Clerks at the Markleeville General Store and Lake Alpine Resort knew to ask a youth decoy for identification and to refuse the sale of tobacco. Alpine County Tobacco Control Program recently conducted its annual local survey to make sure businesses are complying with laws aimed at protecting youth from tobacco. Under the supervision of an […]
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By Sammy Roth, Desert Sun Scientists have long wondered whether rising global temperatures will lead to an increase in intense El Niño events, like the one that could bring major storms to Southern California this winter. According to a groundbreaking study published Monday, the answer is a resounding, “Yes.” If human beings don’t slow their […]
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By Ray Hagar, Reno Gazette-Journal Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, painted a sobering picture of the Veterans Administration on Monday at a veterans town hall meeting in Reno. He said the lumbering and massive federal bureaucracy that takes care of the nation’s former military members needs to change issues with its management if it is […]
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By Sharon Bernstein, Reuters California’s ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss of 10,000 seasonal farm jobs, despite overall health in the state’s agricultural sector, researchers said. Agricultural economists at UC Davis said the drought, entering its fourth year, would […]
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By Kathryn Reed Bear boxes won’t be mandatory in South Lake Tahoe any time soon. Instead, the City Council members on Tuesday chose to continue to react to a problem instead of being proactive. The majority of the council believes mandating bear boxes punishes those who are not creating a problem. The Waste Management Joint […]
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By Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee A growing number of California infants are born addicted to drugs, according to a Bee review of new state data. About 1,190 California newborns were diagnosed with drug withdrawal syndrome last year, up more than 50 percent from a decade earlier, according to hospital discharge data from the Office of […]
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An El Dorado County man on Aug. 18 pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to embezzle money from his former employer. According to court documents, Jeffrey Lamson, 51, of El Dorado Hills embezzled more than $400,000 between 2009 and 2011 from a company located in Placer and Sacramento counties while he served […]
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Lisa Maloff knows what it is like to have a police K9 stop a suspect in his tracks. The South Lake Tahoe resident on Tuesday talked about her experience with a would-be robber who was apprehended with the help of a police dog. She was at the Aug. 18 City Council meeting to be recognized […]
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Two Douglas County sheriff’s vehicles were damaged Monday in a pursuit of a suspected drunken driver. Deputes on Monday about 5:13pm responded to a reported DUI on a red Dodge pickup. The vehicle was located and stopped in the parking lot of Lampe Park where deputies began a DUI investigation. Deputies said the driver, 56 […]
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The paddleboarder who went missing last week in South Lake Tahoe has been located. Zbigniew “Zibi” Moryn called officers this morning to confirm he was safe. He is traveling to several areas of the United States and is currently in Missouri. Moryn, who is from Poland, told officers a personal watercraft wake combined with strong winds knocked […]
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