By Kathryn Reed A light is being shined on the lack of equality in Lake Tahoe Unified School District as officials work toward reopening Al Tahoe Elementary School. Declining enrollment forced the school to be closed in 2004. Now the remaining four elementary schools are overcrowded, necessitating some form of relief. On Jan. 31 the […]
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By Vanessa Rancano, KQED-TV California is producing less than half the new homes it needs to meet demand in the Golden State. In its first comprehensive analysis since the year 2000, California’s Department of Housing and Community Development paints a bleak picture of the state’s housing landscape. While it points to some hopeful developments, the […]
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An El Dorado County woman walking a West Slope bike trail with her child in a stroller was sexually assaulted on the afternoon of Jan. 27. A male approached her from behind and asked her about the location of a nearby business. He asked for a dollar and then to shake her hand to thank […]
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By Michael Rohm The first thing Harold Slear saw when he walked through the main entrance of Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City just before noon Jan. 8 was merchants pulling inventory from their waterlogged stores. The owner of James-Harold Galleries, Slear was late for work because he had needed to clear his driveway of the […]
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The gaming win for December on both ends of the lake prove that it was a busy time in Tahoe. The South Shore casinos were up 7.65 percent compared to 2015, at $18.7 million. North Shore casinos had a win of $2.5 million, a 24.9 percent increase over December 2015. Statewide the numbers weren’t as good; the gaming […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man serving a life sentence at Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego is accused of attacking two guards. Sean Paul McIntire, 35, hit an officer in the head and face on Jan. 27, the California Department of Corrections said Monday. A second officer was hurt as he tried to intervene. Neither […]
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Interstate 80 will be closed in both directions from 11pm Jan. 31 to 1am Feb. 1 so crews can repair power transmission lines damaged during the Jan. 8 mudslide just west of the Donner Lake interchange. Automobiles will be detoured onto Donner Pass Road and can rejoin I-80 at the Donner Lake interchange. Trucks will be […]
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Every day journalists write about events. It takes a skilled professional to transport readers so they feel like they are living that same experience. That is exactly what Lake Tahoe News reporter Susan Wood does on a regular basis. The North American Travel Journalists Association on Jan. 31 honored Wood for her “Salt Lake Olympic legacy […]
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Updated Feb. 4: The family of the judge sent this statement today: “Judge Brooks suffered a cardiovascular event last summer. He has not been medically cleared to work at this time and the family greatly appreciates all the caring concern that has been expressed by the public regarding this unfortunate event.” —– By Kathryn Reed […]
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By Michael R. Blood and Don Thompson, AP SACRAMENTO — The future of California’s legal marijuana industry is being shaped in a warren of cubicles tucked inside a retired basketball arena, where a garden of paper cannabis leaves sprouts on file cabinets and a burlap sack advertising “USA Home Grown” dangles from a wall. Here, […]
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