By Reno Gazette-Journal The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it has found a body in the area of the Mount Rose summit. The sheriff’s office used its RAVEN helicopter to move the body from where it was found to the highway so it could be transported. The Mount Rose Highway was briefly closed so the […]
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By Ed Fletcher and Bobby Caina Calvan, Sacramento Bee It’s not unusual for schools, in some instances, to test kids for drugs or alcohol, and home-testing kits have been available to parents for years. But law enforcement and schools in Placer County are teaming up to make it easier for parents to keep tabs on […]
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By Kathryn Reed Parking may no longer be a hassle for people using the Tahoe Keys Marina, Fresh Ketch restaurant and Cove East nature trail. This is because the California Tahoe Conservancy board at its meeting this month agreed to enter a lease agreement with the marina owners to build 91 shared use spaces. The […]
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By News 10 VACAVILLE – A 57-year-old man suffering from dementia has been safely located at the U.S./Mexico border, after being reported missing on Thursday. He was taken into custody by the Hudspeth County Sheriff’s Office in Texas. Jose Ruben Valdez was found about a half hour east of El Paso Texas near the border […]
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By Kathryn Reed Flu season has officially arrived on the South Shore. The numbers are nothing to be alarmed about, according to Barton Health officials, but it’s also not too late to get a flu shot. It’s also early in the season, with the full onslaught far from being close. One person this month had […]
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By Kathryn Reed Unrest is brewing at Lake Tahoe Community College among staff, the board and the president. One classified employee on Jan. 21 told Lake Tahoe News privately, “Morale has always been in the toilet, now it’s in the sewer.” College board member Kerry David isn’t surprised staff would be disgruntled based on continued […]
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By Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee Phillip Garrido’s public defender is seeking a postponement of his scheduled mental competency trial, saying an overwhelming amount of evidence still must be reviewed and that she is still studying whether to ask that the trial be moved out of El Dorado County. A jury trial is set to begin […]
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On Jan. 21 at about 3:50pm, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department received a 911 call from a correctional officer who is employed by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. The officer, who was off duty and shopping for groceries at Raley’s at the Y was reportedly approached from behind and shoved by a prior […]
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By Jason Hildago, Reno Gazette Journal Nevada must improve its struggling education system and develop a skilled workforce if it wants to attract business and create new opportunities for long-term economic growth and diversity, those at an economic forum hosted by UNR on Wednesday said. The forum, held as part of the Reno Gazette-Journal’s Reno […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was a who’s who of transportation gathered in one room to disseminate information in a casual format. Tahoe Transportation District officials assembled the players who affect transit in the Lake Tahoe Basin for two nights of open houses. Wednesday’s was in South Lake Tahoe, Thursday’s was in Tahoe City. Meandering through […]
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