Two Truckee residents have been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries. A trailer full of new bikes was stolen from the front yard of a local shop owner on Nov. 21. It was located that evening near Alder Creek Road in Truckee. Lisandro Rangel, 25, was subsequently arrested on charges of theft and […]
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By Matt Stevens, Los Angeles Times For the first time since California’s emergency drought rules took effect, the state failed to reduce its monthly water consumption by 25 percent, regulators said Tuesday. The state cut its urban water use in October by 22.2 percent, compared with the same month in 2013, officials said. That effort fell below the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Proponents to incorporate Olympic Valley have given up the fight to do so. “All eight members of our board voted unanimously to withdraw our petition. Given the impasse with LAFCO combined with opposition by Placer County, plus stiff and heavily funded opposition from Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, we saw no way to continue […]
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle Spanking one’s child does not amount to abuse that warrants judicial intervention, at least as long as the child is not seriously injured or endangered, a state appeals court has ruled. California law authorizes “reasonable methods of parental discipline,” which can include “reasonable and age-appropriate spanking to the buttocks,” […]
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By Sarah Heise, KCRA-TV A father and his five children were rescued by the California Highway Patrol after becoming stranded in a wooded and snowy area of El Dorado County for hours, according to officers. The family of six went on an off-road excursion about 8am Nov. 29 in the Ice House Reservoir area, but […]
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By Anne Knowles CARSON CITY — Despite efforts by the Nevada Legislature to press the federal government for money, fire districts, contractors and some homeowners in the Lake Tahoe Basin remain unpaid for $3.4 million in fuels reduction work completed as long ago as 2010. “It’s been over half a decade. It is absolutely absurd, […]
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Stateline casinos were in sync October with state gaming numbers – both losers compared to the previous year. Local revenue was down 3 percent compared to 2014. Nevada casinos brought in more than $887.5 million, which was down 2.85 percent from a year ago. North Shore casinos were up 2.85 percent. — Lake Tahoe News […]
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By Jen Skerritt, BloombergBusiness The U.S. and Canada have for decades fought over the lumber trade. Now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is about to be initiated into the knotty world of timber relations, specifically regarding glossy magazine paper. Four Canadian companies — Catalyst Paper Corp., J.D. Irving Ltd., Port Hawkesbury Paper LP, Resolute Forest Products […]
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An El Dorado County woman woke up in bed about 1:15am Saturday to find a man pointing a handgun a her. He demanded money and pot. “When the gunman found the marijuana, he had the female go into the living room where she was bound by the gunman and a male accomplice. While tied up, […]
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By Kathryn Reed Furnaces may be in overdrive and woodpiles dwindling because of the cold in Lake Tahoe, but no records are being set. The low Sunday in South Lake Tahoe was 0 degrees. The record for Nov. 29 is minus 9 set in 2010. On Nov. 28 the low was minus 1, while the […]
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