By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s first baby of the new year is actually a Gardnerville baby. Yoni Lopez was born at 12:54pm New Year’s Day at Barton Memorial Hospital. Mom, Cindy, was resting comfortably when Lake Tahoe News tried to reach her a few hours later. Dad, Guilmer, sounded proud as he talked about […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s authorities report no major incidents at the New Year’s Eve celebration at Stateline. Eight people were arrested in the casino core area of during the evening. Charges included disorderly conduct, trespassing, provoking a breach of peace, battery and public nudity. Four people were arrested outside of the casino core area for crimes […]
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By Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee California motorists would get free year-round admission to all 278 state-owned beaches and parks under a proposed new ballot initiative, but here’s the catch: It would cost them. The contradiction stems from a carrot and stick approach – motorists’ annual vehicle registration fees would rise by $18 but they no […]
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By Steve Wiegand, Sacramento Bee Here’s an alphabet soup look at some bills that become law on Jan. 1, whether we like them or not: A is for alligator. SB 609 will extend from 2010 until 2015 a law that allows the importation of products made with alligator and crocodile parts. B is for bicycles. […]
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By Steve Timko, Reno Gazette-Journal For the first time in more than 70 years, Nevada has lost population, according to Nevada state demographer estimates. Between July 2008 and July 2009, Nevada’s population dipped by 27,677 people, about 1 percent, to 2,711,056, state demographer Jeff Hardcastle said Wednesday. In the previous 12 months, Nevada added about […]
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By Roger Phelps, Ledger Dispatch Kirkwood Mountain Resort is seeking to amend its Amador County use permit so it can convert employee housing on its property to lodge some guests at low cost. Kirkwood finds that its employees are tending to find off-resort housing in nearby urban areas at Lake Tahoe and in the Carson […]
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By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS — Predicting whether California reservoirs will be full in the spring isn’t something Department of Water Resources officials were about to do Dec. 30 as they took the season’s first reading of the water content near Sierra-at-Tahoe. The numbers are about what they were a year ago — 75 percent of […]
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A winter storm advisory remains in affect until 10am today. But expect snow to be falling much of the day in the Lake Tahoe region. White stuff is likely to taper off as the afternoon progresses. Slopes in the Sierra and at lake level have seen wind gusts between 35-55mph. The warm temps mean snow […]
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Updated 3:04pm Dec. 29. By Kathryn Reed A winter weather advisory has been issued for Lake Tahoe from 7pm Tuesday to 10am Wednesday. Four to 8 inches could fall at the lake, while elevations about 7,000 feet could receive a foot of snow overnight. The wind will be picking up as the storm moves in. […]
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Two men robbed the CVS drug store pharmacy on Emerald Bay Road in South Lake Tahoe on Dec. 27 at about 5pm. Police officers are not releasing the type of drugs the suspects stole, their value, or the quantity. The suspect passed a note to a pharmacy worker requesting specific prescription medications. It is not […]
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