By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District has enough water for the next 31 years. This is according to a stress test the agency did in the groundwater basin below the 20,500-acre service area. “With the demand from 2013, 2014 and 2015 averaging 6,173 acre-feet per year, we have over 31 years of water […]
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A hearing in Placerville on Monday is the next step in a lawsuit brought by South Lake Tahoe City Council candidate Jason Collin to get the loop road issue off November’s ballot. Named in the suit that was filed last month are the city, Bill Crawford, Bruce Grego, Laurel Ames and John Cefalu. Those four […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A Placer County sheriff’s deputy is doing better since his surgery to lessen brain swelling after suffering traumatic brain injury during a training exercise. Deputy Austin Harper was on duty helping with police dog training July 27 when his head struck a steel support beam in a vacant commercial building. […]
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By Tracy Rucinski, Reuters A U.S. judge last week suggested the casino operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp. ask its parent’s private equity sponsors for money to fund a plan to exit its contentious $18 billion bankruptcy. Apollo Global Management LLC and TPG Capital Management LP formed the Caesars casino holding company in a 2008 […]
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UNR is one of six universities working with the U.S. Geological Survey to transition their ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system into a production system that would give communities at least limited time to take protective actions before severe shaking waves from an earthquake arrive. The USGS is providing $3.7 million to the universities to improve the ShakeAlert system’s […]
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The Carson Fire burning near Markleeville is 40 percent contained. The blaze started in the afternoon of Aug. 20 at the Carson River Resort, where out buildings were destroyed. The fire then spread into the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest. The fire has been kept to 50 acres. Ground resources on Sunday morning are in mop […]
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Three buildings and a mobile home were destroyed late Saturday afternoon at the Carson River Resort. The fire started in an out building, spread to two others and then into wildland. Dubbed the Carson Fire, it has burned at least 50 acres. “There is no containment at this time,” Erica Hupp with the U.S. Forest […]
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A portion of the ramp is being replaced at Lake Tahoe Airport. This is to accommodate the changing types of aircraft using the South Lake Tahoe airport. More business jets and other large business aircraft are using the airport. The apron was originally designed for lighter aircraft. During the busy season the entire apron at […]
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By Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union Tribune As a series of marine heat waves linked to climate change has thrown ocean ecosystems out of whack from Australia to the coast of California, a cooling trend called La Niña has given scientists hope that water temperatures could come back into balance. But so far, the […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal For the second year running, Nevada is having major problems with the online standardized tests given to many public school students. And the state is again threatening legal action against the company paid millions of dollars to administer the tests and return the scores. Data Recognition Corporation won’t give Nevada […]
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