The U.S. Supreme Court today on a 5-4 vote has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and on another 5-4 vote said California’s Proposition 8 has no standing. This means Proposition 8 is invalid and gays in California can marry. It is a California-only ruling. The dissolution of DOMA means gay and […]
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By Aleksandra Gajewski, Mammoth Times Mammoth Mountain Ski Area Chairman and CEO Rusty Gregory introduced the company’s new executive management officials last week. With that announcement, he also launched the company’s strategic plan to move forward on what he said was “Mammoth 3.0—catching the third wave.” Gregory said again that he will remain as the […]
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Three El Dorado County women were indicted Tuesday on federal fraud charges. Teresa Marie Marty of Pollock Pines, Rebecca Bandera-Marty of Shingle Springs, and Pamela Harris of Placerville face charges of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to the conspiracy count, Marty is charged with 33 counts of false claims against the […]
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By Neela Banerjee, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Federal spending on community preparedness for extreme weather events is a fraction of the amount paid to clean up damage from storms, tornadoes and drought, according to an analysis of federal data. The report by the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning Washington think tank, estimated that […]
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The original Red Hut in South Lake Tahoe is shut for the day. An early morning blaze on Tuesday started in one of the ovens. Firefighters said flames were as high as 5 feet at times. An employee of the restaurant on Lake Tahoe Boulevard told Lake Tahoe News they hope to be open on […]
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By Argus Observer ONTARIO, Ore. — An Incline Village man had just left the Ontario Airport Sunday morning and was flying around the Owyhee Dam, when the propeller of his single-engine plane hit a power line, shearing off one of the blades. The plane, an EA 300LT, went into a flat spin and crashed about […]
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An elevator at El Dorado County offices in South Lake Tahoe was shut down because no one paid the bill to keep it running. “The elevator was shutdown June 13 for a day while invoices for permits from 2010 and 2011 were corrected,” Judi McCallum, who is Supervisor Norma Santiago’s assistant, told Lake Tahoe News. […]
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By Kathryn Reed While seniors and mental patients continue to co-mingle at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center, the electeds finally have a meeting on the books to discuss who uses that site. South Lake Tahoe Councilmembers Tom Davis and JoAnn Conner are the city’s committee dealing with the situation. They will meet with El […]
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By Jennifer Medina, New York Times LOS ANGELES — Less than five years after California voters approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the fate of that referendum — and the ability of thousands of gay men and lesbians to marry — is expected to be decided by the United States Supreme Court this week. […]
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By Jenny Deam, Los Angeles Times JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — As five major wildfires rage at the onset of a fire season far from over, many in this state are saying the time has come to consider toughening building regulations and shifting some fire protection costs to those who live in danger zones. After the […]
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