By Scott Sonner, AP RENO — Consumer spending in Nevada rose to its highest level in five years in 2012 but continued to lag far behind the national average, according to a report released Thursday showing a wide discrepancy in economic recovery from the recession across the country. Personal consumption expenditures jumped 28 percent in […]
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By Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times Seeking to balance the state’s water needs with his reputation for fiscal caution, Gov. Jerry Brown called for a “no-frills, no pork” $6-billion water bond in an email to campaign supporters Tuesday afternoon. Brown kicked off the letter by noting that “drought conditions in California grow more serious by […]
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A missing Truckee resident was found dead Aug. 8 at Stampede Reservoir. Nathen Johnson, 32, was last seen alive Aug. 2. Police said cell phone records led them to the reservoir. Officers found Johnson’s body in the water near his private boat. An autopsy will be conducted. Police do not suspect foul play. — Lake […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Tahoe Public Utility District is facing unexpected multimillion-dollar equipment expenses. Two of the three aeration units at the sewer plant need to be replaced. When the PVC pipe started to require multiple repairs the material was sent out to be investigated to see why it was failing. The plastic and couplers […]
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South Lake Tahoe will have seven people to choose from in November to fill the three City Council seats. Incumbents Tom Davis, Brooke Laine and Angela Swanson are on the ballot. Former Councilman Bruce Grego, former candidate Austin Sass, and newcomers Wendy David and Matt Palacio round out the field. Suzie Alessi is running uncontested […]
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By Kathryn Reed Money was the dominant theme during this week’s South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting – mostly how to cut expenses. With the reduction of some long-term debt, the city will then have money to invest in infrastructure. And an added source of revenue is changing the pricing at the city owned parking […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Queen is structurally capable of operating, but because it does not have updated U.S. Coast Guard mandated paperwork in place it is sitting idle at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe. The Coast Guard on Aug. 6 inspected the vessel to see if had been damaged. It wasn’t. The […]
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Nearly 300 pounds of marijuana trimmings were confiscated Thursday in South Lake Tahoe. Dwayne Crenshaw was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana for sale and manufacturing of a controlled substance. “The marijuana trimmings were being used to create concentrated cannabis oils via several methods including butane fuel extraction,” Matt Underhill, commander of South Lake […]
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By Scott Smith, AP FRESNO — A California man was charged Thursday with starting the state’s third-largest wildfire, a 2013 blaze that charred hundreds of square miles of land in Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus National Forest. A grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Keith Matthew Emerald, 32, alleging he started a fire […]
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A Placerville man was arrested by Placer County sheriff’s detectives Monday night for allegedly communicating with a minor for sexual purposes. Shawn Michael Roediger, 26, was arrested without incident in Placerville after he placed an online ad July 29 seeking a sexual relationship with a “young girl” who would be his “sex pet”, according to […]
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