By Katherine E. Hill Lake Tahoe’s world-renowned water clarity dropped 3.7 feet in 2010 from 68.1 feet to 64.4 feet, the second-lowest clarity level ever recorded. The drop in clarity is the result of climate change and increased algae growth, according to the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center in the annual State of the […]
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Publisher’s note: In Lake Tahoe Unified School District, South Tahoe High reports 13 dropouts for a rate of 1.1 percent; Mt. Tallac High had 18 drop out for a 18.8 percent rate. In the Tahoe-Truckee Joint Unified District, Tahoe Truckee High lost six students for a rate of 0.8 percent; North Tahoe High had two […]
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Liberty Energy’s parent company Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, with results showing increased revenue, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization and earnings compared to the previous year. For the second quarter of 2011, revenue was $66.8 million as compared to $42 million […]
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By Kimball Bennion, Great Falls Tribune A South Dakota man accused of kidnapping his elderly mother from an assisted-living facility in Great Falls, Mont., was arrested, along with his daughter, Wednesday while trying to secure legal guardianship of his mother in South Lake Tahoe, police announced Thursday. Great Falls Police had been searching for James […]
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By Kathryn Reed Boaters beware – don’t expect Zephyr Cove Resort to be able to fill your tank. The fuel leak discovered earlier this summer at the South Shore marina is making fueling difficult even for the resort’s fleet. “Right now, the fuel is being used to fill our fleet of recreational watercraft. If we […]
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BlueGo bus routes and fares are likely to be tweaked by the Tahoe Transportation District board of trustees at their meeting this morning. The changes, if approved, would go into effect after Labor Day. One of the big changes is stopping the significant subsidy to the on-call service for the general public. The rate is […]
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By Katherine E. Hill The nonprofit Tahoe Fund will announce funding for its first basin project at a fundraising dinner on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore next week. The Tahoe Fund, formed about a year ago, plans to raise much-needed funds for projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin identified by TRPA’s environmental improvement program that would […]
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By Jane Braxton Little, Sacramento Bee TRUCKEE – Conservationist groups and Sierra Pacific Industries have reached a first-of-its-kind agreement that protects wet meadows and wildlife habitat in the headwaters of the Little Truckee River. A conservation easement on 7,085 acres near Jackson Meadows Reservoir in Sierra County will permanently limit development along Henness Pass Road […]
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The South Lake Tahoe man accused of murdering his roommate has been released from jail. A spokeswoman for the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office told Lake Tahoe News her office is waiting for the police department to finalize reports before they would contemplate issuing a criminal complaint. Because of this, Brad Macewan is currently […]
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – The Nevada Supreme Court could soon open the doors of Nevada courtrooms wider by allowing witnesses and others to appear at civil and criminal trials through audio-visual links rather than in person. The court already allows attorneys, litigants, and witnesses to appear in certain routine court […]
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