A South Lake Tahoe man is going to spend the next 14 years in prison for sexually abusing disabled children. Allan Delisle, 69, was sentenced May 19 by El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury. Delisle was arrested arrested Aug. 19 on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, oral copulation of a […]
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A lake wind advisory didn’t deter people from kayaking at Lake Tahoe on Thursday, but it did mean they needed rescuing. North Lake Tahoe Fire and Washoe County Sheriff’s teams pulled a woman from the water near Sand Harbor on May 19 about 10:30am after her kayak overturned. Her name and hometown have not been […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of several stories about mental health issues in the Lake Tahoe Basin that will be running through October. By Kathryn Reed Mental health is a growing problem on the South Shore that is affecting all ages and has no socio-economic boundaries. More people are committing suicide. Substance abuse is an […]
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By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times Less than two years after the Ebola epidemic set off a scramble for money to contain that deadly virus, state and local health officials around the country are rushing to prepare for Zika outbreaks this spring and summer. But after years of declining funds, many are coming up short. Government […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee It’s looking like the November ballot will be a big one for transportation in California. A dozen counties, including Sacramento and Placer, are planning to put sales tax measures on the ballot, asking voters to chip in billions of dollars to help fix rutted roads and relieve at least some […]
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By Scott Mayerowitz, AP Grab your sunglasses, a giant cup of coffee and prepare to hit the highway: 2016 is shaping up to be the summer of the road trip. Cheap fuel prices have left many American families flush with spare cash, which they now plan to spend on vacations. And with summertime gas prices […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Casinos in Nevada and beyond continue to put a lot of emphasis on how to combat money laundering — enough, at least, to fill a ballroom every year. About 400 people gathered at the South Point on Tuesday for the latest installment of the Bank Secrecy Act conference, an annual […]
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It wasn’t a good day Thursday for boats at Zephyr Cove Marina. Several turned up on the beach after becoming dislodged from their moorings in the high winds. The National Weather Service in Reno had issued a lake wind advisory for May 19. Wind gusts hit 55 mph in the basin on Thursday. Local employees […]
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By Trevon Milliard, Reno Gazette-Journal A Las Vegas District Court judge ruled Wednesday that Nevada’s program offering students $5,000 annually for private school is legal and does not violate state law forbidding the use of public funds for religious purposes. Most private schools in Nevada are run by religious institutions and include religious curriculum. “This is a huge […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle A greener yard and a more leisurely shower just might be in your future. State officials, in a policy shift that reflects California’s easing drought conditions, decided Wednesday to scrap the emergency conservation mandates that have forced cities and towns to cut water use as much as 36 percent, […]
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