By Henry Grabar, Slate In recent years, traffic has gotten bad in the tony Silicon Valley town of Los Altos Hills. The big-picture problem is that the San Francisco Peninsula has become a global business hub but hasn’t adapted its road and rail network (or its housing supply, for that matter) to accommodate that. […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee You can put away the flashlights and candles for now. California is surviving the worst heat wave in 11 years without any major blackouts, and with megawatts to spare. Billions of dollars in new power plants, and an explosion in solar and wind farms, have made the state’s electricity supply […]
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Update 9:40pm: Liberty reports all the power is back on. —– Update 7:15pm: Crews have restored power to 1,700 customers. —– A circuit was tripped in South Lake Tahoe, causing 3,845 customers to be without power on Saturday afternoon. Power may not be restored until late June 24. Two Liberty Utilities crew members are trying […]
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By Susan Wood CAMP RICHARDSON – In what could have been the safest place to be in the event of a wildland blaze, about 30 Lake Tahoe fire and forest management dignitaries and community stakeholders came out to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Angora Fire outside the Valhalla Grand Hall on Saturday. It was […]
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South Lake Tahoe firefighters on the afternoon of June 24 were able to keep a structure fire from causing much damage. The Springwood Drive fire was on the roof where pine needles were ignited by heat tape. It was quickly extinguished. Pine needles should be removed regularly from roofs and gutters, and heat tape only […]
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By Jeff Brown, MarketWatch It’s that time of year, when legions of vacationers decide they want to take the plunge and buy a second home. And this year, perhaps, it may be especially true: The economy is firming up, interest rates are still relatively low and investment accounts are brimming. So consider this a […]
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By Nancy Trejos, USA Today A record number of U.S. travelers will venture beyond their homes by 50 miles or more this Fourth of July, according to a forecast released Thursday from auto club AAA. A total of 44.2 million people will take to the roads, skies, rails and waterways to celebrate Independence Day, AAA […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Travelers waiting for a flight in the Biggest Little City’s airport will be getting an extra option for passing the time this winter. MAG USA, a subsidiary of the Manchester Airport Group, will be building its fourth Escape Lounge in the United States at Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The U.K.-based airport […]
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A registered sex offender who was last living in Meyers is wanted by El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies. Alexander Paul Childs, 25, reportedly cut off his ankle monitoring device. He had told people that he wanted to go to Sacramento. Childs was convicted in 2012 of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the […]
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A two buck tip for the valet at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe or Harveys is no longer enough for parking at the Stateline casinos. Starting June 30 the two Caesars Entertainment properties will charge $20 for self-parking and $25 for valet during special events and peak holidays. The MGM properties in Las Vegas were the first […]
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