The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board wants to allow pesticides in water on a limited basis. This requires amending the current rules. Circumstances eligible for a prohibition exemption involve the use of aquatic pesticides for purposes of protecting public health and safety for things like vector control and drinking water protection, plus ecological integrity […]
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U.S. Forest Service fire and fuels management crews plan to begin prescribed fire operations in the Angora Fire area this fall, burning piles created during the fuels reduction component of the Angora Ecosystem Restoration Project. Operations could begin this week. Burning the piles is the last step in the fuels reduction process in these units, […]
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee Got a pet pooch? Local government agencies are motivated more than ever to make sure you get him licensed, and soon may get some help from the state. Assembly Bill 1121, on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, seeks to give local shelters a new tool for enforcing a state licensing law […]
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By Northern Nevada Business Weekly New technology, federal tax breaks and lower construction costs combined to spur efforts by Southwest Gas to replace miles of vintage plastic pipe in its system at Lake Tahoe this year. The Las Vegas-based utility is using two new technologies — “keyhole” and “split and pull” — in the Tahoe-area […]
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By Dylan Walsh, New York Times There are nearly 7,000 known languages in the world today. It is predicted that half of these, in many cases vessels of indigenous cultures, will vanish over the next 50 years. This has been much on the mind of Brigitte Baptiste, who took over this year as director of […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal In time for the coming cold season: Declines in electricity and natural gas rates for NV Energy customers effective Saturday. The utility said today it will trim electricity rates by an average of 2.43 percent for its Northern Nevada customers and natural gas rates by 10.7 percent for its Reno-Sparks […]
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The Nevada Highway Patrol is cautioning motorists who travel on Highway 341, the Geiger Grade, about the increased presence of wild horses that have been gathering near or crossing the section of highway between the roundabout at Veterans Parkway and Virginia City. Additionally, two horses have been struck and killed in separate accidents in the […]
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Some of the more interesting items on the Oct. 4 South Lake Tahoe City Council agenda are either on the consent agenda or closed session. Analysis The consent agenda is usually for slam-dunk items that require no discussion. However, that has not been the case with these five. They seem to pull about half the […]
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El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies have received several calls recently regarding a credit card scam. According to victims, this is how the transaction occurs. Your phone will ring and if you have caller ID a 1-888 number will appear. The caller will offer a low fixed rate interest on a credit card or credit card […]
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By Kathryn Reed A man wanted in Canada on child molestation charges was arrested today in South Lake Tahoe. James William Robertson, 71, has been living at Lakeland Village for the past year. Officers could not pick him up sooner because of a “series of issues which occurred on the other side of the border,” […]
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