The remains found over the weekend behind Barton Memorial Hospital have been identified. It is still unclear how Inyowen John Shelton died or ended up at that location. Officials have called the case “suspicious.” Shelton was a 2004 graduate of South Tahoe High School. “The cause of death is still pending as the investigation is […]
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Updated June 29, 4:15pm: A wildland fire that started Tuesday in Placer County has spread to El Dorado County. As of Wednesday afternoon it was 5 percent contained. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for residents who live in some of the 400 structures that are threatened. Smoke is drifting into Truckee. The Trailhead Fire started […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe is justified in charging the fees it imposes on vacation rental owners, according to a court decision. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey on June 28 released his decision regarding the lawsuit that was filed in June 2015 by Jim Morris, owner of Lake Tahoe Accommodations. “We […]
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Definitive solutions elude El Dorado County officials when it comes to fixing the road debacle in Tahoma. County reps met with residents last week to discuss the ongoing problem on the more than 20 miles of roads that are crumbling because of a bad repair job in 2015. To date 323 tons of the tiny […]
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Two out of the eight registered sex offenders that Truckee police officers checked on this month were found to be violating the law. The violations were for failure to update their current addresses. Both cases have been referred to the Nevada County District Attorney’s Office. Several times a year detectives conduct sex registrant compliance checks […]
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By Alexander S. Corey and Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal The U.S. Supreme Court’s deadlock in a major immigration case Thursday adds another dimension to an already hot election cycle. The question: Will the court’s nondecision — which continues to prohibit thousands of undocumented Nevadans from receiving work permits — galvanize Latino voters angered by […]
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A Bay Area woman hiking the Pacific Crest Trail alone had to be rescued near Showers Lake on Sunday. Jessica Drizen of Oakland called 911 on June 26 saying she was lost. A California Highway Patrol helicopter found her standing near a reflective blanket. She was not injured – just not sure where she was. […]
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A fire in South Lake Tahoe on Monday morning claimed the life a dog and caused substantial damage to one of two buildings that were ablaze. “We have determined that the fire started in the travel trailer located between the two buildings on the property,” Fire Chief Jeff Meston told Lake Tahoe News. “The exact […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Most Nevada motorists will have to get new license plates every eight years under a new law that takes effect July 1. Assembly Bill 484 passed by the 2015 Legislature and signed by Gov. Brian Sandoval was requested by law enforcement agencies because too many plates […]
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A man drowned at Lake Tahoe on Saturday. El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies were contacted June 25 at 11:35am about an unresponsive man in the water east of Meeks Bay with an unoccupied personal watercraft drifting close by. The reporting party transported the victim to the Cave Rock boat ramp for medical treatment. There he […]
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