Beginning May 1, single lane closures will take place on Highway 28 south of Incline Village as the Nevada Department of Transportation launches the second season of shared-use path construction. Construction will start on the pathway and retaining walls, and roadside water quality and erosion control improvements will be built to help preserve the quality […]
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By Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Citing Nevada’s long fight to keep the sage grouse from being listed, Sen. Dean Heller has introduced legislation that would significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act and give states almost unchecked control over how — or whether — certain animals and plants are protected. The bill would require congressional […]
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One person has died in a Pollock Pines house fire. Firefighters found the body while working to extinguish the flames early Friday morning. The fire on North Street was reported at approximately 5:30am April 28. No further details have been released. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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An El Dorado County woman was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiring to file more than 250 false tax refund claims. Teresa Marty, 57, of Pollock Pines was the owner of Advanced Financial Services (AFS), a Placerville tax return preparation business. Marty conspired with her office manager, Pamela Harris, and Rebecca Bandera-Marty to […]
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A decision came out this week in favor of Alpine County in a lawsuit filed by former Undersheriff Robert Levy. Levy had sued the county, former CAO Pamela Knorr and county supervisors on grounds that they allegedly violated his First Amendment right to free speech, age discrimination, retaliation, and defamation. Judge Robert Whaley with the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College is so frustrated with how long it took SnowGlobe vendors to clean up their mess that a future contract is in jeopardy. “For me, the board and staff we take pride in the fact that is our front door. We had to drive in by it every day,” […]
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By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Wednesday he expects to release a policy agenda within the next few months that delivers “bang for the buck,” partly by encouraging more private-sector collaboration. In an interview with the Associated Press, Carson said he expects to advance public-private partnerships, extending […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Nevadans may one day be able to shop around for their electrical provider, weighing options like the cost and source of the power. The Governor’s Committee on Energy Choice held its first meeting Wednesday to look at ways to make that happen, including recommendations for potential […]
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Release of water from Lake Tahoe at the dam in Tahoe City has led to a flood warning by the National Weather Service in Reno. The warning is in effect through May 2 for sections of the Truckee River in Placer, Nevada and Washoe counties. The weather service expects the flow on the Truckee River […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Transit is about getting people where they want to go, providing choices and creating connections. That is what Tahoe Transportation District is striving for in the basin and beyond. Carl Hasty, the bi-state agency’s leader, on April 26 talked to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Governing Board about the Lake […]
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