By Jenna Lyons, San Francisco Chronicle Stanford University marching band has played its last tune for the rest of the school year. University leadership temporarily suspended all activities of the ensemble on and off campus from Friday through spring 2017, citing “constant and repeated violations of policy” suggesting a “systemic cultural problem.” A Dec. 1 […]
Read more
By Ellen Garrison, Sacramento Bee October was wet, November dry. And December? The soft but steady rains this weekend were enough to push the Sacramento region to 155 percent of normal precipitation for the season. And there’s more to come. After a break between storms, wet weather is expected to return Tuesday, according to the […]
Read more
By Sara Zendehnam, Fox 40 SODA SPRINGS — In the 40 degree weather, the cool breeze of fans work to dry out the Rainbow Lodge basement in Soda Springs. The pressure of South Yuba River’s heavy floodwaters Saturday was too much for the lodge’s stone foundation. Water seeped its way through the basement. Parts were […]
Read more
By Susan Wood Vail Resorts’ Alpine-Amador county ski resort known for its deep snow got out of deep trouble with the state water board this ski season by reaching a tentative settlement to clean up the parking areas adjoining Kirkwood Creek and wetlands. The environmental agency had found asphalt grindings were contaminating sensitive zones. Upon […]
Read more
Search crews on Sunday recovered the body of a skier who died at Mt. Rose ski resort. This is the first fatality of the season at a Tahoe area resort. The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of next to kin. Two men in their 60s went skiing at the resort […]
Read more
By Associated Press More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, the most ever. The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs known as opioids. Heroin deaths rose 23 percent in one year, to 12,989, slightly higher than the number […]
Read more
By Kathryn Reed Sierra-at-Tahoe is expanding its footprint. The ski resort close to Echo Summit is about to have a storefront in South Lake Tahoe. It will be two doors down from Big 5 in what is now called The Crossings shopping center at the Y. “Hours of operation have not been determined yet. With […]
Read more
By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun Although passage of Question 2 will make recreational marijuana use legal for people 21 and older in Nevada as of Jan. 1, employees can be fired for testing positive for the drug, state lawmakers said. Sen. Tick Segerblom says that while he believes the testing practice isn’t always fair, […]
Read more
A 32-year-old man died Saturday night after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe. The name of the victim is being withheld until next of kin are notified. Police say he has ties to South Lake Tahoe and Idaho. The accident occurred just before 11:30pm Dec. 10 near the Town […]
Read more
By Dawn Hodson, Mountain Democrat El Dorado Hills property owners who paid the Public Safety Development Impact Fee will have to wait a bit longer for promised refunds. At Tuesday’s El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting Chief Administrative Officer Don Ashton and County Counsel Mike Ciccozzi told the board refunds will be delayed as the county recently received […]
Read more