By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau House Republicans intent on storing more California water and redirecting it to farms have resurrected some familiar and controversial ideas, this time as part of a must-pass spending bill. The provisions, including a freeze on an ambitious San Joaquin River restoration program and mandated pumping from the Sacramento-San Joaquin […]
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Crews on Friday finished skimming the entire cove at the Tahoe Keys where an oil spill was first reported on April 11. “We have not identified a source or what exactly it was,” Cathe Pool with Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board told Lake Tahoe News. Samples taken Monday and Thursday were sent to a […]
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Caltrans intends to resume work on Highway 89 along the West Shore starting next week. The $70.1 million water quality improvement project is building new drainage facilities to collect and treat stormwater runoff. It includes adding curbs and gutters, widening the highway and repaving an eight-mile section of Highway 89 between Tahoma and Tahoe City. This […]
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By Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal Nevada has the fifth highest rate of domestic violence homicides involving guns nationwide, according to a report released by the Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence. The report showed that Nevada women are 65 percent more likely to be shot and killed by their current or former partners than women in other states. […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee After a year of heavy lifting, California highway officials are nearly done with an improbable task on Interstate 80 in Placer County: raising seven freeway overcrossings between Loomis and Weimar, in some cases by more than 2 feet. The $36 million “Raise 80” project has involved jacking up and repositioning […]
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A former drug agent who stole more than a pound of methamphetamine and cocaine from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department’s evidence locker is going to prison for at least 10 years. Mark Zlendick, 48, was sentenced this week to serve 10-25 years in prison and pay a $5,000 fine. Zlendick was arrested in May […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Despite a drop in overall foreclosure filings, lenders have repossessed a rising volume of homes in Nevada compared with last year, keeping the Silver State among the hardest-hit areas in the country. One in every 236 homes statewide received a foreclosure-related filing in the quarter ending March 31, down […]
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By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Community College President Kindred Murillo is a finalist for the presidency job at Santa Barbara City College. The announcement came Thursday during the Southern California college’s board meeting. “Santa Barbara has a lot of the same characteristics as Lake Tahoe Community College. There is a strong sense of academic excellence, […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee The late Alfred Villalobos, the central figure in the CalPERS bribery case, always insisted he did nothing wrong and he didn’t owe the state of California a dime. Now it appears Villalobos and his defunct company won’t be paying the state anything to settle civil fraud claims filed six years […]
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By Lake Tahoe News Vail Resorts today said its ski mountain division is doing much better than a year ago. The figures released April 14 from the Broomfield, Colo.-based company do not include the urban ski areas of Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton and Wilmot Mountain. Results released Thursday: · Season-to-date total lift ticket revenue is up 19.3 […]
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