By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramenot Bee ALPINE MEADOWS — An Easter Sunday collision on snowy Highway 89 South took the life of a 19-year-old woman. Nevada County Chief Deputy Coroner Paul Schmidt said Wenjie Li died of blunt-force trauma when the car in which she was a passenger struck another vehicle. Read the whole story
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilman Bruce Grego will be the topic of a special meeting this month to ferret out the details, ethics and legalities of him being reimbursed nearly $1,000 for an attorney to do 3.5 hours of personal work. Grego contends the work is in the interest of taxpayers because […]
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By Kathryn Reed It will be May before a decision is made regarding the future of redevelopment in South Lake Tahoe. The City Council on Tuesday approved Councilman Jerry Birdwell’s motion to have staff bring back the project with the boundaries redefined, any mention of Lukins Brothers Water District removed, and a resolution with El […]
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By Kathryn Reed Larry Brown, the former South Tahoe High School security guard, will be arraigned next month on one felony count and two misdemeanor counts related to his arrest in November involving marijuana and a 16-year-old student. Brown’s attorney on Tuesday asked El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey to make all the […]
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The Reno-Tahoe real estate market began the year with signs of growth as home and condominium sales showed significant increases throughout the area, according to the quarterly report by Chase International. The data compares home and condo sales from January-March 2010 to the same period in 2009. Sales of single-family homes in Lake Tahoe were […]
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Publisher’s note: Eneliko “Sean” Smith was managing partner of the now defunct Cedar Lodge and The Block hotels in South Lake Tahoe. By Art Bukowski, Record- Eagle TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A Las Vegas entrepreneur who plans to buy Leelanau County’s long-shuttered Sugar Loaf Resort faces multiple criminal charges in California, though he contends he’s […]
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By Jeff Delong, Reno Gazette-Journal The Sierra ski season is winding to a close the same way it started — with plentiful snow and plentiful business. Up to 7.5 million skier visits are expected this season, more than the five-year average of 7.4 million, according to the California Ski Industry Association, which represents 28 ski […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Three months after opening, the Ritz-Carlton Highlands at Lake Tahoe will close for three weeks to get ready for the summer season. The luxury hotel opened in December is scheduled to close April 19 and re-open May 10. The closure includes all services, such as the spa and the Manzanita […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Shore transit officials expect to get a rundown Friday about how the public bus system is operating. Transit Resource Concepts took over the business side on an interim basis last month. (South Tahoe Area Transit Authority’s board meets April 9 at 1pm at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency office at 128 […]
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By Bill O’Driscoll, Reno Gazette-Journal Reno-based Heritage Bank of Nevada has acquired a vacant bank office in Gardnerville and plans to open its sixth branch there in mid-June. Heritage officials said Friday they are purchasing the former Colonial Bank building at 1299 U.S. 395 North from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. for an undisclosed price. […]
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