By Kathryn Reed A South Lake Tahoe man was convicted this week on several charges involving the death of another resident. An El Dorado County Superior Court jury on Oct. 1 found Larry L. Halverson, 61, guilty of gross negligence vehicle manslaughter while intoxicated, an enhancement of fleeing the scene, and felony hit and run. […]
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By Kathryn Reed A photo showing a South Tahoe High School teacher looking at half naked women on a computer in his classroom has been circulating around the district and beyond. “The teacher is on administrative leave pending an investigation. Since this is a personnel matter, we have no further comment,” Lake Tahoe Unified School […]
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Ted Gaines, who represents most of the Lake Tahoe Basin in the California Senate, is running for state insurance commissioner in 2014. Gaines believes under the current leadership, the California Department of Insurance has become a hostile bureaucracy that is driving companies out of the state. “The insurance commissioner should work to protect consumers, keep […]
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By Kim Segal, CNN The sound of metal hitting the floor echoed through the hallways of the childless elementary school. It was an empty clip from a gun, fallen to the ground. “That sound should be imprinted in your brain,” Zach Hudson, co-founder of Defensive Tactics Solutions, told the educators in the audience. “That is […]
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By Kathryn Reed INCLINE VILLAGE – Employers, educators and workforce providers spent nearly threes hours Wednesday trying to figure out how the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee can have a sustainable, year-round pool of workers that people want to hire. Two of the main objectives of the meeting were to find out what the people […]
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By Ed Komenda, Las Vegas Sun Caesars Entertainment Corp. has sold 10.3 million shares of its common stock to a Swiss banking firm for $200 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Credit Suisee Securities purchased the stock for $19.40 per share. Tuesday’s sale follows the heels of the gaming giant’s […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News Thousand of visitors were turned away Tuesday from national parks across California as the federal government shutdown took effect. But for parks lovers and tourist businesses hoping for a bailout from Sacramento to keep iconic sites open, the answer was no. California Gov. Jerry Brown, whose state is […]
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Jose Natividad Baron Vazquez, 24, of Placerville died Monday when his pickup careened down a steep embankment on Interstate 80, overturning as it hit boulders. Passenger Joel Pelayo Rios, 22, of Placerville was able to crawl to the highway where motorists saw him and then called for help. Rios sustained major injuries. The accident was […]
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Members of El Dorado County’s largest union are expected to vote on a contract proposal on Oct. 3 and Oct. 7. The deal Local 1 reached with county officials calls for a 5 percent raise effective the first full pay period after the Board of Supervisors ratifies the agreement. This would occur sometime in October […]
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By Kathryn Reed If you like plastic bags, then load up on them now because on Jan. 15 retailers will no longer be allowed to use them in South Lake Tahoe. On a 3-2 vote Oct. 1, the City Council agreed to ban single-use plastic bags that are given out at the cash register. Councilmembers […]
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