A single power pole was the only property loss from a fire on Spooner Summit last Thursday morning. It did not cause the power to go out. A house in the area was threatened and Highway 50 temporarily closed. “The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, however it is suspected a small […]
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By Kathryn Reed A South Lake Tahoe man twice deported to Mexico faces a third deportation after being arrested on felony narcotics charges. Florentino Vargas Barragan, 43, was arrested on charges of possession and sales of cocaine, transportation of narcotics and conspiracy. Jeff Catchings, who heads the South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team, said, […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal A while back, Florence Donovan-Gunderson dropped by Scott Shehadi’s business with a gift — two hats she knitted to keep his sons warm during the Tahoe winter. She did it, Shehadi said, not because he asked her, but because she thought it would be a neat thing to do. “It […]
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By Ashley Powers and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times BASTROP, Texas — Beleaguered firefighters battling one of the most destructive Texas fire seasons on record found themselves punished not only by searing weather, but by lax brush clearance and dwindling budgets. With no end in sight to scores of blazes — the largest had burned […]
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By Dashka Slater and Gary Rivlin, Newsweek Toni Sevchuck knows that budgeting is about making tough choices: taxes vs. cuts, parks vs. prisons, health care vs. schools. But as California’s austere new state budget goes into effect, the 47-year-old mostly deaf single mother is finding that her own options have run out. “I don’t get […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one in a 12-part series running from Sept. 1-12 about how Lake Tahoe is tied to 9/11. By Susan Wood A decade after Sept. 11, 2001, the terrorist attack may not turn out to be the Lake Tahoe economy’s worst enemy. But it didn’t help with the snowball effect of the […]
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A man walking on Ski Run Boulevard near Forest Avenue in South Lake Tahoe was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle. South Lake Tahoe police officers did not have specifics on the injured man – like his age, hometown or current medical condition. The accident occurred Sept. 4 at 7:49pm. Arrested at […]
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By Justin B. Phillips, Contra Costa Times It was 3:30am, and Brian McCarthy was fast asleep when a bear took his 2002 Toyota Prius for a test drive. The Pleasanton man’s car had been parked in the driveway of his west Lake Tahoe cabin. After wedging itself inside the car, the bear became stuck. Frustrated, […]
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By Kathryn Reed A South Lake Tahoe woman is one of the four people killed by a gunman Tuesday at IHOP in Carson City. Florence Donovan-Gunderson, 67, was at the restaurant having breakfast with her husband, Wally Gunderson, when shots rang out just before 9am. He was wounded, but his condition is unknown. Carson City […]
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By Rick Daysog, Sacramento Bee Property assessments declined 2.9 percent in the four-county Sacramento area during the 2011-12 fiscal year, underscoring the continued weakness in the local real estate market. Figures released by the state Board of Equalization on Tuesday show that assessed values in Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties fell by about […]
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