South Tahoe Public Utility District crews are in the state streets area of South Lake Tahoe dealing with water flooding multiple streets. The call came in at 6:15pm Jan. 8. The leak was isolated 20 minutes later. A hit and run driver took out a fire hydrant on Colorado Street that caused unknown gallons of […]
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By Josh Richman and Jessica Calefati, San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown rolled out a $113 billion budget Friday morning that boosts K-12 schools but doesn’t add more money for the University of California, which has threatened tuition hikes. Although the proposed budget shows income and corporate taxes fueling the state’s second […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Driven by climate change and a persistent ridge of high pressure over the Pacific Ocean that caused California’s drought, 2014 was the state’s hottest year ever recorded. Temperatures last year averaged 61.5 degrees Fahrenheit in California — 4.1 degrees hotter than the 20th century average, according to a […]
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By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times California Sen. Barbara Boxer, a standard-bearer of liberal politics who has served in Congress for more than three decades, announced Thursday she will not run for another term. Boxer made her announcement during an interview with her grandson, which she posted on her political website. She said she was […]
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By Kathryn Reed While it could take 18 to 24 months before Lake Tahoe Community College begins construction on a new building, that doesn’t mean there won’t be more immediate changes to the South Lake Tahoe campus. The passage of the $55 million facilities bond in November means plenty of improvements are coming. Remodeling the commons […]
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Two people suspected in a New Year’s Day home invasion in Incline Village are wanted by Washoe County sheriff’s deputies. The third suspect, Angel Infante-Mendoza, was arrested on charges of burglary, home invasion, child abuse and neglect, domestic battery, and battery with a deadly weapon. Deputies said three people broke in an apartment on the […]
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By Kathryn Reed CAVE ROCK – Loud crunching sounds could be heard as a 50,000-pound excavator destroyed the Woodwind II. Grown men were somber witnessing the destruction of what was once a beautiful vessel that graced the waters of Lake Tahoe. The catamaran broke from its mooring Dec. 11 during the windstorm at Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun Settlement talks have emerged in a class action lawsuit accusing Nevada of misusing public funds for busing mentally ill patients to California. The talks are the latest in a 16-month legal battle between Nevada and the city and county of San Francisco. A successful negotiation would end one of […]
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By Sonseeahray Tonsall, Fox-40 El Dorado County deputies are not identifying either of the women targeted as they left the 36 Handles pub early Wednesday morning but family members tell us their loved one, Khrista Ibarolle, is the woman who was killed as a night out spun into tragedy. Connecting with people was a passion […]
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By Kathryn Reed More than $1 million is about to be infused into the Y in South Lake Tahoe. Sutter Capital Group based in Sacramento last month bought the Factory Stores at the Y. But don’t expect discount stores to fill the empty spaces. Owners want to revamp this prime piece of real estate that […]
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