Thieves made off with a spool of copper wire from the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care construction site on Al Tahoe Boulevard. Last week work was going forward to connect the sewer line to South Tahoe Public Utility District’s connection at Pioneer Village nearly 900 feet away. “The new way to locate water, electrical, sewer lines, […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal The use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract fossil fuels could be banned in Nevada if a state assemblyman gets his way. But that’s only if the Legislature approves Assembly Bill 159 before the end of the legislative session on June 5 and Gov. Brian Sandoval signs it into […]
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By Kathleen Ronayne, AP Three Democratic governors said Thursday they won’t let the U.S. back away from a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite President Trump decision to withdraw from an international pact. “This is an insane move by this president,” Gov. Jerry Brown said, blasting the decision as “deviant behavior from the highest […]
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The legal battle involving the parcel in South Lake Tahoe that houses the medical marijuana collective has reached another stage. On May 31, attorneys for Patty Olson filed paperwork with the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. A bankruptcy judge in Reno dismissed the case because of the medicinal pot shop being a […]
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Douglas County commissioners this week approved contracts with the labor unions. Commissioner Dave Nelson was the lone vote against the raises. The 140-member strong Douglas County Employees Association agreed to a seven-year contract. It reduces the annual merit raise from 0-6 percent to 0-3 percent, and provides a cost of living adjustment based on the […]
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The investigation into the alleged embezzlement at Lake Tahoe Humane Society escalated this week with officers confiscating potential evidence from the former director’s residence. Niki Congero has been accused by the nonprofit’s board of taking more than $100,000. She has not worked at the Humane Society since being fired March 31. South Lake Tahoe police […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada may not get recreational marijuana sales in July as promised. A group of alcohol distributors are demanding that they have exclusive rights to transport marijuana for the first 18 months of the industry. A district court judge in Carson City validated their concerns Tuesday evening, issuing an order that prevents […]
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By Steve Inskeep, 60 Minutes Fighting wildfires in America cost federal agencies almost $2 billion last year including more than half the budget of the U.S. Forest Service. Wildland fires are growing worse in a time of drought and climate change, and the biggest and most destructive fires can’t be stopped. They are a force […]
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The teenager who died Wednesday in a fall near Emerald Bay has been identified as Chloe Conn of Detroit Lakes, Minn. The 14-year-old fell about 50 feet on May 31 near Vikingsholm. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies are not releasing any details about the incident. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed ZEPHYR COVE – Safety, according to transportation officials, is the primary reason they are looking at reducing the number of lanes on Highway 50 between Stateline and the intersection at Highway 28. For many of the nearly 250 who attended a meeting Wednesday night about the proposals, the idea of one lane […]
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