By Jack Healy, New York Times WOODLAND PARK, Colo. — A light breeze riffled the tops of ponderosa pines and old Douglas firs on the mountains above this tourist town. It was a serene summer day, but as Jonathan Bruno wandered through the trees, he wondered how long before it all went up in flames. […]
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A house party Thursday night in South Tahoe ended with a fight a couple miles away that sent one person to the hospital and two people to jail. Police were called to the house on Juniper Street before midnight June 27 because of loud music. On the second visit a citation was issued. (Police are […]
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By Kathryn Reed For those with $42.995 million to spend it will get you a lakefront compound on five parcels with four houses. Those looking for some history might be interested in the former Howard Hughes estate that is selling for $19.5 million. Those with a more modest budget should check out the $2.495 million […]
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Citrus Heights cops raided an empty house on the South Shore earlier this month. Western Highland Mortgage owns the house on Guadalupe Street. An employee with the company said the house is vacant and for sale, and that “it was obviously a mistake” by the cops. He didn’t want to comment further. Jeff Catchings, with […]
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A convicted felon was found driving through South Lake Tahoe with a stolen gun in his vehicle. John Liska, 34, of South Lake Tahoe was pulled over in a routine stop about 6pm June 26. South Tahoe officers said at first the suspect gave a false name. Officer Chris Webber recognized Liska’s name as that […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News In the most sweeping action the federal government has taken to date to combat the warming of the planet, President Obama on Tuesday announced the nation’s first mandatory restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants. The new rules, a centerpiece environmental initiative of Obama’s […]
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By Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune While Sam Spitz’s friends were loading up on pizza for lunch, the Whitney Young High School sophomore opted for a chicken Caesar salad. Spitz was in training for a big sophomore baseball season — after having pitched on the school’s varsity team as a freshman — so, he says, he […]
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By Kathryn Reed A deal between two South Lake Tahoe water companies has been reached. All that is needed is approval by the state Public Utilities Commission. And that could come this week. The CPUC must approve the expense of the connections that will provide fire suppression, if needed, to the building that houses TJ […]
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Three people were injured after two vehicles collided near Zephyr Cove early Wednesday morning. Nevada Highway Patrol troopers are still investigating what led to the crash at 6:50am June 26 on Highway 50 just west of Zephyr Cover. Names of the people involved in the accident have not been released. Troopers say a green 1993 […]
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By Laura Cole, CBS-13 El Dorado County Supervisor Ray Nutting has been indicted by a grand jury on four felony counts, CBS13 has learned. After more than a dozen witnesses’ testimony, jurors at a May closed-door hearing determined there was enough evidence to indict the El Dorado County supervisor. Nutting’s family received or applied for […]
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