The attorney for suspected arsonist Wayne Allen Huntsman continues to ask the court for more time. Huntsman, who is accused of starting last fall’s devastating King Fire near Pollock Pines, was in court Monday. The readiness and settlement hearing March 16 in El Dorado County Superior Court in Placerville has been continued to April 17. It’s […]
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By Julia Prodis Sulek, San Jose Mercury News TAHOE CITY — There’s something disconcerting about life at Lake Tahoe these days. It’s still winter, but visitors are renting bikes instead of snowshoes and kayaks instead of skis. Come summer — without last-ditch torrential rains — the lake level is expected to be at such a […]
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Updated: March 16, 1:40pm A 28-year-old South Lake Tahoe man died Friday in a two-vehicle accident in Meyers. David Earl Baker was riding in a vehicle that was struck by a man who was arrested on driving under the influence charges. Jonathan Hooker, 35, of El Dorado Hills was driving west on Highway 50 near Chiapa […]
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By Kathryn Reed An outdoor concert venue that isn’t a parking lot. A setting that embraces the natural environment. A site that could be used year-round. A place that would have limited impact to residents. It does exist in South Lake Tahoe. City officials are looking at the possibility of turning 12 acres at Lake […]
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El Dorado County Supervisor Sue Novasel, who as a candidate for office said she would be the voice for Meyers when it came to the area plan, has been silenced. This is because she has a conflict of interest. Her 11.5 percent share of a parcel within the commercial core in Meyers is the stumbling […]
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By KOLO-TV Police have released the name of a man stabbed to death Monday morning. Police were called about 3am March 9 to Vista de Lago Drive in Sparks on a report of a medical problem. They found three people, one unresponsive after being stabbed in the chest. He was taken to Renown Regional Medical […]
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By Ken Ritter, AP Cost and confusion can be obstacles to obtaining public records in Nevada, where reporters are sometimes quoted high fees for research, redaction and copying. Sure, the Silver State has open record and open meeting laws. But it might be unique in the U.S. for not defining what a public record actually […]
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By Ian James, Desert Sun Some lawmakers are raising questions about the impacts of bottled water companies on water supplies in California after a Desert Sun investigation found little government oversight of the amounts of water being tapped or the effects on the environment. Despite the drought, no state agency has been tracking exactly how […]
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By Scott Sonner, AP A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit filed by a coalition of rural Nevada counties that wanted to force the government to sell or otherwise dispose of tens of thousands of mustangs in U.S. holding facilities. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du in Reno ruled in favor of wild horse […]
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By Kathryn Reed That runny nose and cough may not be a lingering cold. It could be allergies. There is no “allergy season” per se, just peak times for certain allergies. With plants beginning to bloom sooner than normal in the basin, people are experiencing allergic reactions to them. How this affects an individual all […]
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