By Scott Sonner, AP Tribal leaders in Nevada asked a U.S. judge Wednesday to order the state and two counties to establish satellite polling places on reservations where they say Native Americans are being denied an equal opportunity to vote in the November elections. Two Paiute tribes filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in […]
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By Associated Press The Nevada Department of Wildlife is issuing a warning to Northern Nevada residents about potential conflicts with coyotes. Urban Wildlife Coordinator Jessica Heitt said coyote pups leave their mother in the fall and start hunting on their own. That leads to more sightings and conflicts, such as attacks on small dogs and cats, but […]
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The comment period on the proposed gondola that would link Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts has been extended. This is because the U.S. Forest Service and Placer County have decided to do one environmental document. A revised notice of preparation has been created. The deadline to comment on it is Oct. 3. Here is […]
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By Kathryn Reed In the five years since a fuel leak was detected at Zephyr Cove Resort more than 1,400 tons of petroleum product have been extracted from the soil. While work to clean up the site has been ongoing since the contamination was discovered in fall 2011, the next step in the process is […]
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By CBS-13 Authorities say a driver led officers on a high-speed chase in the Sierra on Wednesday. The chase began near South Lake Tahoe. California Highway Patrol officers tried to pull a 2006 BMW for speeding on Highway 50, but the driver would not pull over. The chase reached speeds of 100 mph. The BMW […]
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The scuba diver who died at Lake Tahoe over Labor Day weekend has been identified as Michael Stephen Majewski. The 63-year-old Sacramento man was diving with friends on Sept. 5 near Glenbrook when for unknown reasons he made an emergency ascent. He was unconscious when he surfaced. The investigation is continuing by Douglas County sheriff’s investigators. […]
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By Glen Martin, CALmatters She is known by the pseudonym of Elizabeth James — a retiree from the phone company who was contemplating a cross-country trip with her machinist husband. They had worked for decades raising two children and caring for her disabled sister, who lived in a home the couple had bought and remodeled in […]
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Expect work zones on Highway 50 to be changing rapidly as crews clean up the Glenbrook area and begin moving traffic back and forth between the eastbound and westbound tunnels at night for paving and lighting work. This month construction crews will finish placing concrete blocks at the Glenbrook worksite. Near Cave Rock the focus is on lighting […]
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By Susan Wood Dan Gross of Roseville knows just how critical his Calstar air ambulance annual membership is when he recalls his snowmobiling adventure in April 2009. Gross was riding around Highland Lakes in the Bear Valley area backcountry when he slipped off his sled, crashed and landed in a pile of rocks. Although injured, […]
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Details have not been released surrounding the Sept. 5 death of an airman hiking in South Lake Tahoe. Airman 1st Class Tyler Oimoen was stationed at Beale Air Force Base in Marysville. Oimoen was originally from Mount Horeb, Wis. He was a food service apprentice with the 9th Force Support Squadron. “Our thoughts and prayers […]
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