By Kathryn Reed “Thank you for your email. Eugene Palazzo is no longer employeed (sic) with the City of South Lake Tahoe. Please contact Tracy Franklin at 530-542-6093 or tfranklin@cityofslt.us. Have a great day. Gene” That is the auto-reply Gene Palazzo left on his email Feb. 23, the day he found out he no longer […]
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Updated Feb. 25, 2011, 11:30am. Publisher’s note: Hillary Santana, the 2008 salutatorian at South Tahoe High School who works for the Lake Tahoe Basin Forest Service office in the summer, is an exchange student in New Zealand from her university in Pennsylvania. The following is from her dad. Hillary is the daughter of David and […]
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The winter storm warning for the Lake Tahoe Basin begins at 4pm Thursday and is scheduled to end at 4am Saturday. The National Weather Service is calling for 12 to 24 inches at lake level, with 2 to 4 feet above 7,000 feet. The agency warns, “Anyone planning travel over the major passes should consider […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal None of Washoe County’s legislative delegation considered U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s call to end legalized prostitution in Nevada much of a priority, in a session where the budget shortfall dominates all other topics. But they did find other parts of Reid’s address to a joint session of the Legislature on […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal As Reno-Tahoe International Airport officials see it, those departing the airport have been accommodated with the latest upgrades. Now, it’s the arriving passengers’ turn. The airport is preparing plans for a $5 million face-lift of the baggage claim area which, officials said, will mean improvements designed to continue the rock-woodsy-outdoors […]
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By Peter Finocchiaro, Salon Wisconsin has captivated onlookers as it evolves into what some are calling ground zero for a nationwide standoff over organized labor in the public sector. Major budgetary battles loom large on the horizon, and Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is just one of several governors who are considering big cuts to union benefits […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — Making Nevada Beach accessible to people with disabilities and improving water quality are the goals of the $1.2 million project under way at the popular beach-day use-campground just east of the Stateline casinos. With work having begun last summer, crews expect to wrap things up before Fourth of July. This […]
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By Redding Record Searchlight Searchers Sunday morning found the body of a 23-year-old Mount Shasta man who went missing Thursday while snowboarding at Mt. Shasta Ski Park. Alexander Gautreaux was found about 9am near the southeast side of Coyote Butte, about 100 feet from park boundaries, said Siskiyou County sheriff’s Capt. Jim Betts. “Our thoughts […]
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By Kevin Yamamura, Sacramento Bee Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hailed pension cuts last year as a major reform after Democrats and state worker unions agreed to concessions that ended a record-long budget stalemate. But Republican lawmakers are clamoring for more. Voter backlash has grown, fueled by ongoing budget deficits, significant pension liabilities and a gap […]
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Traffic was slow on Highway 50 at Al Tahoe Boulevard late Monday afternoon as emergency crews worked to clear an injury accident. At least one person was being transported to Barton Memorial Hospital via ambulance about 4:40pm. South Lake Tahoe police officers were not providing details Feb. 21 about the accident. Although snow had not […]
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