An El Dorado County man was sentenced Jan. 24 to 27 months in prison for assaulting a federal park ranger. Nicholas Martin Coberley, 45, of Pollock Pines, on June 20, 2016, attacked a Lassen Volcanic National Park ranger who had been called out to investigate reports of a man walking and yelling in the middle of […]
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The U.S. Forest Service still refuses to release the name of the man who drove his SUV into the meadow near Angora Lakes last month. No reason has been given why his name has not been released. He was cited for operating a vehicle off designated routes. Without a name, though, it is impossible for […]
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By Kathryn Reed It seems to depend on how long one has lived in the Tahoe-Truckee area whether the snow brings a smile or a grimace. For those who have been in the area for decades, the January storms trigger memories of winters gone by – about how this feels normal. For those who are […]
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Narrow roads throughout Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s area making it impossible for buses to pick up kids today. This means Jan. 24 is another snow day. Donner Trail Elementary in Tahoe Truckee Unified is closed because the power is out. All other TTUSD schools are open. Douglas County students at the lake will be […]
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By Kathryn Reed It’s hard to want to conserve water when it keeps raining and snowing. That was part of the message delivered to the South Tahoe Public Utility District board last week by Donielle Morse. She is the district’s water conservation specialist. “The sense of urgency is no longer there,” Morse told the board. […]
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By Associated Press Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for 50 California counties that were drenched by winter storms. Monday’s two proclamations cover counties up and down the state that were hit with flooding, mudslides, erosion and damage to roads and highways from December and January storms. Brown says “conditions of extreme […]
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By Brad Branan, Sacramento Bee In South Lake Tahoe, roads are crumbling, and the city is struggling to find ways to repair years of damage caused by harsh weather and snowplows. Orangevale residents worry that fire crews won’t arrive quickly enough in an emergency after their local fire station was closed during the recession. Despite […]
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Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association wants to use herbicides in 2018 to kill invasive weeds that are choking the canals of this South Lake Tahoe development. TKPOA has applied for a permit for a small-scale demonstration that would take place next year. Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board would be the one to issue the […]
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A Bay Area man was arrested Jan. 21 on burglary charges in Truckee. Officers responded to a burglary alarm at Mountain Hardware early Saturday morning. They found the front glass doors had been smashed in. Officers watched the suspect walk out through the broken doors carrying an ax and a chain saw, along with several […]
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If you are looking for bus service in South Lake Tahoe, you might want to call Uber or a taxi. Tahoe Transportation District has limited operations on Jan. 23. TTD claims the roads are bad even though the buses operate almost strictly on main roads that the city prioritizes for snow removal. Routes 50, 53 and […]
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