of a voter-approved ban on same-sex nuptials were no longer sustainable. The move, made by the state’s Democratic attorney general with the support of its Republican […]
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By Kathryn Reed A flock of birds in South Lake Tahoe was thinned out after ingesting strychnine. Stella McMillin, senior environmental scientist with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife Service, said it is not known if the poisoning was intentional. El Dorado County Animal Services was called Jan. 28 regarding a large number of […]
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