A small area in the North Upper Truckee area of Meyers is without power this afternoon. A power pole has been damaged and needs to be replaced. Liberty Utilities as of 3:30pm Dec. 21 had no estimate of when the power will be restored. The power has been out since about 1:30pm. — Lake Tahoe […]
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By Cheryl Katz, National Geographic If greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced, rising temperatures and humidity wrought by global warming could expose hundreds of millions of people worldwide to potentially lethal heat stress by 2060, a report suggests. The greatest exposure will occur in populous, tropical regions such as India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, […]
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Updated Dec. 21, 1:36pm: An El Dorado County fire chief was arrested last week in the middle of the afternoon on charges of driving under the influence. William Dekker, who is the top guy with Garden Valley fire, has a history with alcohol. The 60-year-old’s latest arrest came Dec. 17 at 1:49pm in Greenwood. According […]
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By Scott Smith, AP State regulators are expected to propose changes this week to California’s water conservation mandate that has required communities throughout the state to reduce use by 25 percent. The move comes as California is in its driest four-year span on record, and officials anticipate a possible fifth year of drought. Weather forecasters […]
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By Linda Fine Conaboy RENO – The Food Bank of Northern Nevada services an area of about 90,000 square miles. Included within their client base are communities on the eastern slope of the Sierra, which covers California locations such as Lake Tahoe, Susanville, Bridgeport, Bishop and many points in between. In Nevada, a food truck […]
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California Highway Patrol in Meyers is reporting numerous fender benders today because of the icy roads. Dispatch said people have been spinning out, and with the snow drivers are trying to figure out how to maneuver with chains. Several wrecks were seen in the North Upper Truckee area on Dec. 20. This is often a […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times As water utilities and their customers increasingly look to gray water and runoff from storms to supplement their supply amid drought, more guidelines and research are needed to ensure that the water is safe, researchers said in a report released Wednesday. These sources “have substantial potential to contribute to […]
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By Darryl Fears, Washington Post As Congress headed home for the Christmas break after passing a budget deal, Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack presented lawmakers with an angry ultimatum: Put up more cash if you want the U.S. Forest Service to keep putting out huge wildfires. Vilsack is fuming because Congress set aside $1.6 billion […]
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By Daniela Wei, BloombergBusiness She has an hourglass figure, an unflappable manner and a friendly face. Meet “Min,” the robot whose creators say could revolutionize card-dealing in the world’s casinos. The svelte brunette is a prototype of a human-like electronic croupier, which Paradise Entertainment Ltd., a Hong Kong-based gaming machine manufacturer and supplier, says could […]
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Mediation between Lake Tahoe Hard Rock owners and the construction firm that remodeled the Stateline hotel-casino have failed. The lawsuit is moving forward toward a trial. Earlier this fall it looked like a resolution had been found, but brothers Jon and David Park wanted their lending institution to sign-off on the deal before they inked […]
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