By Kathryn Reed Whoops of approval and applause followed the announcement this morning that Kindred Murillo will be the next president of Lake Tahoe Community College. “She has a very strong fiscal background, which is what we need,” board President Fritz Wenck told Lake Tahoe News. He said Murillo was the universal pick among the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Compared to a year ago, South Lake Tahoe is doing better financially. For the first half of the fiscal year that started Oct. 1, the general fund revenue is up 3.2 percent or $344,936 compared to the same time last year. Expenses are down 4.2 percent or $628,446. Finance Director Christine Vuletich […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Look down from a hill over Cameron Park, and you mostly see a lush canopy of trees. The trees conceal the 7,600 homes there, homes they shade, cool – and threaten. “It just looks like a carpet,” said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Webb. “When you add up all the […]
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While South Tahoe police officers conducted a follow-up investigation to the registered sex offender who was outside the city ice rink Monday, they discovered he had not registered where he is currently residing. Joseph Scanino was arrested May 18 on a felony charge of violating his mandatory sex registration obligation. Scanio is a registered sex […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two people were arrested and 73.3 grams of heroin were confiscated in what law enforcement is calling a substantial bust in South Lake Tahoe. “This is a very significant amount for this area. We are seeing a lot of heroin coming in from Reno into the area,” said Jeff Catchings, commander with […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County residents are being asked to weigh-in on five proposals that would reconfigure how the supervisorial districts are laid out. This occurs every 10 years when Census data is released. The point is to have equal number of constituents in each district. This is the law. However, El Dorado County […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is taking a different course of action than ever before. It plans to implement its approved strategic plan. “If you don’t develop an action plan and then fund it, the plan sits on the shelf. And that’s why so many strategic plans fail,” Nancy Kerry, the city’s spokeswoman, explained […]
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Troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol are still piecing together the seven-vehicle crash that happened on Highway 395 near Jacks Valley Road in Douglas County on Monday afternoon. The accident happened shortly after 1pm when a yellow 2001 Freightliner tractor pulling an empty 53-foot trailer, driven by 38-year-old Martin L. Preciado of Barstow failed to […]
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A registered sex offender was found loitering near the South Lake Tahoe Ice Arena on May 16 – a place heavily frequented by children. Officers were alerted to the situation when a citizen called in a report of a suspicious person. The man was not arrested. However, officers said they submitted paperwork to the office […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee With state revenues rising, Gov. Jerry Brown reframed his call for tax extensions Monday, saying they are still necessary to help the state whittle down an accumulated “wall of debt.” The Democratic governor announced that California can count on $6.6 billion in surprise tax revenues through June 2012, thanks to […]
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