Tampering with a bear trap could cost two women $1,500 if they are found guilty. An April 9 trial date has been set for Cheryl Ann Morrison, 63, of Truckee and her daughter, Season Marie Morrison, 35, of Reno. On Jan. 21 they pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of obstructing or interfering with a […]
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By Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bee Disposable plastic bags would be banned from grocery check-out stands in California and consumers would pay at least a dime for a paper or re-usable plastic bag under a compromise proposal negotiated with key opponents of last year’s bill to ban plastic shopping bags. Lawmakers plan to unveil the deal […]
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Updated Jan. 23 6:05pm: Someone shot and killed a coyote on the South Shore Jan. 22. The animal was left to bleed to death in the snow. This occurred off Ottawa Drive in the unincorporated area of El Dorado County. Neighbors have been interviewed, but there are no suspects yet, according to El Dorado County […]
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By Teri Mizuhara With the lack of rain, our local vegetation is tinder dry. All you have to do is go outside to hear the crackle and crunch of pine needles and leaves under your feet. Add wind to this scenario and you are looking at very critical fire conditions — red flag conditions. We […]
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Publisher’s note: This is one of a series of blurbs about how the lack of winter is impacting businesses in the Lake Tahoe Basin. If you have an idea, please email it to info@LakeTahoeNews.net. Sun. No snow. Highs in the 40s and 50s. More of the same is in the forecast. That combination forced Tahoe […]
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By Sheelah Kolhatkar, Bloomberg Bloomberg News has just completed an investigation into the plight of working mothers in America, and it’s not a pretty picture. Only 12 percent of those employed get paid time off to care for a new baby, according to U.S. Labor Department statistics. Only three states have programs offering paid family […]
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Two Bay Area residents were arrested Monday morning in South Lake Tahoe on hit and run, and drug charges. A Jaguar reportedly crashed into a fence and streetlight on Lake Tahoe Boulevard near Tata Lane and then drove off Jan. 20 at 11:38am. South Lake Tahoe police officers found the vehicle on Julie Lane in […]
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Updated Jan. 22 3pm: A suspect accused of roughing up a 92-year-old South Lake Tahoe apartment manager Tuesday was arrested this afternoon. South Lake Tahoe police officers were called to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Third Street on Jan. 21 just after 11pm regarding a burglary in progress. Officers said the victim, […]
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By David Siders, Sacramento Bee Gov. Jerry Brown said today that California is continuing its “comeback,” with a budget surplus and am improving economy, but he urged the Legislature to restrain spending. “This year, Californians have a lot to be proud of,” Brown told a joint session of the Legislature in his State of the […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun Nevada’s politicians dropped millions of dollars in campaign expenditures last year — and collected millions more, too. Disclosures provided under state law last week provide a glimpse behind the curtain of Nevada’s political world and offer a first look at the strength of candidates in the 2014 election. Voters […]
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