By Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times On a cattle ranch three bridges past a giant lone poplar tree on this isolated northeastern edge of California, Jeffrey Hemphill for once feels part of something larger. He and his Lassen County neighbors cast 73 percent of their ballots, the strongest vote in the state, to elect […]
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By Nicole Raz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada drone experts have finished a Federal Aviation Administration operation in Denver to develop the counter unmanned systems industry, which is the development of defense systems against drone threats. “Right now airports do not have a radar that can effectively detect small drones (weighing less than 55 pounds),” said […]
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By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times A sobering new report on California’s seismic vulnerabilities said that up to 3.5 million homes could be damaged if an 8.0 earthquake ruptured on the San Andreas fault. The new estimate, from the data firm CoreLogic, is based on a theoretical rupture of the entire San Andreas fault, […]
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By ALi Wolf, Fox 40 It looked like the ideal place to spend Thanksgiving: a four bedroom home with a hot tub, steps away from Lake Tahoe. Bob Busser and his wife were excited to spend four nights in a South Lake Tahoe rental, but when they pulled up Tuesday night. “There’s nobody there, we […]
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By Lisa Meadows, CBS-13 California has set big goals for switching over to green energy within the next decade. The difference with these energy source, they depend on the weather. Water (hydro energy), wind (wind turbines), and sun (solar energy) are the key components to generating renewable energy. In California, lawmakers have set high standards […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — An initiative petition that would make it easier to register to vote could reach the Nevada Legislature next year after more than 125,000 signatures were turned in to county clerks for verification. The Automatic Voter Registration Initiative would amend state law to require the Department of […]
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Update: Power has been restored. More than 100 Liberty Utilities customers on the North Shore are without power. A downed power line caused the outage. It is across Highway 89 near Cabin Creek Road. Crews do not have an estimated time when the lights will come back on. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Josh Boak, AP WASHINGTON — Americans bought homes in October at the fastest pace in nearly decade, helped out by low mortgage rates that have since started to climb following the presidential election of Donald Trump. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales of existing homes rose 2 percent to a seasonally […]
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By Nate Gartrell, Bay Area News Group The family of an off-duty Contra Costa sheriff’s deputy who drowned last year has sued a South Lake Tahoe paddleboard company as part of a push for increased regulations in the boating industry. The family of Deputy Carlos Diamond Francies last week sued South Tahoe Standup Paddle, alleging […]
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A 43-year-old South Lake Tahoe man has been arrested in connection with tampering with food at two local establishments. Harry Dally was arrested Nov. 22 after officers searched his residence. “The search warrant service revealed items of interest related to this investigation. The SLTPD now has an indication of what the contaminating substance may be,” […]
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