By Larry Copeland, USA Today The increasingly popular voice-activated, in-car technologies that allow drivers to text, talk on the phone or even use Facebook while driving still allow for dangerous mental distraction, according to a study. In the most comprehensive study of its kind to look at drivers’ mental distraction, the AAA Foundation for Traffic […]
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By Sharon Noguchi and Mike Rosenberg, San Jose Mercury News Seven months after his tax initiative refueled funding for California’s beleaguered public schools, Gov. Jerry Brown has orchestrated what’s being billed as a major overhaul of how the state funds K-12 education. The deal, scheduled for a vote Friday as part of the state’s 2013-14 […]
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By Susan Wood STATELINE – Swirling winds gave firefighters chills Wednesday afternoon as they quickly battled a nearly 15-acre blaze on the top of Kingsbury Grade. The June 12 blaze started at a spot where fire officials said a property owner is planning to build a home on a private road. A satellite dish erected […]
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Updated June 12 7:50pm: Kingsbury Grade is open now that firefighters have a handle on the wildfire that erupted on the Carson Valley side of the Sierra highway. Douglas County sheriff’s Sgt. Pat Brooks told Lake Tahoe News fire crews are expected to be working the fire throughout the night. However, containment of the approximately […]
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By KRNV-TV A Truckee High School student has died after a rollover crash Tuesday evening on Sierra County Road. About 6:25pm, California Highway Patrol says, for reasons still under investigation, Corey Adam Neill, 18, drove his 1995 Chevrolet pickup at a speed that was unsafe for the condition of the dirt/gravel roadway. CHP says, due […]
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By Kathryn Reed Sue Novasel made it official at Tuesday night’s school board meeting – she is running for El Dorado County supervisor in 2014. “The biggest issue for people in Lake Tahoe is we need strong representation,” Novasel told Lake Tahoe News. She said she is working on her platform. The primary will be […]
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A 63-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was found late Tuesday night lying face down on the side of Lindberg Avenue near Lodi Avenue. According to Police Chief Brian Uhler, the man had a history of heart disease and the cause of death appears to be natural. The man’s belongings were on him and he had […]
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By Hudson Sangree, Sacramento Bee Plans to build more than 10,000 homes across the dry, rolling foothills south of Highway 50 in Folsom are shifting into high gear in response to a housing market that has gone from “zero to 60” in a matter of months, housing experts said. The 3,500-acre swath of cattle-grazing land […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the four votes by the South Lake Tahoe City council on Tuesday concerning the Chateau project were 5-0, they did not come easily or without some reservations. What it means is part of the concrete and rebar on the northwest corner of Highway 50 and Stateline Avenue will be covered starting […]
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Two South Lake Tahoe residents were arrested Monday on charges related to providing marijuana to middle and high school students. William Anderson, 30, and fiancée Makayla Hoehn, 25, are accused of furnishing marijuana to South Tahoe High School and South Tahoe Middle school students. The school resource officer on June 10 received information that the […]
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