By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — Environmental and liberal activist groups are split over a pending pioneering bill that would regulate the controversial oil-extraction technique known as fracking. Legislation by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, would, for the first time in the nation, require oil companies to disclose details of the chemicals, locations […]
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Appreciable smoke continues to linger in the Lake Tahoe Basin this morning. The Rim Fire that is burning near and in Yosemite National Park is bringing the smoke to the South Shore and Carson Valley. Reports are that the smoke is worse in the Carson City-Dayton area than in the basin. Counties throughout the region […]
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By Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg News Over the past 18 months, a group of plaintiffs’ lawyers who got rich suing the tobacco industry have turned their litigious attention to what they hope will be the next big thing: challenges to healthy-sounding food labels they allege are misleading. Hailing from across the U.S., the lawyers decided […]
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By Kathryn Reed A fire hundreds of miles from Lake Tahoe has forced the cancellation of the 24th annual Lake in the Sky Air Show. South Lake Tahoe City Manager Nancy Kerry said the FAA requires 1.5 to 3 miles of visibility and that as of Friday afternoon it is only at one mile. And […]
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The Bank of the West in Kings Beach was robbed Friday morning. A man entered the bank about 10:30am Aug. 23 and showed a black handgun to a teller. The teller then gave the man an undisclosed amount of cash. Placer County sheriff’s detectives are working with South Lake Tahoe police officers to see if […]
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By Christina Jewett and Will Evans, Center for Investigative Journalism SACRAMENTO -– California lawmakers ordered an audit this week to examine the extent of fraud in the state’s taxpayer-funded drug rehabilitation program and to assess why measures weren’t taken to stop it sooner. The review was spurred by Rehab Racket, a yearlong investigation by the […]
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Typical Tahoe blue skies have been replaced by gray, smoky skies that could linger as fires outside the basin rage on. Health officials say people with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion while the smoke is so thick. The Rim Fire near Yosemite is what is inundating […]
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A sinkhole on Interstate 80 has closed the No. 1 lane in both directions near Donner Pass Road in Truckee. The sinkhole is in the center median. Motorists can expect delays Aug. 23 heading toward the Sacramento and Bay areas as well as the Lake Tahoe-Reno region. Caltrans and a contractor are at the scene […]
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By Kathryn Reed No one knows what the economic impact to all of El Dorado County would be if 7,000 houses are built on the West Slope. But more people would definitely further clog Highway 50, the main artery to the South Shore. Traffic is regularly choked getting out of South Lake Tahoe through Meyers […]
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By Tamar Lewin, New York Times President Obama announced a set of ambitious proposals on Thursday aimed at making colleges more accountable and affordable by rating them and ultimately linking those ratings to financial aid. A draft of the proposal, obtained by the New York Times and likely to cause some consternation among colleges, shows […]
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