By Cheryl Millham The problems of bears and garbage have gotten worse over the past 15 or so years. Put yourself in a bear’s mind for the next few minutes. It’s about 5:30am with no humans and no cars in sight. You (the bear) walk around the corner and the street ahead of you has […]
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By Michael B. Marois, Bloomberg California would be the first U.S. state to impose a “carbon tax” directly on motorists at the fuel pump under a plan by a leading Democratic lawmaker to ease greenhouse-gas pollution. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg wants to shift responsibility for emissions on gasoline sold by companies such as […]
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By Kathryn Reed Say goodbye to the Horizon. While it isn’t going to be bulldozed, it is going to be gutted after the lease with LV Casino LLC expires March 31. Taking over operations is Warner Hospitality Group out of Las Vegas. The company is under contract with the owners to remodel the dilapidated Stateline […]
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A bear rescued from Heavenly Mountain Resort on Monday is recovering at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. The 1-year-old was getting first tracks off Powderbowl when ski patrol saw it the morning of March 3. The bear caused some delays for skiers. Nevada Department of Wildlife officials found the bear had a cut on its shoulder […]
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A Tahoe City woman died and a Tahoe City man was critically injured Monday morning when the plane they were in crashed about six miles from the Truckee airport. Darla Sue Farnell, 55, was pronounced dead at the scene. Ray Richard Farnell, 70, was listed in critical condition the evening of March 3 at Renown […]
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By CBC News Two children, one of whom was on a chairlift at the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort near Kelowna, B.C., when a number of ski chairs fell more than 20 feet to the ground Saturday, say it’s an experience they’ll never forget. Two people are in critical condition and two others sustained minor injuries […]
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By Jason Dearen, AP ST. HELENA — With California in the grips of drought, farmers throughout the state are using a mysterious and some say foolhardy tool for locating underground water: dowsers, or water witches. Practitioners of dowsing use rudimentary tools — usually copper sticks or wooden “divining rods” that resemble large wishbones — and […]
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By AP Gov. Jerry Brown said he is not sure legalizing pot is a good idea in his state because the country could lose its competitive edge if too many people are getting stoned. If pot smoking gains more legitimacy in the nation’s most populous state, Brown said he worries it could have negative ripple […]
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By Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee The last time lawmakers tried to regulate California’s medical marijuana industry, the League of California Cities warned of “a radical expansion of existing law” and “a slippery slope to distribution of marijuana for recreational use.” And police groups rushed out talking points protesting the “creation of a massive, for-profit medical […]
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Updated March 3: El Dorado County officials neglected to inform the public until today that the two dogs that had parvo were actually two puppies that had died by the time they sent out the notice last week. “We did not feel that information was relevant as the primary purpose was to notify the public […]
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