By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee At two treatment plants in El Dorado Hills, millions of gallons of brown wastewater pour in every week, and millions of gallons of clean water pour out through purple pipes that irrigate the lawns of 4,000 homes. Proponents call it water recycling. Critics call it “toilet-to-tap.” But as the drought […]
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By Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR A new report from the United Nations’ panel on climate change says major action is needed, and fast, if policymakers want to limit global warming to acceptable levels. There’s an international target to control climate change: keeping the global temperature rise to just 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — that’s […]
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By Lesia Witkowsky Human trafficking isn’t something that just happens in other places. It’s an issue in Lake Tahoe. Dylan Sullivan spoke about human trafficking as it relates to South Lake Tahoe at the Soroptimist International Tahoe Sierra meeting April 10. She dispelled many misconceptions of human trafficking and stressed the importance of addressing the […]
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By Paul Takahashi, Las Vegas Sun Nevada has a relatively low percentage of residents who say their teachers are well-respected, according to a Gallup poll released last week. The public opinion company conducted telephone surveys with at least 600 adults in every state between June and December 2013, asking them whether they believed teachers in […]
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By Debbie Carlson, Chicago Tribune Whether it’s relying on a spouse to handle household finances, being afraid of doing something risky with their money or just not feeling confident, women are less likely to take an active role in investing their savings. It’s not just older women who have taken a hands-off approach; studies by […]
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By Ryan Frank, Las Vegas Sun If Nevada voters approve a new business tax in November, the state would lose nearly 9,000 private sector jobs and $413 million in employee wages, according to new research funded by the Coalition to Defeat the Margin Tax Initiative. But those losses of jobs and wages could be offset, […]
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By Sam Stanton and Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee Following weeks of graphic court testimony and chilling videos of inmates writhing in pain as they were blasted with pepper spray, a federal judge has found that the use of force against mentally ill inmates in California prisons is unconstitutionally harsh. Citing the “horrific” videos he viewed […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Helicopter crews with the California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division were kept busy Friday, rescuing a man who had fallen from a cliff in El Dorado County in the morning and helping recover the body of a drowning victim in Nevada County in the afternoon. About 10am, a helicopter crew responded […]
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Publisher’s note: Lake Tahoe News asked the three Douglas County sheriff’s candidates a series of questions. The responses are running in the order they were received. All but one question is the same. Name: Michael T. Gyll Age: 44 Occupation: Retired Nevada state police officer, Nevada Department of Public Safety, investigation division, headquarters commander. What […]
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After hours of searching, the El Dorado County search and rescue team did not find a body at Cascade Lake. A hiker on April 9 had told deputies she had seen a body floating in Cascade Lake. She had been hiking near the shoreline on the north east portion of Cascade Lake. She said that […]
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