Heavenly Mountain Resort’s coaster is out of commission because Mother Nature did a number on it last winter. “They were shoveling looking for the coaster like archaeologists. They were probing for the track,” Rachelle Atherton with the resort told Lake Tahoe News. “There was pretty significant damage. It is currently under repair.” The record snow […]
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By Kathryn Reed Mark Salmon is back as the coach of the South Tahoe High School girls’ soccer team. “The district’s coach contracts are renewed each year unless a coach resigns or is dismissed,” Shannon Chandler, secretary with Lake Tahoe Unified School District, told Lake Tahoe News. Salmon has neither resigned nor been dismissed. Parents […]
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By Steve Archer, Loomis News A small town is like a big family is the Loomis town motto. Rick Angelocci, was, in many ways, the town father. He was Loomis town manager for six years, starting in 2011. He took a leave of absence for health reasons last October. Angelocci, 64, died at his […]
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CVS Pharmacy Inc. must pay $5 million to resolve federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) allegations. The infractions occurred between April 2011 and April 2013.. Under the settlement reached July 5, CVS acknowledges that its DEA-registered pharmacies were and are required to comply with the CSA, and that nine CVS pharmacies in the Eastern District of […]
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By Thomas Oide, Sacramento Bee After a rock climber fell in the Twin Crags area near Tahoe City on Thursday, the California Highway Patrol used a helicopter to help save the man. The CHP received a call about 11:10am to request help. The victim, a man in his 20s, fell about 20 to 30 feet […]
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Common sense has been missing when it comes to fire safety. On July 14 a South Lake Tahoe battalion chief had to inform Southwest Gas employees that parking on grass is not a smart idea. The heat from under a car can spark a fire. The gas company crew was working on equipment along Linear […]
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By Yvonne Gonzalez, Las Vegas Sun Candidates for statewide offices are readying for a 2018 election season that’s been brewing for months, with Democrats seeking to secure gains from the 2016 cycle. With more than a year to go before the general election in 2018, races for the U.S. Senate and governor’s office have already […]
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Placer County is paying two nonprofit organizations to provide housing coordination services to residents who are at risk of becoming homeless or who have already become homeless. They will provide case management, budgeting and moving help, furnishings, deposits, credit checks, rental preparation classes and more. “As we make broad efforts to expand affordable housing for […]
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Thirty-one retired El Dorado County employees now rake in six figures in CalPERS benefits, with two people making more than $200,000. These defined benefits are practically bankrupting the county. This is taxpayer money being paid to people who aren’t doing anything for the county any more. The county’s unfunded obligation to its retirees is a […]
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By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun Distributors previously operating in Nevada’s medical marijuana program may soon enter the recreational marijuana market after the Nevada Tax Commission on Thursday approved emergency regulations to reopen distribution licensing. The Nevada Tax Commission voted to let the Department of Taxation again determine whether limiting licenses for those who transport […]
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