By Associated Press California plans to delay state-required warnings on metal cans lined with the chemical BPA, arguing too-specific warnings could scare stores and shoppers in poor neighborhoods away from some of the only fruits and vegetables available — canned ones, officials said Thursday. Instead, the state on May 11 will require stores to post […]
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Construction of the Highway 89 realignment and Fanny Bridge rebuild in Tahoe City are expected to start this summer, with completion slated for 2017. Rerouting the highway and the roundabouts on either end will be built this year. The new roundabout at the Tahoe City Y, the rebuild of Fanny Bridge and the creation of a […]
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By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP WASHINGTON — Ten U.S. states — Nevada among them — still have not regained all the jobs they lost in the Great Recession, even after six and a half years of recovery, while many more have seen only modest gains. The figures help illustrate the uneven nature of the economic […]
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By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times When California Republicans cast their votes in the June 7 primary, an election that could decide the GOP’s presidential nominee, they’ll probably be confronted by the ghosts of candidates past. That means Republicans could still cast a vote for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, […]
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A South Lake Tahoe teenager died early Saturday when the vehicle she was driving hit a tree on Highway 89 near Pope Beach. Jillian Pruitt, 19, was the only occupant of the vehicle. The accident occurred about 3:40am March 26. According the California Highway Patrol, they turned the investigation over to the El Dorado County […]
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By Emily Benson, Mercury News WATSONVILLE — A historic 2014 law requiring water agencies across California to replenish the state’s imperiled aquifers created a new problem: Many local officials just weren’t sure how to do it. But this winter’s abundant rains are triggering a flood of experiments that have turned the state’s agricultural regions into aquifer-recharge […]
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A South Lake Tahoe man sustained serious injuries after being hit while walking on Highway 50 in Meyers. Roberto Luna, 21, of San Francisco was arrested on felony hit and run charges. Scott Murphy, 26, of South Lake Tahoe was walking east on 50 east of Apache Avenue when he was struck on March 26 […]
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By Kathryn Reed By the time students in the class of 2019 graduate from South Tahoe High School they may have earned 9½ units from Lake Tahoe Community College. Even more are possible, and it’s not just freshmen who are eligible. The first block is available through the Get Focused, Stay Focused program that was […]
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Truckee Police officers arrested a man they believe vandalized the Truckee Cemetery District on March 26. Graffiti was found on the gazebo area and several markers were defaced. Samuel Soto, 25, is the suspect. Officers went to the last known address of Soto and were told by family members that he was not there. Officers said family […]
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By Lemor Abrams, CBS-13 As reservoirs fill and begin to release more water, one Northern California water agency says the drought is over and wants water restrictions lifted. Officials with the Placer County Water Agency say if they don’t use all the water up north, it’s just going to flow into the rivers in Sacramento […]
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