By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe residents going into cardiac arrest are about to have a greater chance of survival because more people patrolling the streets are getting trained how to use defibrillators. The police department spent $10,752.86 on 10 automated external defibrillators for officers. “It’s important to save lives. We’ve had occasions where cops […]
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By Denver Business Journal A division of Vail Resorts Inc. said Wednesday it purchased the ski report website SkiReport.com. The purchase was made by Vail Resorts subsidiary Mountain News Corp., which already operates the website OnTheSnow.com. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The two websites will be merged for the 2011-12 ski season. Mountain News (which has […]
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By Martha Bellisle, Reno Gazette-Journal Shortly after Eduardo Sencion shot 11 people at an IHOP restaurant, killing four before fatally shooting himself, his sister-in-law told officials that he had been diagnosed schizophrenic and was taking medication. Rosa Gonzalez-Perez also told Carson City sheriffs detectives that Sencion had lived with her family on Jodi Lane for […]
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By Kathryn Reed While South Lake Tahoe employees cry poor, city documents show their wages keep going up. Furlough days that were implemented did not reduce salaries. They reduced take home pay because fewer hours were being worked. But retirement funds were not affected by furlough days. In actuality, city employees have been getting raises […]
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By Yun Long, Reno Gazette-Journal It’s pricey to fill up the tank in South Lake Tahoe. According to the AAA September survey released Tuesday, the town, along with Eureka, Calif., is the most expensive place to fill up in the contiguous U.S. at $4.08. St. Louis has the cheapest gas in the nation with $3.25. […]
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Updated Sept. 14 9pm: The driver of the 2011 Dodge Avenger 4-door sedan was 49-year-old Gregory Brewer of South Lake Tahoe. The truck driver was 43-year-old Marcus E. Freemyer of Reno. By Kathryn Reed A head-on collision near Glenbrook on Tuesday morning did not result in life-threatening injuries for either driver, but it did make […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy STATELINE — Oprah Winfrey Network has reportedly been given exclusive media rights to witness the opening of the safe found at the old Bill’s Casino in Stateline. Lake Tahoe News was at the casino Tuesday at 2pm – the time Douglas County sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Halsey had said the safe would […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A 46-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison for his involvement in a marijuana and methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in El Dorado and Placer counties. U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb on Monday sentenced Adrian Ortega-Diaz of Michoacan, Mexico, one of 12 people in […]
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By Kathryn Reed Rochelle Nason was adamant Wednesday morning when she spoke with Lake Tahoe News – saying she is not resigning as executive director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe. However, a press release arrived at 2:34pm saying otherwise. Nason did not answer the phone when called this afternoon. The press release says, […]
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By Carlos Alcala, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James R. Wagoner has received public admonishment from the California Commission on Judicial Performance. The admonishment is the lowest of three levels of public discipline administered by the Commission and has neither further sanctions nor appeals. The commission’s investigation showed that Wagoner, currently assistant […]
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