By Kathryn Reed Copper thieves have hit the South Shore again; this time U.S. Forest Service structures. USFS spokeswoman Cheva Heck told Lake Tahoe News the thieves caused “extensive damage in order to get to the copper.” She said it could cost as much as $200,000 to make the repairs at the Kiva picnic area, […]
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El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on March 12 authorized staff to look at different options to house the county’s mental health program. In addition to exploring renewal options for its space at 670 Placerville Drive, facilities staff will consider lease options for the Victory Mine Building in Diamond Springs. County Health and Human Services […]
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Two suspects in the February and early March residential and vehicle burglaries in Truckee have been arrested. Truckee police officers on March 9 served several search warrants related to the burglaries. Officers contacted Anthony Torres, 19. He allegedly had a large amount of crystal methamphetamine and U.S. currency on him. Torres was arrested on charges […]
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By Kathryn Reed Will a loop road beyond what exists today ever be built is a question to be answered on another day. What the South Lake Tahoe City Council on Tuesday night decided is that the environmental process needs to move forward. After four hours of input from the community, the project engineer, the […]
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By CBS-San Francisco A Bay Area man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for beating two women at a Lake Tahoe casino so severely that one victim suffered a miscarriage. Douglas County District Judge Tod Young imposed the sentence last week on 27-year-old Huy Phan of Fremont. Phan pleaded guilty in December to […]
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By Ed Vogel, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — A Nevada War Memorial honoring all fallen Nevadan soldiers since statehood would be added to Capitol Complex under a bill introduced Monday in the state Senate. The move to establish a memorial for fallen veterans came from Brad Williams, a South Lake Tahoe police officer, whose […]
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The pilot of a plane that landed without its landing gear down was not injured. Alfred Asti, 77, landed his Piper Camanche 400 at Minden Tahoe Airport about 12:28pm March 12. Asti told Douglas County sheriff’s deputies that his approach was high and as the plane came into contact with the ground, the plane bounced. […]
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By Sandra Chereb, AP CARSON CITY — A bill that would rescind Nevada’s threat to leave the decades-old Lake Tahoe Compact over a rift with California was introduced Monday in the state Senate. SB229 seeks to repeal a law passed by lawmakers in 2011 and signed by Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval. The law would allow […]
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By Kathryn Reed Water and sewer rates will not be going up this year for South Tahoe Public Utility District customers. But that won’t be the case in future years if the district sticks to its 10-year capital improvement plan. The board had a workshop with staff last week to go over the proposed 2013-14 […]
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By Alicia Chang, AP LOS ANGELES — One of the driest spots on Earth – the Sahara Desert – is increasingly responsible for snow and rain half a world away in the western U.S., a study released last week found. It’s no secret that winds carrying dust, soot and even germs make transcontinental journeys through […]
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