Rafael Corea, a convicted sex offender, is wanted by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. In 1995, Corea was convicted for lewd and lascivious acts with a teenager. This conviction requires him to register as a sexual offender for the remainder of his life. Last fall he failed to register with the South Lake Tahoe Police […]
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Well-known Carson Valley veterinarian Lance Gorrindo was under investigation for sex crimes with a minor before he committed suicide on Monday. “At the time of Lance Gorrindo’s death he was the sole suspect being sought by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in connection to an active lewdness with a minor investigation. The identity of the […]
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Wayne Allen Huntsman is going to prison for 20 years for starting the destructive 2014 King Fire. In El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville on Friday he changed his plea to guilty. Judge Daniel Proud handed Huntsman, 38, the maximum sentence. He was also ordered to pay $60 million in restitution. In addition to […]
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Publisher’s note: Beginning today Lake Tahoe News will be delving into the topic of mental health in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This is the first of several stories that will be running through October. By Jessie Marchesseau Considering one in five adults experiences some sort of mental illness in any given year, it’s no surprise this […]
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By Samantha Rea, Las Vegas Sun In January, Georgia introduced the Religious Liberty Bill. Known officially as the First Amendment Defense Act, it aims to “prohibit discriminatory action against a person who believes, speaks or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction that marriage is or should be recognized as […]
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Aramark, the parent company of the Tahoe Queen, has paid the fine for releasing hydraulic fluid into Lake Tahoe last year. The spill occurred at the Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe on March 5, 2015. Nine gallons leaked from the vessel, with 4 reaching the lake. Lahontan Regional Water Control Board could have fined the […]
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By Daniel Rothberg, Las Vegas Sun About five years ago, prospectors rushed to Nevada seeking a key component of the batteries that power the modern economy, one reliant on cellphones and laptops. The rush made sense, at first. The state was home to the only active lithium extraction operation in North America. Unlike in other […]
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“Like sex on an elevator, this project is wrong on so many levels.” […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – “What you can’t see can kill you” was part of the message delivered this week by an expert in air pollution. “Our air quality depends on the time of year. During wildfires and winter inversions, it’s awful,” Heather Holmes, an assistant professor in the Departments of Physics and […]
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Arson suspect Wayne Allen Huntsman, 38, is expected to change his not guilty plea this week, according to El Dorado County district attorney officials. Huntsman is accused of starting the September 2014 King Fire that burned 97,700 acres, mostly in El Dorado County. It started near Pollock Pines and burned for 27 days. Huntsman is […]
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