By Kathryn Reed With the steady increase in helmet use by skiers and boarders, it’s hard to know if making usage mandatory is necessary. But that is exactly what one California lawmaker wants to do. State Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, introduced legislation Thursday to require anyone on the slopes younger than 18 to wear […]
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A 14-year-old Meyers boy was taken into custody Jan. 14 on suspicion of felony arson. Because of his age his name is not being released. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies went to 3574 Memory Lane early Monday on a suspicious circumstance call. They found a broken window and smoke pouring from what was supposed to be an […]
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Reno Gazette-Journal The winter snow pack accumulation is generally better than a year ago but still below average, government officials report. The National Weather Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service issued a report Wednesday that detailed the water supply outlook for Nevada and the eastern Sierra. It says snow pack accumulation got off to […]
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE — A transient population is something Whittell High School is learning to deal with. Principal Sue Shannon addressed the Douglas County school board on Tuesday, saying the transient population went from 14 to 20 percent and she expects it to keep climbing. She believes it has a lot to do […]
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Updated Jan. 16 5:40pm: The meeting with the city staff and STPUD board has been moved to Feb. 18. By Kathryn Reed To some it might like look like a shell game. Or maybe it’s robbing Peter to pay Paul. Or maybe it’s all on the up and up. The problem with projected redevelopment areas […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s board of education on Jan. 12 terminated Larry Brown. Brown, 63, had been a security guard at South Tahoe High School. He was arrested in November on charges of furnishing marijuana to a juvenile — a 16-year-old female student at the school. He had been on unpaid […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sam Borges, the man who built Borges Sleigh Rides, died Jan. 11, 2010. He was 85. Mr. Borges died peacefully with his family beside him. Born in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 21, 1924, Mr. Borges was industrious from an early age. He moved with his mother and younger sister to California when […]
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By Walt Cook, Union Democrat U.S. Geological Survey hydrologists will host a public meeting Thursday to discuss the Sierra’s groundwater resources, a source of drinking water for many county residents. The event is scheduled from 1-3pm at the Tuolumne Utilities District headquarters, at 18885 Nugget Blvd., off Tuolumne Road, Sonora. The meeting is being conducted […]
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Updated 1:15pm Jan. 12 By Kathryn Reed Highway 28 was closed for about three hours this morning between Highway 50 and Sand Harbor while the Nevada Highway Patrol worked a fatal accident. NHP officials have not returned calls so further details of the accident are unknown. A 27-hour winter storm warning is set to end […]
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While the statewide numbers are showing improvement, Stateline casinos continue to spiral downward when it comes to revenue. Nevada stopped its 22-month skid to post a 4.35 percent gain from November 2008 to November 2009. This amounts to $873.2 million dollars that Nevada casinos won from gamblers in November, the state Gaming Control Board said […]
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