A Stateline man was transported Thursday night to Renown Medical Center in Reno via CalStar helicopter at about 11 after he was shot in the upper part of his right leg, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department reported Friday. He ended up having surgery on the injured right femur. Deputies responded to a call of a gunshot […]
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By Susan Wood Come summer, Smokey Bear could be more accurate on forecasts than weather reporters. And he’s probably kept his job longer — since 1944. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit plans to erect in Meyers a fire weather station that looks like a cross between a tripod and a spaceship. Still, this $15,000 […]
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Major changes are in store for Highway 50 in the coming months from Echo Summit to the Stateline area. Among them, the groundbreaking is scheduled for April 26 on the first phase of the long-awaited Highway 50 project that for over a decade has called for curbs, gutters, sidewalks, landscaping, street lighting and a 6-foot […]
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There were no reports of damage from the aftershock centered off the northeast coast of Japan. Officials warned of tsunami heights of up to 6.6 feet, but the warning was lifted after 90 minutes. A nuclear plant in Miyagi lost three of its four power sources, while no damage was reported at the crippled Fukushima […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee In a surprise move today, Phillip Garrido entered a not guilty plea to charges that he kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard. His wife Nancy entered the same not guilty plea after the judge indicated there were irregularities in the grand jury process that indicted the couple in September. Stephen Tapson, Nancy […]
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By Cassie Myers, California News Service The Border Patrol would remain on duty, mail would be delivered, and Social Security checks should go out on time. But a looming government shutdown could stall tax refunds, close national parks and museums, and put tens of thousands of Californians temporarily out of work. Stopgap measures have kept […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Supporters of a bill that would pull Nevada out of the bi-state Tahoe Regional Planning Compact said the TRPA is mired in bureaucracy and litigation and its governing board controlled by environmental special interests on the California side. Sen. John Lee, D-North Las Vegas, who sponsored SB271, said the bi-state […]
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The National Weather Service in Reno issued a winter weather advisory for Lake Tahoe starting at 11pm Wednesday through 11am Thursday. Snow is expected to fall Wednesday evening into Thursday morning then turn to showers,with the heaviest precipitation being around midnight overnight. Snow accummulations are predicted to measure 4 to 8 inches at lake level […]
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By Susan Wood In the quest for the green or even the black, South Lake Tahoe’s government finances appear on paper to be much rosier than the figures tallied last year at this time – at least for now. The redevelopment picture could change that. The City Council heard and filed a mid-year budget report […]
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By Susan Wood Huge money matters in South Lake Tahoe await the City Council Tuesday. The board is expected to fiscally make adjustments to operations, receive last year’s audit, approve severance payouts to two former, top-level staffers, go after money for bike trails and decide to put up pedestrian signs for safety where a failed […]
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