By Kathryn Reed The brouhaha created at the April 5 South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting regarding televising public comments about non-agenda items was quelled this week when the electeds unanimously agreed to keep the camera rolling. While legally the council has no obligation to televise any portion of its meeting, filming has occurred since […]
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A third suspect in the January murder at a South Lake Tahoe motel has been arrested. Domenic Seanlee Randolph, 22, was apprehended April 19 in Texas. Dennis Wright, 40, of Amador County died in drug deal-robbery gone bad on Jan. 30. He reportedly had more than 100 pounds of marijuana for sale at the Beverly Lodge. […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Lake Tahoe is getting warmer and that is not a good a thing for its clarity. In 2015 the pristine waters got a little less so in summer and winter, according to data released April 19 by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. The […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP Scientists say the Sierra’s eastern front is long overdue for a large earthquake along the California-Nevada line, where a magnitude-7 event expected on average every 30 years hasn’t occurred in six decades. Nevada Seismology Laboratory Director Graham Kent says the region’s earthquake “drought” is likely one of the sources of a […]
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By Kathryn Reed Road projects dominated the conversation Monday night between El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel and those at the South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce meeting. “In concept I think it’s wonderful. I see it as an economic driver,” Novasel said of the proposed loop road near the state line. The county won’t have […]
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By Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press Vacation rentals are suddenly more expensive, thanks to a new guest service fee tacked on to the rental price by the big sites VRBO and HomeAway.com. Travelers looking for a place to stay will pay up to $499 a week extra now that the sites have instituted a 4 percent to 9 percent service […]
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By Las Vegas Review-Journal The future of a November ballot referendum seeking to return Nevada’s rooftop solar program to its original, more favorable rates for homeowners remains uncertain, but that hasn’t stopped the opposition from starting its campaign. Citizens for Solar and Energy Fairness, a coalition including NV Energy that wants the new net metering […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE — “This project is not going to cure everything,” Carl Hasty said of the proposed loop road on the South Shore. Hasty, the district manager for the Tahoe Transportation District, gave an update on the project April 13 to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Advisory Planning Commission. His response was in […]
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By Associated Press Members of one of Nevada’s top environmental research organizations fear that the pending exit of its president will lead to a takeover by the state’s largest universities. Longtime Desert Research Institute President Stephen Wells will leave this summer for another job in New Mexico. Organization officials say they are concerned state leaders […]
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google’s online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View-based Google and rejected the authors’ claim that the company’s […]
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