By Brian Nearing, Times Union LAKE GEORGE — Two years and $1.5 million later, efforts to rid the Queen of American Lakes of a harmful invasive clam seem to have failed. With fast-breeding Asian clams now spreading, the best hope is to keep their numbers in check — a costly fight that could last for […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday setting a two-year moratorium on closing state parks in the wake of a scandal in which some parks officials hid surplus funds while facilities were threatened with being shuttered. The legislation by Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Woodland Hills, was in response to […]
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A former California Highway Patrol officer has been arrested in El Dorado County on stolen property charges. During the past several weeks, El Dorado County sheriff’s detectives have been working numerous burglary investigations throughout the county involving stolen firearms. Detectives on Sept. 26 searched a residence at 4500 Wendsan Lane in Placerville. Deputies said former […]
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By Lisa Lien-Mager, Association of California Water Agencies Gov. Jerry Brown has signed ACWA-sponsored legislation designed to combat the spread of invasive quagga mussels. SB215, authored by Sen. Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, extends the sunset of the successful mussel inspection program led by the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Food and […]
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By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Californians will someday be able to register to vote on election day under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown. Assemblyman Mike Feuer, D-Los Angele,) wrote the measure to increase voter participation in elections. The current law says voters must register at least 15 days before an […]
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By Susan Wood TRUCKEE – After logging almost three years on the slopes of Northstar, the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe has shown how easy it is to mix business with pleasure. That’s because some may say the only AAA five-diamond hotel in the Tahoe region has been good for guests, village retailers and even Placer County […]
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By Beth Potter, Boulder County Business Report BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Vail Resorts Inc. reported income of $16.5 million for its fiscal year, and ski pass sales are up for the coming ski season, according to an earnings statement released Sept. 25. Broomfield-based Vail Resorts said income fell from $34.5 million for the previous fiscal year. […]
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A Truckee resident was arrested for allegedly growing marijuana at his residence in his in the Glenshire subdivision on Saxon Way. On the morning of Sept. 20, officers searched the house. They said they found, “The entire interior of the three-bedroom house had been converted into a marijuana growing operation.” About 40 marijuana plants were […]
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By AP INCLINE VILLAGE — The new shuttle bus system at Lake Tahoe’s Sand Harbor State Park has been declared a success and is coming back again next summer, albeit with a possible tweak or two to better target peak demand. Ridership totaled 12,155 on the East Shore Express during 81 days of operation between […]
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By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee TRUCKEE — A 56-year-old Lake Tahoe man died Saturday after his motorcycle struck a pickup driven by a Citrus Heights man on Highway 267. Mark C. Steffy of Crystal Bay died from injuries sustained when he was ejected from his motorcycle, according to the California Highway Patrol report. He […]
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