By Jane Ann Morrison, Las Vegas Review-Journal Gary Fisher made a choice not to respond to anonymous and apparently illegal mailers and phone calls that resurrected his past battling drugs and alcohol. In the four-way Democratic primary in Assembly District 34, he lost by a mere 22 votes to Meghan Smith. He violated one basic […]
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Ten cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, have been reported in El Dorado County this year. That is more than twice the number reported last year. Six cases were reported in South Lake Tahoe and four cases were reported on the West Slope. No deaths have been reported in El Dorado County. As of June […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – “Climate change is going to affect the whole world in a variety of fashions and most are negative.” That was the message Charles Goldman delivered to nearly 100 people on Tuesday night at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center. Goldman is a renowned limnologist who has been studying Lake Tahoe […]
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By Anna Edney, Bloomberg E-cigarettes require strict regulation at a time when there’s been little research into potential harm, more than 100 scientists told the World Health Organization in a letter. The group said the health organization should support marketing regulation, safety and efficacy data requirements and protection for bystanders from second-hand vapor. A different […]
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By Kyle Kim, Los Angeles Times Americans aren’t dying the way they used to. The data come from an article published by the New England Journal of Medicine, which combed through 200 years worth of its back issues to look into how Americans die. The article was originally published in 2012, but became a top […]
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Crews are battling a small wildland fire behind the former Kingsbury Middle School in Stateline. The call came in about 2:45 this afternoon. About a 50 foot by 50 foot swath of land has burned between Meadow Drive and the school. There is a hose around the perimeter and crews were starting to be released […]
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By Renee Lewis, Aljazeera America The Drug Enforcement Administration has maintained marijuana’s classification as a harmful drug with no medical benefits despite scientific evidence to the contrary, a report said, adding that the agency has also obstructed research that could lead to the substance’s reclassification. “The DEA impedes research by abusing its discretionary powers over […]
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By Chris Clarke, KCET A 33-megawatt geothermal power plant approved in August by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service has the town of Mammoth Lakes worried about its drinking water supply. Ormat Technologies’ Casa Diablo IV Geothermal Energy Project would draw 29,000 acre-feet of extremely hot water per year from deep within […]
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By Kathryn Reed While South Lake Tahoe’s financial viability is precarious, the City Council on Tuesday agreed that investing in recreation must happen if the city is going to be on stable footing. City Manager Nancy Kerry started a 3½ -hour workshop on June 17 by outlining where the city is today in regards to […]
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It’s official – either Sue Novasel or Kenny Curtzwiler will be supervisor of El Dorado County District 5. The June 3 election results were finalized June 17. Now the two Meyers residents meet in November. A mere 14 votes separate fourth from second place. While Kevin Brown was in second on election night, he came […]
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