A 72-year-old man who wrecked his mountain bike off a trail in the Mt. Rose Wilderness was rescued late Tuesday evening. At approximately 9pm April 5, Washoe County sheriff’s deputies received a call from the victim who said he had also become disoriented and lost. Volunteers with the sheriff’s HASTY Team, Washoe County search and rescue, and specialized […]
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An accident on Echo Summit became a literal pile up. According to the California Highway Patrol, Ray Garcia, 48, of South Lake Tahoe was busy looking at one crash when he caused a three-vehicle collision. His Subaru went under one driven by Sharon Tryhane, 59, of Folsom. Her car in turn rammed a Mazda […]
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By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times California elections officials are anticipating a surge in voter turnout for the June 7 presidential primary election. More than 600,000 Californians have registered to vote online or updated their registration in just the last three months, and county election agencies may be overwhelmed by the volume of people who […]
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NV Energy, which provides electricity to people on the Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe Basin, lowers rates by more than 3 percent effective April 1. The company said it did so mostly because fuel prices had dropped. This is the fourth rate decrease since July. It equates to a savings of approximately $18 in those nine […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Some residents of drought-stricken California who let their lawns turn brown and took shorter showers could soon get some relief, while others may continue to feel the pain. In the coming months, state officials will undertake a monumental task of rewriting conservation orders for a fifth year of drought. The challenge […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation has completed the installation of pedestrian and safety enhancements on Highway 28 in Incline Village. The project relocated a crosswalk on the highway west of Village Boulevard so it is closer to an existing bus stop and pedestrian crossing points. Pedestrian crossing warning signs equipped with rapid flashing beacons activated when pedestrians push the […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday ratcheted up the turmoil with South Lake Tahoe. The supes in closed session discussed what to do about ambulance service on the South Shore. In California it is a county’s responsibility to provide that level of medical care. Interim County Counsel Michael Ciccozzi reported […]
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A woman’s body was found Monday morning near Interstate 80 in the Truckee area. Nevada County sheriff’s detectives are treating the death as suspicious because of the trauma to her body. The body was found April 4 about 6:20am under the interstate overpass at Farad. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Claudia Buck and Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee The older you are, the poorer you get. For a growing number of California seniors living on the edges of poverty, that’s the uncomfortable reality. In the Sacramento region, the number of residents 65 and older living at or below the federal poverty line – $11,400 for […]
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Distracted driving is such an important safety issue that April is recognized as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. In California, law enforcement officials are joining the Office of Traffic Safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board to focus on education as well as enforcement. The purpose of the campaign is to […]
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