By Gabrielle Karol, ABC10 Closing an animal shelter usually means bad news for the animals. But, in the case of Placer County’s Tahoe Vista shelter, the closure may actually mean a better experience. Starting today, animals that would have gone to the Tahoe Vista shelter will be taken 13 miles to Truckee’s animal shelter — a […]
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By Ian Whitaker, Las Vegas Sun Hillary Clinton’s plan for lowering the cost of higher education and reducing the roughly $1.2 trillion student loan debt held by American students could strengthen Nevada’s post-secondary institutions while saving money for the state’s college students, local education experts say. But if you think those benefits would be enough […]
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Updated 3:37pm: A female bear was captured in a trap in Crystal Bay this morning that Nevada Division of Wildlife had set. This was not the bear officials were trying to catch. The sow’s cub was outside the trap trying to get to its mom. Chris Healy, spokesman for NDOW, told Lake Tahoe News the targeted […]
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By Kathryn Reed The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center is off the table as a resource for the homeless to stay warm during the winter. That was the direction the City Council took Tuesday after much discussion and a presentation by the Tahoe Homeless Coalition. A group of individuals has come together to establish a warm […]
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By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times A drought can make a hot day hotter, while a heat wave can make dry conditions even drier. Now scientists are making the case that heat waves and droughts have become more likely to overlap throughout most of the United States. In fact, the longer and hotter the heat […]
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Two women and a man were killed Sunday night and another person was seriously injured when the vehicle they were in struck a tree on Highway 50 near Fresh Pond. The names of the four have not be released, however the California Highway Patrol identified three being from Southern California and one from out of state. The […]
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By Kathryn Reed The vote by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Monday regarding the Meyers Area Plan reflected that of the community – it wasn’t unanimous – just like there isn’t consensus among residents as to what should be done. Many of the 17 people who spoke Aug. 31 believed it was […]
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By Ben Botkin, Las Vegas Review-Journal A circus has been coming to Las Vegas nearly every week this summer, but not the kind with clowns and dancing elephants that delights youngsters. Instead, the ringmasters are candidates running for president and their shows are filled with political acrobatics. The seemingly never-ending parade of candidates is to […]
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A Placerville teenager was arrested last week on burglary charges. Homeowners on Lo-Hi Court in Placerville said they found Tryston Alvarez-Ross, 19, in their house on Aug. 26 about 8pm. They kept him until officers arrived. The victims said they were gone a couple of hours. Alvarez-Ross reportedly came walking out of the house as they pulled up. […]
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By Kimberly Pierceall, AP Caesars Entertainment Corp. can breathe a bit easier after a New York federal judge denied the company’s bondholders a quick judgment in their pursuit for nearly $7 billion they say they’re owed. On Thursday, New York Judge Shira Scheindlin denied bondholders their motion for partial summary judgment in the case giving […]
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