By Marc Benjamin, Fresno Bee Trees are dying in the Sierra at modern-day unprecedented rates, posing elevated fire danger and creating health, water and air quality concerns, but a possible solution to rid the forest of dead and dying trees is getting short shrift, officials say. California’s biomass industry is set up regionally to turn […]
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By Mark Robison, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada’s capital is Las Vegas? That’s what Nevada GOP chairman Michael McDonald said during today’s roll call at the Republican National Convention where each state tells how many delegates it gives to the candidates. He probably meant to say “the entertainment capital Las Vegas.” Instead, he said, “From the great shores […]
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By Kathryn Reed Preserving the new field is more important to South Lake Tahoe officials than a long-term contract with the promoter of SnowGlobe. The five City Council members agreed to extend the three-day music festival contract through 2018. The prior deal went through this year. (The event is Dec. 29-31.) The promoter wanted a 10-year […]
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By Kathryn Reed The feds, state, a sovereign nation and a private business will meet again today in an attempt to find a resolution that would allow the Meeks Bay Marina to reopen. It has been closed all season – and might not open in 2017 – because of stormwater violations. Lahontan Regional Water Control […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Council members on Tuesday made it official – there will be two tax issues and a question about the loop road on the Nov. 8 ballot. Money collected from raising the hotel tax by 2 percentage points would be dedicated toward recreation upgrades. The one-quarter sales tax hike […]
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Truckee police officers are looking for the driver of a vehicle who cut in front of a bicyclist, causing him to crash and sustain injuries. The incident occurred July 19 at 2:20pm on Highway 89 at the Henness Road roundabout near the Henness Flats Apartments. The bicyclist was riding through the roundabout when a vehicle […]
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Three men, including one from South Lake Tahoe, are accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of lift tickets from Heavenly Mountain Resort. Angelo Bozin, 25, of South Lake Tahoe, Tim Jacobsen, 21, of Minden, and Mark Graham, 20, of Gardnerville face felony embezzlement, theft, possession of stolen property and conspiracy charges. Heavenly on March […]
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Two 1-acre fires in South Lake Tahoe have been contained, though crews at 6pm Tuesday were still working to fully extinguish them. The first started about 3pm July 19 near Montreal Road on U.S. Forest Service property. This area is notorious for homeless camps. However, officials have not released the cause of the blaze. A […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy News Service California has a stake in a sprawling public lands package moving through the Senate, including controversial water provisions that don’t even name the state. The package includes expanding one national historic site honoring famed conservationist John Muir and designating a new historic site at the former Tule Lake camp […]
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By Martin Wisckol, Orange County Register California’s delegates to the GOP convention are all loyal Trump supporters. But if any needed a refresher on how to give a sales pitch for a controversial candidate they might not always agree with, Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Garden Valley, offered a deft approach at Monday’s delegation breakfast. “There’s only […]
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