Updated 2:25pm: A dense smoke advisory is in effect for until 5pm Thursday for the greater Lake Tahoe area and the Carson Valley. The National Weather Service in Reno is discouraging people in the basin, Alpine, Douglas and northern Mono counties from outdoor activities. Visibility is expected to be less than 3 miles and the […]
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By Kathryn Reed What was going to be a protest during today’s El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is now expected to be more of an employee rally. This is because labor negotiations suddenly took a turn for the better on Monday. “We are cautiously optimistic we are going to be able to reach a […]
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People as far away as Folsom said they felt the 4.2 earthquake that hit Northern Nevada on Monday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor hit about two miles northeast of Spanish Springs at 5:51pm Aug. 26. No damage has been reported. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Walter Hamilton, Los Angeles Times Baby boomers may have no one to care for them in their old age. Shifting demographics mean that aging boomers will have fewer friends and family members to take care of them as they get into their 80s, according to a new study by AARP. In other words, even […]
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Smoke continues to be a problem in some parts of Tahoe and the surrounding area. While the South Shore awoke to blue skies on Monday, the Woodfords area was smoky. Smoke from the Rim Fire is now mostly going south of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Rim Fire near Yosemite is at 15 percent containment, […]
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By Kathryn Reed “With all of the major fires burning across California, and the corresponding inundation of smoke in the Tahoe basin, complacency is at an all time low again.” And that has Gareth Harris, chief of Lake Valley Fire Protection District, worried. His colleagues throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin are worried as well. Most […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Anticipating an influx of visitors over the Labor Day weekend, the El Dorado County sheriff and U.S. Forest Service officials seek to assure the public that, despite recent tensions between their agencies, they are working together to ensure public safety and protect natural resources. In June, Sheriff John D’Agostini announced […]
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While the American Fire burning near Foresthill is at 78 percent containment, the Rim Fire near Yosemite is at 7 percent containment. Both are continuing to bring smoke into the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee and western Nevada. Winds helped blow some of the smoke out of the basin on Saturday, but the smell remains this […]
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By Anita Hofschneider, Wall Street Journal First, the bad news: Nearly 75 percent of 2013 high school graduates who took the ACT college readiness exam aren’t fully prepared for college, according to a report by the organization that administers the test. Now, the (moderately) good: Student performance has improved slightly since 2009, when just 23 […]
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The Tahoe area of Placer County is reporting increases in hotel and sales taxes. Revenues from transient occupancy tax are up approximately $1.6 million over the previous year, a 15 percent increase. Sales tax for the winter quarter (January, February, March) of 2013 is up a 22.5 percent over the previous year. Despite a fourth […]
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