By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Development planning in El Dorado County is dysfunctional, according to an academic paper published this month by two scholars from UC Davis. Past practices and politics mean that the county may not, on its own, be able to create plans for growth that will be sustainable in the long run, […]
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An Air Force C-130 that landed at Lake Tahoe Airport on Saturday is expected to depart the afternoon of June 19. The crew is on the South Shore practicing high altitude para rescue jumping. “Para rescue jumpers are medics that jump out of an airplane to attend to wounded that can’t be reached via vehicle,” […]
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A South Lake Tahoe teenager was airlifted to a Reno hospital after being hit by a truck while she was riding her bike Monday morning. The extent of Anna Molina’s injuries is unknown, though officers said her external injuries were severe enough to warrant CalStar being called in to land at Heavenly Mountain Resort – […]
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A shooting Sunday night in South Lake Tahoe that appears to be gang related has left a teenager with serious injuries, though not life-threatening, and the suspect on the loose. The 19-year-old victim from South Lake Tahoe was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno after the 11:30pm incident June 17. South Tahoe Police Chief […]
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By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee The state Department of Water Resources will stop buying electricity from a coal-burning power plant in Nevada next year as part of a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The department has been a leaseholder in the Reid Gardner Power Station in Moapa Valley, Nev., for 30 years. DWR […]
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By Kathryn Reed WOODFORDS – Mark Twain was ahead of his time in so many ways, but as it relates to today, his quote, “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting” may be the most important. To avoid future fights over the clear liquid, the South Tahoe Public Utility District is being innovative in […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Efforts to create an El Dorado County advisory committee for “coordination” will move forward, after the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday gave qualified approval to a proposal by Supervisor Ray Nutting. Coordination refers to an effort by the county to have an earlier and more effective say in federal and […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The last time the town of Plymouth and its 980 residents felt so agitated about the prospect of an Indian casino rising on their golden meadows, voters recalled the mayor and two other City Council members. Jon Colburn made sure one of those getting the boot was his own brother, […]
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By Charlie Cook, National Reader Everyone who avidly follows politics has his or her own list of the true “swing states” in this presidential election. The lists that really matter, however, are the ones kept by top strategists for the Obama and Romney campaigns, and the ones kept by the one large Democratic and five […]
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By Huffington Post LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan lawmaker barred from speaking in the state House after she used the word “vagina” during a debate on an anti-abortion bill will participate in a performance of the Tony Award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues,” on the state Capitol steps. Michigan Democratic Party fundraiser Laura Hornshaw said Saturday […]
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