While New Year’s Eve is still more than six months away, in the event planning world that can feel like tomorrow. Even so, a decision has yet to be made as to whether SnowGlobe will return to the South Shore. Potentially paying the promoter $75,000 was on the June 13 Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority’s board […]
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By Dylan Matthews, Washington Post Unpaid internships* are increasingly a fact of life for college students. The National Association of Colleges and Employers found that 52 percent of the class of 2012 had an internship or co-op during their time in college. Almost half of those — 47 percent — were unpaid. A third of […]
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Eight days after El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies found stolen property in a residence they are telling the public about it. It took deputies, South Lake Tahoe cops, CHP, DA investigators and agents from the drug task force to execute the search warrant on the South Shore residence on June 6. Even though deputies want […]
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By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times Despite a threefold increase in people and cars in the last 50 years, California’s strict vehicle emissions standards have managed to significantly clear the state’s air, according to new research. The study also found that Southern California’s air chemistry has changed for the better. The amount of organic nitrates […]
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By Kayla Webley, Time Sitting at a computer in her school library in the far western reaches of the Phoenix suburbs, Taylor Beattie logs on to her digital dashboard to find something she has never seen before. Taylor’s eighth-grade class has not yet studied units, but the program knows she is ready. The first question […]
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By Matt Woolbright, AP After 13 years of waiting, medical marijuana patients in Nevada will soon have a legal way to obtain the drug without growing it themselves. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval signed SB374 into law Wednesday. The measure establishes the framework to make pot available to medical marijuana card holders, imposing fees and requirements […]
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Placer County was awarded money this week from the California Transportation Commission for the Kings Beach project. The commission doled out $1 billion in funding for 153 transportation projects that are designed to strengthen the state’s economy by sustaining and creating jobs while providing congestion relief for motorists statewide. The allocations include nearly $541 million […]
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A 1-acre fire in the General Creek area of Sugar Pine Point State Park on Thursday sent off alarms throughout the basin. While CalFire was the lead agency, with the primary back up by the U.S. Forest Service, it was a reminder of how quickly agencies want to douse any flames in the Lake Tahoe […]
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By Catherine Rampell, New York Times WASHINGTON — The number of Americans graduating from college has surged in recent years, sending the share with a college degree to a new high, federal data shows. The surge follows more than two decades of slow growth in college completion, which caused the United States to fall behind […]
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By Dara Kerr, CNET It’s looking like gamblers aren’t going to be able to use Google Glass to enhance their poker face. Even though the high-tech eyewear has not yet been released to the general public, casinos across the U.S. are banning Google Glass, according to the Associated Press. Taking photos or videos is strictly […]
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