By Dan Majors, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The attorney for a woman who filed a civil lawsuit claiming Ben Roethlisberger sexually assaulted her in a Nevada resort hotel in 2008 said Wednesday that a previous offer to settle the case is no longer on the table. “The deadline for that has passed,” said Calvin R.X. Dunlap, the […]
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By Kathryn Reed The greater Lake Tahoe area is covered in snow this Earth Day. “It will be beautiful conditions this weekend,” said Jessica Kielhorn, meteorologist technician with the National Weather Service in Reno. But before the sun arrives, people in the basin, Reno and the Carson Valley will have to endure a bit of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Work has begun on transforming the old South Shore Motors building into a Do It Center. The locally controversial chain store based in Southern California is expected to open this summer – a year later than it had wanted to. Disagreements between store owners, South Lake Tahoe officials and nearby businesses led […]
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By Kathryn Reed When the invitation came Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to apply for appropriations from Congress, South Lake Tahoe fit one category. The city asked for $4 million that it would use to upgrade Lukins Brothers Water Company so it would be more capable to fight fires. “You have to be very specific in […]
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Reno Gazette-Journal A Special Weather Statement is in place as more snow and rain are expected through Thursday morning as part of a system that was dumping heavy snow in parts of the region Wednesday night. Several inches had fallen in the Spanish Springs area with more than 6 inches of heavy, wet snow in […]
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By Carla Hall, Los Angeles Times The state Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday not to expand bear hunting grounds in California or eliminate the cap on the number of bears that can be killed each season. The commission decided not to make changes to existing regulations after the Department of Fish and Game, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Broc’s Puppies and Lil’ Pups are closed. Where the dogs are is unknown. A family member who at one time claimed to be an owner is in a Nevada prison on charges relating to violating probation regarding an earlier drug charge. The phone numbers for the South Lake Tahoe and Carson City […]
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By Kathryn Reed The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office has reviewed material supplied to it and has determined “there does not appear to be any criminal violation of law relating to Council Member [Bruce] Grego’s reimbursement for legal fees.” Grego was the subject of a divisive South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting on April […]
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By Kathryn Reed The biggest news to come out of the South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting Tuesday is they all got along. With the meeting lasting less than an hour and most items being deferred to a future meeting, the biggest question was: Why was there even a meeting? At an earlier meeting City […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the airline industry racks of billions of dollars in loses, it’s hard to gauge the economic impact the volcanic eruption in Iceland will have on Lake Tahoe. Tourism officials on the South and North shores are not reporting any inconveniences by businesses. However, that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. The Black […]
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