By Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee California’s regulation of logging on private land has run afoul of state law as a result of recent budget cuts, a coalition of environmental groups claims. In a letter last week to John Laird, secretary of the state Natural Resources Agency, the groups charge that a $1.5 million cut to […]
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By Central Valley Business Times A new law is letting the California Department of Fish and Game to continue an aggressive strategy to combat the spread of quagga and zebra mussels in state waterways. “If we didn’t allow the DFG to continue with this aggressive control strategy, dreissenid mussels will colonize with alarming speed and […]
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Two South Tahoe High School students have been suspended and face criminal charges after School Resources Officer Aaron Crawford said marijuana and paraphernalia were found in their vehicles on campus. K-9 units from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department were brought to STHS and South Tahoe Middle School on Sept. 26 to sniff around lockers […]
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By KOLO-TV The Buckeye Fire burning near Bridgeport in Mono County is 50 percent contained, with full containment expected Thursday. Smoke from that fire can be seen in the Truckee Meadows. Click here to find out more! Tuesday, fire crews are focusing on improving and holding containment lines, and they are starting to mop up […]
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By Claudia Buck, Sacramento Bee Brandon Gonzales has been carrying his black Pantech cell phone with the slide-out keyboard for two years. Brandon is 12. And he’s certainly not unusual. Over the last decade, the age of kids packing their first cell phone has been dialing back younger and younger. This month, as millions of […]
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By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun For months, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has blocked consideration of any free trade agreement until Congress first approves a federal program to help retrain U.S. workers whose jobs are outsourced. “I’ve told Sen. McConnell, I’ve told the president, I’ve told anyone who will listen. I told Speaker Boehner. […]
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By Kathryn Reed The owners of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows are forming a company that will own and operate the two legendary North Shore resorts. KSL Capital Partners bought the 1960 Olympic venue in November 2010, while JMA Ventures took over the neighboring resort in 2007. With the Tahoe-Reno area going after the 2022 […]
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By Kathryn Reed While people coming across the border illegally in the back of truck, then sold for slave labor is often the image people conjure when they hear the phrase “human trafficking,” it is not the only kind. Young girls lured into prostitution to be part of a stable for some pimp are also […]
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A plume of smoke west of Strawberry that looks like a wildfire burning in the Sierra is under control – but is not going to be put out by firefighters any time soon. Known as the Long Fire, it started Sept. 12 by lightning, but is just now starting to show itself to travelers along […]
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The north end of the Stateline-to-Stateline bike trail is undergoing an environmental assessment. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Forest Service are the lead agencies. The area being studied is between Incline Village and Sand Harbor. This roughly 3-mile stretch would include a 10-foot wide paved path with 2-foot shoulders. It […]
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