A discarded cigarette is being blamed on the Aug. 26 fire near West Way on the South Shore. “We’d like to remind everyone that, while fall is approaching, the Lake Tahoe Basin remains in high fire danger, and the Forest Service has issued fire restrictions for the lands we manage. In particular, smoking is prohibited […]
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By Kathryn Reed TAHOE CITY – If the owners of Squaw Valley have their way, the last two buildings from the 1960 Winter Olympics will be demolished and in their place will be infrastructure to make the resort one of the top 10 ski destinations in the world. This is how Chevis Hosea, vice president […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their South Lake Tahoe home in February died of natural causes, according to El Dorado County investigators. The sheriff’s office announced Aug. 30 that the determination regarding the deaths of Patricia and Joan Miller, 73, was made after a review of pathology […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – A panel of lawmakers this week recommended Nevada’s public education funding formula be revised to take into account the higher cost of educating specific groups of students, including English-language learners and children in poverty. But lawmakers also acknowledged that updating the formula won’t mean any significant […]
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By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo News By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden’s water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, “There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 […]
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By Kathryn Reed Some time Sunday morning the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association will be governed by a whole new group of people. Five of the seven board members were recalled earlier this month. Homeowners in this South Lake Tahoe enclave have until 5pm Aug. 31 to vote for a new board. Six people are […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – A state lawmaker has requested a bill be drafted to implement a “Buy American Act” in Nevada for public works projects. Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton, D-Las Vegas, said details will have to be worked out in the 2013 legislative session, but the idea is to create some […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun TAMPA — When Brian Sandoval spoke to the Republican National Convention, he used his personal American story to make a pitch for the country to vote for Mitt Romney. But it’s what he didn’t say about himself that may have been his loudest message at the convention. Sandoval is […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College’s board of trustees gathered information Tuesday night from the public about SnowGlobe. The five are expected to vote Sept. 11 on if and how they want to be involved with the three-day music festival. A representative from the city of South Lake Tahoe gave an overview of plans that were agreed […]
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By Kathryn Reed Another deadline looms next week in the multi-million dollar South Shore transportation lawsuit, with a decision possible in November to dismiss or have the case litigated. Fairfield-based MV Transportation, which once ran the BlueGo bus system, sued the nonprofit South Tahoe Area Transit Authority in 2010 for a number of reasons; most […]
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