By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Councilman Tom Davis said, “I don’t want to be the taste police” when it comes to what kind of decorative lights people use on their businesses. The irony is the overall discussion was about signs – which is subjective and a matter of taste. With more discussion Tuesday about […]
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By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call Republican Mark Amodei ran away with a victory Tuesday night in the special election for Nevada’s 2nd district. Amodei, a former state legislator and ex-state GOP chairman, took 57 percent of the vote to Democratic state Treasurer Kate Marshall’s 37 percent with 66 percent of precincts reporting. Amodei keeps the […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Without public or board comment, El Dorado County Supervisors gave their final approval to a redistricting plan for board seats today. The plan’s basic outlines were approved in July and got their first detailed approval in August, despite opposition from organized groups advocating better representation for El Dorado Hills and […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Members of the public interested in the esoteric world of political campaign contribution and expense reports should be salivating with the knowledge that as of Jan. 1, this information will finally be available in a usable format. Secretary of State Ross Miller said as a result […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is not closing a fire station, even though the prospect of doing so has been discussed for several months. However, other changes besides personnel are in the works. “The biggest risk is inadequate code education and enforcement. We need to be more diligent,” City Manager Tony O’Rourke said of […]
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A Minden man died driving up Spooner Summit toward Lake Tahoe when he failed to negotiate a left curve. Edwin Bruno-Mazariego, 25, died at the scene Saturday afternoon. “Excessive speed and motorcycle rider inexperience are being looked into as possible contributing factors to this tragic crash,” Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Chuck Allen said in a […]
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A small fire sparked by a lightning strike started behind the Lake Valley Fire Station off Highway 89 in Meyers Monday. The 20 square-foot fire is located on the east side of the major thoroughfare between Meyers and Luther Pass southwest of an area known as Cowboy Rock, Lake Valley fire officials reported. The Lake […]
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By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times The National Climatic Data Center announced Thursday what most Americans had been feeling all summer: It’s been a scorcher across the country, the second-hottest since 1895. But not by much. The warmest national average for June, July and August was 74.6 in 1936. This summer’s average was 74.5. The […]
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Caltrans says to expect up to 10-minute delays on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe between Fremont Avenue and Trout Creek Bridge beginning Sept. 14. Crews will begin grinding and paving operations as part of a stormwater and water quality improvement project. The lane closures are from 7am-7pm Monday–Friday. Work is scheduled for completion in […]
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July is often a good month for the Stateline casinos because of the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament. This year was no different – just better. The South Shore casinos won $30 million; a 25 percent increase from July 2010. July has also become the busiest summer month on the South Shore, and throughout Lake […]
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