By Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times SACRAMENTO — A drive to ban most stores from handing out single-use plastic bags got an important boost Monday when the California Grocers Association announced its support for a bill. The measure by state Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, would prohibit the bags in grocery stores and pharmacies beginning on […]
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By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times CalFire is beefing up its staffing in anticipation of a fire season officials worry could be affected by an “extremely” dry winter, the agency announced. CalFire has hired and trained seasonal firefighters that will help staff seasonal stations and some helicopters “around the clock,” according to a department statement. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Instead of El Dorado County taking over office space, they repurposed the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center building to the point where the original occupants no longer feel welcome. Tuesday’s South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting was full of people in support of returning the building in the middle of town to […]
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A 21-year-old South Lake Tahoe man is accused of strangling his mother to the point she lost consciousness. Skylor Klisch was booked April 17 into jail on charges of felony battery and resisting arrest. After a small package of marijuana was allegedly found on him at the jail, he also faces charges related to bringing […]
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Caltrans is alerting motorists that delays are expected on Interstate 80 today from 10am-1pm due to rock removal operations. The California Highway Patrol will be intermittently holding westbound traffic near Yuba Gap and eastbound traffic near Emigrant Gap. Delays of approximately 15-20 minutes can be expected. The work was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was […]
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By Kathryn Reed Three businesses that are delivering medicinal marijuana in South Lake Tahoe may be violating the city’s laws. City Manager Nancy Kerry told Lake Tahoe News she found out about the illegal operations on Monday. “If it turns out they are operating a dispensary, they will be shut down,” Kerry said. A man […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A three-month investigation by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has led to the arrest of a 51-year-old parolee from Placerville accused of selling heroin to undercover detectives. The investigation began in January when sheriff’s patrol deputies received a report of a man threatening the life of another person. The […]
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By Scott Glover, Los Angeles times John Galardi, a fast food entrepreneur best known for founding the Wienerschnitzel hot dog chain, has died of pancreatic cancer, his company announced. He was 75. Galardi also had business dealings in South Lake Tahoe. He was a partner in the El Dorado Improvement Corporation and at one time […]
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A Florida man died Monday when the vehicle he was driving went off the road near Caples Lake dam. The name of the 25-year-old from Hobe Sound is not being released pending notification of family. According to California Highway Patrolman Paul Smyrski, the victim was headed toward Kirkwood on Highway 88 at a high rate […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – After less than two years on the job, Kathy Hardy is about to retire as forest supervisor of the Eldorado National Forest. While the 605,000-acre forest does not include parts of the Lake Tahoe Basin, it once did. When the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit was created, the Eldorado lost […]
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