While no opening date has been announced for the shops at the Chateau in South Lake Tahoe, more businesses are making tenant improvements. Lights can be seen at the retail center along Highway 50 near the state line. Mannequins and clothing racks are in some of the storefronts. The city’s building division has received the […]
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By APA federal appeals court has denied an appeal by former Nevada developer and power broker Harvey Whittemore to stay out of prison while he appeals his campaign finance conviction. Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Natalie Collins says the ruling means Whittemore must surrender to a federal prison on Wednesday to begin serving a two-year […]
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By Amber Phillips, Las Vegas Sun Facing a contested re-election bid that is increasingly being framed around immigration, Rep. Joe Heck voted against a Republican bid to require the president to deport immigrants brought into the country illegally. Heck was one of 11 House Republicans, including Rep. Mark Amodei of Northern Nevada, to defy their […]
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A 21-year-old woman sustained serious injuries when she dove from the pier at Timber Cove into the shallow waters of Lake Tahoe. About 6:30pm Aug. 1 Timber Cove staff and others rescued her from the water. South Lake Tahoe paramedics transported her to Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Lodge where CareFlight flew her to Renown Medical […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nothing separates the South Lake Tahoe Police Department fleet from the public. No fence. Only a sign telling people they can’t park in that area. Earlier this summer when the City Council was discussing capital improvement projects, No. 18 on the list was a perimeter security fence for the department. But it […]
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Candidates are slowly qualifying for the Nov. 4 ballot. The filing period closes Aug. 8. It will be extended to Aug. 13 if an incumbent does not file or qualify. New for Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Lake Tahoe Community College is that the five members now represent specific districts. That means people will […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Two people suffered non-life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon when a helicopter assisting with the annual Jeepers Jamboree crashed along the Rubicon Trail. Four people were on board. A man with head injuries and a man with leg injuries were flown to a Reno hospital, according the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office. […]
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A California couple may face child endangerment charges because their grandson who was in their care nearly shot his little finger off. The name and hometown of the people involved are not being released by South Lake Tahoe police officers. “That fact that he has special needs could be considered by the DA to be […]
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By Andrew Alden, KQED-TV Once upon a time, geologists tell us, a massive chunk of Lake Tahoe’s West Shore collapsed into the water in a tremendous landslide. The water responded by sloshing high onto the surrounding shores in a series of landslide tsunamis. A major new study in the journal Geosphere adds much new detail […]
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By Kathryn Reed When hot tubs are purchased and installed in the Lake Tahoe Basin no one explains where the water is supposed to go when it comes time to draining them – at least not for residents. For commercial hot tubs and pools, the rules are more defined. “Commercial hot tubs and pools are […]
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