By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Hopes of establishing fiber optic Internet service in rural areas of El Dorado County got a boost Friday with the announcement of a $46.6 million grant to a Central Valley project. The grant, part of federal stimulus funds, went to the Central Valley Independent Network of Fresno to establish what […]
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By Kathryn Reed Skid marks remain at South Tahoe High School where a truck at 1:30 one morning last week did a few doughnuts in the circular entryway. Cameras captured a truck, believed to be a black Ford, 2008 era, with wide wheels. Enhanced equipment will soon be installed to make sure the next person […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee Lake Tahoe has long been a hot spot for weddings — the romance of exchanging vows near the lake’s deep blue waters and surrounding mountaintops is undeniable. But, like many other destination wedding hubs, Lake Tahoe is seeing far fewer nuptials these days. About 1,100 fewer people tied the knot […]
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By Kathryn Reed Even though state lawmakers this week decided to shore up part of the state’s money shortage by burdening school districts, Lake Tahoe Unified School District is not sweating the decision. “It was something we all anticipated,” LTUSD CFO Deb Yates told Lake Tahoe News. “It has no real impact this year.” The […]
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By Kathryn Reed Two in-house candidates were vying to be interim dean of Instruction and Social Sciences at Lake Tahoe Community College, with Kurt Green coming out on top. The English instructor will not have any teaching responsibilities while he is in this role. Green served as interim administrator at the South Lake Tahoe college […]
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By Kathryn Reed Unbeknown to swimmers, those at the front counter, people working out on the gym equipment and employees, the boiler which heats the facility was replaced Monday with one that makes the old one look like a relic from the Dark Ages of technology. The new one weights 750 pounds; the old one […]
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By Carlos Alcalá, Sacramento Bee Jurors in El Dorado Superior Court are likely to face a tide of emotional testimony as the penalty phase of the David Zanon murder trial gets under way this week. Prosecutors are expected to present descriptions of Zanon’s victim – California Highway Patrol Officer Scott Russell – evoking the tragedy […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding separate arson incidents that occurred recently at two elementary schools. The incidents were discovered at Minden and Gardnerville elementary schools on the mornings of Aug. 18 and Aug. 19. In each of the incidents, evidence of the arson was discovered by school custodians. Evidence consisted of […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee It is a perilous time to be a college student depending on the state of California to get through school. Some 335,500 students going to California colleges this fall have qualified for Cal Grants because their family incomes are so low. They need the grants to pay tuition, buy books […]
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By Jim Wasserman, Sacramento Bee Latino homeowners have taken the harshest blow from California’s foreclosure crisis, accounting for 48 percent of homes repossessed from late 2006 through 2009, a nonprofit consumer group reported Tuesday. Statistics from the Center for Responsible Lending showed that Latino owners surrendered 301,086 homes to lenders – almost half the state’s […]
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