By Emily Benson, High Country News Picture a snowflake drifting down from a frigid February sky in western Colorado and settling high in the Rocky Mountains. By mid-April, the alpine snowpack is likely at its peak. Warming temperatures in May or June will then melt the snow, sending droplets rushing down a mountain stream or […]
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Two El Dorado County residents have admitted they stole recreation fee tubes from the U.S. Forest Service and at other sites. Brian Lisanti, 46, and Deseree Tougas, 26, both of Colfax, are scheduled to be in El Dorado County Superior Court on June 5 for a restitution hearing. Lisanti remains in custody with no bail. […]
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By Kathryn Reed “CalPERS is about people. It is about the dedicated individuals who serve, or have served, the state of California through a career in public service. For more than eight decades, CalPERS has built retirement and health security for these public servants. As the nation’s largest public pension fund, we ensure that our members’ […]
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One half of a duplex in South Lake Tahoe was severely damaged by fire on Tuesday. Oil in a frying pan is the reported cause of the blaze. It started in the afternoon of May 16 on Shepherds Drive in a two-story duplex. Firefighters said the smoke spread into the attic space. “It’s imperative to […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee Only 32 percent of California households could afford to purchase the $496,620 median-priced Golden State home in the first quarter of 2017, according to a report issued Monday by the Los Angeles-based California Association of Realtors. That marked the 16th consecutive quarter that the index has been below 40 […]
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A 64-year-old cyclist died Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe. The name of the victim and his hometown have not been released. The cyclist and vehicle were both going west on the highway near Takela Boulevard at about 7:40pm May 13 when the bicyclist cut in […]
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By Las Vegas Sun A giant step backward. A declaration of war. The worst legislation for women’s health in a generation. These were among reactions to the May 4 passage of the American Health Care Act through the U.S. House of Representatives, from the American Civil Liberties Union, advocacy group UltraViolet and health care provider […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A proposal for the federal government to unload millions of acres of land in Nevada probably won’t return to Congress. That’s according to Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, who introduced a massive lands bill last session and had considered reviving it. “Transferring millions of acres of public lands … is […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Residential building allocations and vacation home rentals may one day be linked, but it won’t be this year if the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board listens to its Local Government Committee. The committee is made up of representatives from South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, Placer County, Douglas County, […]
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By David Bauder, AP A battered news industry can find some flickers of hope in a survey that gauges public willingness to pay for journalism, as long as its leaders plan judiciously. A little more than half of American adults regularly pay for news, through newspaper and magazine subscriptions, apps on electronic devices or contributions […]
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