A South Lake Tahoe police vehicle was hit Thursday afternoon at the Y. The officer, whose name has not been released, was going through the intersection with lights and sires on when a vehicle towing a boat broadsided the cop car. Lt. Brian Williams told Lake Tahoe News no one required medical care at the […]
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By Mike TeSelle, KCRA-TV Why did Donna Lass disappear? Was the then-25-year-old nurse killed? Is she the 12th victim of Northern California’s infamous Zodiac Killer? “We don’t know. … Of course it captures one’s imagination, because it’s such an intriguing case,” said Lt. Brian Williams with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department. On Sept. 6, […]
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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. this week announced that its second-quarter net income increased. The South Lake Tahoe store is one of two to open this past quarter. Revenue from stores that were open for a year or longer increased 4.4 percent for the quarter ending June 30. This quarter the company plans to open […]
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By Clare Foran, National Journal In a forum convened Tuesday by the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, a panel of experts on climate, wildfires, and forestry met with task force co-chairs Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and other lawmakers to discuss the impact of climate change on wildfires. “We’ve been experiencing […]
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By Carol Matlack, Bloomberg Businessweek Medicinal marijuana advocates contend that smoking pot helps relieve pain and alleviate nausea. British drug company GW Pharmaceuticals is betting that medicine made from cannabis can also treat maladies as diverse as diabetes, colitis and epilepsy. GW is the only pharmaceutical group in the world that sells a prescription medicine […]
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Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus are buzzing around Northern Nevada. Officials found the virus in Douglas County test pools. Infected mosquitoes have been found in Carson City, and Washoe and Lyon counties. While there is no human vaccine for West Nile, horses can be vaccinated. The best prevention for people is to apply a […]
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By Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times An unmanned submarine set to dive more than 1,000 feet to scour the bottom of Lake Tahoe didn’t quite make it all the way. During shallower test dives earlier this month, the submarine encountered complications with a few of its motors, said Gordon Seitz with the California Geological Survey. […]
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By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Education President Obama may have strong words for colleges about tuition prices, but he continues to push for more federal funding for community colleges. In a major speech Tuesday on job creation Obama repackaged a February budget proposal for an $8 billion “Community College to Career Fund.” The address follows […]
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The driver of a carpet cleaning van sideswiped six parked vehicles in the Tahoe Keys this morning. South Lake Tahoe police said is appears the 67-year-old man suffered a medical emergency that led to the accident July 31 at 9:25am. He was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital. The Chem-Dry Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning van from […]
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A 3-year-old girl died from the injuries she sustained Tuesday night in car accident near Cave Rock. The toddler was riding in the vehicle that was headed west when it crossed the double yellow line about one mile before Cave Rock, according to authorities. There are conflicting reports as to how many people were injured. […]
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