A Heavenly Mountain Resort children’s ski school instructor was indicted April 5 on child pornography charges. Stephan L. DeGraffenreid, 26, of Gardnerville faces one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of possession of child pornography and two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child. He has been let go by the […]
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By Loretta Kalb, Sacramento Bee Civil rights lawyers have identified 75 California school districts, including one in El Dorado County, that they believe may deter immigrant families from enrolling their children by asking for information such as Social Security numbers and citizenship status. California Rural Legal Assistance and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Gagan Singh rolled a “fat blunt” before he hit the slopes at Lake Tahoe on a sunny Wednesday morning. By the end of the day, he needed a refill, so he drove to Reno and stopped at one of the local medical marijuana dispensaries. With his Patagonia jacket and bleached-blond man-bun, […]
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By Kathryn Reed With more money rolling in than originally planned for this fiscal year, the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday opted to invest in the city and its employees. The city has $721,000 more in tax revenue than anticipated from when the 2016-17 budget was approved in the fall. Hotel, sales and […]
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A South Lake Tahoe woman is on her way to prison for committing mortgage and insurance fraud. Karen Rae Chapon, 47, was sentenced April 4 by Nevada’s Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Thomas Gregory. She is the owner of Tahoe Weddings and Events at Zephyr Cove. Last August she admitted to filing travel claims with […]
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It’s easy to use less water when Mother Nature provides it. Such was the case for Californians in February. The state Water Resources Control Board on April 4 said residential water use in February was down 25.1 percent compared to 2013. That is the base year the state uses. In 2016, the savings rate was […]
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By Kathryn Reed The obstacle course known as dodge the pothole will eventually go away – at least in the city limits of South Lake Tahoe. An additional $300,000 was allocated for roads at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to deal with the nearly 400 potholes. And with water still covering some roads and more runoff […]
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A woman staying at Motel 6 has not been seen since the afternoon of April 3. Pamela Suwinsky left the South Lake Tahoe motel on Monday between 1 and 3:30pm on foot. She left behind her dog, purse, cell phone and car. She did take her ID and credit cards. Suwinsky is 62, white, about […]
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By Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times There were many dramatic images from California’s extreme winter: interstates flooded, bridged buckled, highways covered in mud, snowbanks blocking key highways. In Topanga Canyon, the lasting memory for many locals was the massive boulder that blocked Topanga Canyon Boulevard in January after one fierce rainstorm. The huge rock […]
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By Jason Hidalgo, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada State Forester and Firewarden Joe Freeland resigned on Monday, nearly six months after an escaped burn by the state triggered a large wildfire just south of Reno. Freeland’s resignation was accepted by Bradley Crowell, director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The resignation is effective immediately. […]
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