The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will begin a project to eradicate, control, and contain known and future infestations of invasive weeds using chemical treatment. Work will occur Aug. 8-11. An environmental assessment released by the Forest Service last year identified 493 known infestations located on National Forest System lands managed by […]
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By Kathryn Reed A federal judge on Monday seemed a bit bewildered why the League to Save Lake Tahoe brought forward the case against the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to stop the Sierra Colina development in Stateline from going forward. Sierra Colina is the name of the project Steve Kenninger and Gail Jaquish are trying […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee In a blistering assessment of how badly officials bungled their oversight of rapist-kidnapper Phillip Garrido, El Dorado County prosecutors have compiled a list of dozens of instances for which his parole should have been revoked, many of them that would have saved Jaycee Lee Dugard from being abducted. The […]
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By Michael Doyle, Sacramento Bee WASHINGTON – There are about 866,000 Californians who are paying for college with federal Pell grants. This week, they should count themselves lucky. The Pell grant program was granted a rare immunity card in the wide-ranging budget austerity measure negotiated by the White House and congressional leaders. The undergraduate loans […]
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The Bain Fire near Geiger Grade and Toll Road was declared fully contained at 6 this morning. The human-caused blaze burned 577 acres. While at times it threatened structures, none was lost. Drivers having to travel on the roadways near the fire are asked to use extra caution as crews and apparatus are still actively […]
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The economic impact from this year’s American Century Championship on the South Shore is estimated at between $10 million and $20 million, according to tournament officials. The Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority says the amount represents total spending throughout the region on lodging, dining, activities, entertainment and gaming, combined with the media exposure. In the coming […]
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It took 10 deaths in seven months on Northern Nevada highways for the Nevada Highway Patrol and Douglas County Sheriff’s Department to step up traffic enforcement. A Calaveras County woman is the most recent victim, having been killed in Stateline by an alleged drunken driver on July 30. “Key factors in many of the recent […]
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NV Energy’s net income dropped $12.9 million or 65 percent compared to the second quarter for 2010. In April-June 2010, the Las Vegas-based firm posted a profit of $36.9 million. The blame for the drop this year is being placed on weather, regulatory adjustments and construction costs in Southern Nevada. NV Energy has 367,000 electricity […]
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Updated: Aug. 1 9:45am The League to Save Lake Tahoe is back pedaling when it comes to standing by Tamara Fritz, now saying it was just in the last few weeks they knew anything about the violations at her Tahoe City property. That property is where the League’s annual fundraiser is conducted. “The League to […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man was arrested July 31 on charges of supplying marijuana to a minor, a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of obscene matter. Officer Russell Liles said Jim Zamosky, 57, refused to cooperate when first approached last week about reportedly supplying marijuana to three girls ages 12, 13, and […]
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