A pressure cooker similar to what was used in the Boston Marathon bombing was blown up in South Lake Tahoe on Sunday night by the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection Fire District bomb squad. South Lake Tahoe police officers wasted no time in calling in the neighboring agency to take care of the suspicious device after […]
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Publisher’s note: The Angora Peak crew from Lake Valley Fire Protection District is in Arizona on standby and the Lake Tahoe U.S. Forest Service crew is en route. By Jackee Coe and Laurie Merrill, Arizona Republic Arizona State forestry officials confirmed Sunday night that 19 firefighters have died in the Yarnell Hill Fire that has […]
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By Tracie Cone, AP SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST — In parts of California’s Sierra Nevada, marshy meadows are going dry, wildflowers are blooming earlier and glaciers are melting into ice fields. Scientists also are predicting the optimal temperature zone for giant sequoias will rise hundreds and hundreds of feet, leaving trees at risk of dying over […]
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By Kathryn Reed California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah are sizzling, with record temps breaking all over the place – including the Lake Tahoe area. And the mercury is going to continue to climb for a couple more days. A heat advisory remains in effect until Wednesday at 10pm for much of Western Nevada. South Lake […]
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By Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg The use of outside VIP room operators by casino companies in Macau limits their ability to prevent money-laundering and other illegal activities, one of Nevada’s top regulators said. “Criminal transactions are widely alleged to take place just out of the direct purview of the casino,” A.G. Burnett, chairman of the Nevada […]
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By Mallory Hoff, KCRA-TV The pain at the pump is about to get worse for Californians — specifically, on July 1. On Monday, motorists will pay an additional 3.5 cents a gallon — and it’s not because of the cost of fuel, but rather, a tax increase. “Happy Fourth of July,” motorcyclist Kevin Shallenberger said […]
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By Kathryn Reed Make every day matter. That was the message Lake Tahoe Community College English instructor Suzanne Roberts delivered to the graduates as she struck a balance between joy and sorrow during the June 28 commencement address. The evening was a bit of remembrance for three former college employees who died this spring – […]
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By KOLO-TV Is it the next breakthrough in firefighting? Makers of a polymer gel say so. Thursday firefighters from Carson City and Lake Tahoe were intentionally setting fires to test out FireIce. FireIce is a powder that becomes a gel when water is added, and the makers say it can help stop fires, and coat […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee Complaints about the conduct of U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers have led El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini to suspend their authority to enforce state laws in the county effective next month. Sheriff’s spokesman Lt. Tim Becker said he could not elaborate on the specific complaints, saying that the […]
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By Maura Dolan, New York Times The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California. The court lifted its stay on an injunction which ordered state officials to stop enforcing Proposition 8. With the court’s action, counties can now begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses. A […]
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