By Tom Knudson, Sacramento Bee With button-brown eyes, striped cheeks and a bushy orange-black tail, the Inyo chipmunk has darted among the gnarled pines of the Sierra Nevada for centuries. But it has apparently vanished. “We have not been able to find it anywhere,” said James Patton, a retired UC Berkeley professor of zoology who […]
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By Kathryn Reed A 60-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman who lives in her van had the windows shot out with bean bags by police after she nearly ran over a sergeant, led officers on a chase and held them at bay for 30 minutes. South Lake Tahoe police officers responded to a call of gunshots […]
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By Tracy Correa, McClatchy Newspapers Monica Hoenig could have enrolled her 4-year-old son Ryan in kindergarten this year, but she was concerned that his lack of maturity would cause him to lag academically – not only now, but in years to come. So she signed him up for a pilot transitional kindergarten program at Washington […]
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By Kathryn Reed With South Lake Tahoe being the host city for Amgen’s 2011 Tour of California cycling event, Caltrans is scrambling to change its time line for construction on Echo Summit. Tom Brannon with the transportation agency said if the weather and TRPA cooperate, the plan is to start work on the retaining wall […]
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By Kathryn Reed Maria Barrows-Crist was back in court Oct. 15. This time the owner of Kindertown day care was trying to recoup attorney fees. Although the judge said no to that request, the state will be reimbursing her $3,600 for the cost of purchasing transcripts. The state Department of Social Services had spent nearly […]
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By Kathryn Reed What was supposed to be a casual afternoon walk through Washoe Meadow State Park turned into a firefighting scene for two South Shore residents. Michael Lipkin saw smoke Friday afternoon and went to investigate with his walking companion Lynne Paulson. What they discovered was dry grass on fire in what Paulson said […]
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Updated: Oct. 16, 2010, 8:17pm. By Kathryn Reed It wasn’t the typical leisurely drive around Lake Tahoe Friday afternoon. Instead, Mario Amial, 21, of South Lake Tahoe had a bevy of law enforcement following his white Chevy Suburban. The high-speed chase started at 1:32pm in South Lake Tahoe near the Springwood area and ended in […]
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A storm is headed for Lake Tahoe that could add another layer of snow to the higher elevations. The system is expected to move through Central California and into the Southern Sierra Sunday night and Monday. Similar to the storm that blew through earlier this month, snow levels will remain above 8,000 to 8,500 feet. […]
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At different times candidates for political office must report the amount of money they have collected and spent assuming it totals at least $1,000. The complete forms can be found below by clicking on the candidate’s last name. The campaign forms are for South Lake Tahoe City Council and El Dorado County sheriff. Douglas County […]
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By Kathryn Reed Losing a bit of the rhetoric and staid questions posed to the South Lake Tahoe City Council candidates this election season, at Thursday’s forum they were allowed to ask an opponent a question. Doug Cichowicz asked Steve Kubby what he thinks the percentage of the people using marijuana collectives is abusing the […]
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