Thieves and vandals have been targeting Liberty Utilities. “We recently had a situation where the thief attempted to steal copper wiring and in the process, cut into some live lines,” Sam Rohn with Liberty Utilities said in a statement. “At the very least, the vandal received a significant electrical shock, but could have been hurt […]
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By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun In an unprecedented move, two state agencies are arguing that NV Energy should refund its customers a total of about $14.6 million. The state’s Bureau of Consumer Protection and staff at the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada say the utility basically earned too much money last year, so it […]
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Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care vet Kevin Willitts performed surgery on a bear cub Friday. The 6-month-old cub was rescued by BEAR League volunteers, Truckee police and animal control officers near Truckee after it climbed a tree after having been hit by a car about a week earlier. The cub had two broken legs. He is […]
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By Sandra Postel, National Geographic When we flip on a light, we rarely think about water. But electricity generation is the biggest user of water in the United States. Thermoelectric power plants alone use more than 200 billion gallons of water a day – about 49 percent of the nation’s total water withdrawals. Large quantities […]
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By KCRA-TV A California state agency conducted a sting operation in Sacramento, South Lake Tahoe and in other parts of the state and arrested 79 people on suspicion of contracting home improvement projects without licenses or violating other standards. In Sacramento, 11 people were arrested on suspicion that they were contracting without a license. Two […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Lake Tahoe communities have the same vision – look pretty; be functional in terms of accessibility and the diversity of offerings; if there is a sense of community, don’t lose it and if there isn’t one, try to establish one; focus on recreation; have adequate tourist accommodations; and improvement […]
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By KRNV-TV A traffic stop for an equipment failure ended with Amy Villastringham, 29, of South Lake Tahoe and Dustin White, 32, of Minden going to jail. The two were stopped July 16 by deputies on northbound Highway 395 in Bridgeport. As the vehicle was run for current license and registration information, dispatch found Villastringham […]
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Update July 19 7:55pm: Police say the missing teen has returned to South Carolina even though they have not located her. — A missing South Carolina teenager may be in the South Lake Tahoe area. Autumn Ellison, 16, has not been seen since July 7. Mt. Pleasant, S.C., police believe Ellison does not want to […]
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By Shan Li and Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times California continued its economic recovery in June as its unemployment rate slid to 8.5 percent, the lowest it has been in nearly five years. Employers’ payrolls grew by 30,200 jobs, helping push down the jobless rate from 8.6 percent in May, according to data released Thursday […]
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By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post Once state legislation is passed, it’s usually up to the governor and attorney general to see that the law is implemented. But in a number of high-profile cases around the country, top state officials are balking at defending laws on gay marriage, immigration and other socially divisive issues — saying […]
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