By Kathryn Reed Tuition is going down at Lake Tahoe Community College for people who live on the Nevada side of the basin. Known as the “good neighbor policy”, the legislation was signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this week. A few issues still need to be ironed out, but the hope is the new fees […]
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The gravesite of a fallen Placer County sheriff’s deputy has been vandalized. Placer deputies on Oct. 8 at 7:40pm found the headstone of William Bean at the Colfax Cemetery had been defaced. Bean was shot and killed in the line of duty when he was a Sacramento police officer. Bean was with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office for […]
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By Haya El Nasser, Al Jazeera America LOS ANGELES — Lush lawns have become vilified during California’s historic drought that is searing the state for the fourth consecutive year. And removing thirsty turf has been rewarded with generous incentives from local water districts, rebates so popular that the demand has outstripped funds available. But now, […]
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By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee The median price for a home in the high-end Lake Tahoe real estate market continued to climb in the third quarter, according to Nevada-based Chase International Real Estate. The median price of a Lake Tahoe home increased 5 percent year-over-year to $482,500. Chase said the Tahoe City and South Shore […]
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By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times With the first primaries of the 2016 presidential campaign just months away, the national healthcare debate is poised to enter a new phase, more focused on consumers’ pocketbooks than on re-litigating the 5-year-old Affordable Care Act. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is campaigning on a detailed program to crack […]
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By Michael R. Blood and Judy Lin, AP Gov. Jerry Brown signed an ambitious climate change bill on Wednesday, aiming to increase the state’s use of renewable electricity to 50 percent and make existing buildings twice as energy-efficient by 2030. “The goal is clear, and California is in the forefront,” Brown said at a signing […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main operating division has adjusted the way it intends to emerge from bankruptcy and wants to prolong its period of exclusive control over its restructuring plan by four months. The division, known as Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. or CEOC, announced today that it filed an amended […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A tiny plant that grows only along the shoreline of Lake Tahoe does not need federal protection after years of successful efforts to prevent its extinction, officials announced Wednesday. It appears the Tahoe yellow cress now has a promising future and does not need to be listed as an endangered […]
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A Bay Area man was found barefoot, dehydrated and suffering from exposure this week by Washoe County sheriff’s search and rescuers in Incline Village. At approximately 7:30am Oct. 5 deputies responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle abandoned on a dirt fire road off Allison Drive in Incline Village. Deputies found evidence that someone […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe City Council will consider censuring Councilmember JoAnn Conner at a special meeting on Oct. 19. Mayor Hal Cole called for the meeting to address the behavior and language of Conner toward multiple city employees as well as her interactions with colleagues. He said she is creating a hostile […]
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