By Kathryn Reed A powder day or work? The choice just got easier – at least for those who can work remotely. Tahoe Mountain Lab and Heavenly Mountain Resort are partnering this winter to provide people a space to work on the mountain. “I really have found myself on the mountain needing a place to […]
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By Jonah Engel Bromwich, Daniel Victor and Mike Isaac, New York Times A Chicago company has marketed a tool using text, photos and videos gleaned from major social media companies to aid law enforcement surveillance of protesters, civil liberties activists say. The company, called Geofeedia, used data from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as […]
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 24 received multiple reports of attempted fraud. In all of the reported incidents a male subject claimed to be Lt. Mike Sharp with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Caller IDs identify the phone number as 775.375.5858, located in Winnemucca. The complainants were told they owe money in regard to civil […]
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By Karma Dickerson, Fox-40 SACRAMENTO — Today is the last day to register to vote in California. The campaigns are hitting the streets to register and persuade voters. California Teachers Association members were campaigning statewide Sunday in favor of two education initiatives. Proposition 55 would sustain funding for schools through an extension of the tax on people […]
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Northstar needs a new top executive. Beth Howard is leaving the Truckee resort to be to the chief operating officer at Beaver Creek. Vail Resorts, the parent company, has made changes throughout its resorts. Howard replaces Doug Lovell who is taking over the top job at Vail Mountain. Vail Mountain’s chief operating officer, Chris Jarnot, […]
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By Kathryn Reed More heads in beds is bringing in a substantial amount of money in order to promote the South Shore to even more people. The South Lake Tahoe Tourism Improvement District’s budget is more than 20 percent higher than it was a year ago; $2.3 million v. $2.6 million. (In 2009 the budget was $1.8 […]
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Five people were arrested in Truckee in three days related to a series of thefts in the area. Officers were alerted Oct. 21 to suspicious people entering unlocked vehicles in the Prosser Lakeview subdivision. A witness was detaining a suspect, Lourene Walter. Officers arrested Walter, 20, on felony charges of theft, being under the influence of […]
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By Carole Bernardi INCLINE VILLAGE – Electric vehicle readiness is on its way to the Tahoe-Truckee region. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Truckee-Donner Public Utility District, an independent consultant team and a Plug-in Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council have all partnered to accelerate transportation electrification in the region. Vehicle technologies in the United States and around […]
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By Josh Lederman and Jill Colvin, AP GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Steering his campaign toward controversy yet again, Donald Trump vowed Saturday to sue every woman who has accused him of sexual assault or other inappropriate behavior. He called them “liars” whose allegations he blamed Democrats for orchestrating. Trump’s blunt threat of legal action eclipsed his […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee Placer County roads and highways are increasingly congested and local leaders say they don’t have enough money to provide traffic relief. After years of debate, they are asking voters on Nov. 8 to approve a half-cent sales tax increase to fund an estimated $1.6 billion of transportation improvements over the […]
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