Even with a lower price tag, no buyer has come forward to purchase the old Kingsbury Middle School site in Stateline. The topic was on the Douglas County School District’s board agenda last week. Superintendent Teri White said the district had anticipated an offer would come forward, but it didn’t materialize. However, she said it’s […]
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By Jonathan Peters, Columbia Journalism Review As the Freedom of Information Act approaches its 50th birthday next year, a major advocacy effort continues to push important reforms in Congress. But Capitol Hill isn’t the only place where FOIA’s future is being forged. Two federal appeals courts recently handed down opinions that clarify and affirm the […]
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By Corina Knoll and Bettina Boxall, Los Angeles Times Fueled by heat and winds, a wildfire exploded Saturday afternoon to 10,000 acres in Lake County, threatening several communities and leaving four firefighters with second-degree burns. The Valley Fire spread so quickly that residents in Cobb and surrounding communities had little time to flee. Photos on […]
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By KRNV-TV The California Highway Patrol confirmed Thursday that it used one of its helicopters to rescue two gold miners near Lake Tahoe. Authorities said California Highway Patrol Helicopter 20 was requested for a search and rescue by Placer County Sheriff’s Office for two miners that had been reported missing in the Sawtooth Ridge area […]
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By Jon Ralston, Politico As Republicans look on in dismay at the chaos of the party’s presidential race and a Congress that can’t seem to get anything done, their focus keeps turning to Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval. Reelected in a landslide last year, he has earned a reputation as a chief executive who somehow manages […]
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A $50,000 donation to Whittell High School is designed to help improve its science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. Douglas County School District is making a concerted effort to enhance its STEM offerings. The donation by Big George Ventures will support two AP classes in particular – environmental science and computer science. “The bulk of the […]
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By Juliet Williams, AP SACRAMENTO — A bipartisan group of 47 state Assembly members delivered a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday asking him to declare a special session to tackle problems related to California’s ongoing drought. In the letter provided to The Associated Press, they say a special session is needed to address […]
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Enrollment in Lake Tahoe Unified School District is on the upswing. So far there are 3,972 students. This compares to last school year at 3,888 kids. South Tahoe High School has seen a huge spike; going from 942 students to 1,050. “The high school has popped from last year,” Superintendent Jim Tarwater told Lake Tahoe News. […]
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Fifteen structures have been destroyed in the Butte Fire that is raging out of control in Amador and Calaveras counties. The fire has consumed 64,728 acres and is 10 percent contained as of Saturday morning. It is burning east of Jackson in extremely dry terrain. About 6,400 structures remain threatened and evacuations continue to grow. More […]
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By Jordan Malter, CNN Money Last year, 17.4 million households struggled to put food on the table. That means 14 perent of households either experienced a reduced quality of diet or disrupted eating patterns at some time during the year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its annual food security report. That percentage is […]
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