By Barbara Barte Osborn, Sacramento Bee Construction on a long-awaited project to revitalize a popular north Lake Tahoe community’s downtown and make it safer for pedestrians is expected to begin this summer. The Kings Beach Commercial Core Improvement Project, estimated to cost $48 million, is aimed at improving pedestrian access, water quality and aesthetics for […]
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By San Jose Mercury News It may not have been as spectacular as the space rock that streaked across the skies above Russia late Thursday, but the Bay Area’s close encounter with a meteor Friday night was drawing its own attention on social networks. Comments on Twitter indicated the object that flashed across the horizon […]
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By Caroline Fairchild, Huffington Post President Obama’s call to increase the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour was one of the more significant proposals he laid out in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But $9 an hour is still a far cry from what workers really deserve, a 2012 study finds. […]
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A 22-year-old South Lake Tahoe man has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of his brother. Roberto Olazaba was reportedly intoxicated as he was driving Dec. 15 on Pioneer Trail at Ski Run Boulevard when his Honda accord broadsided a GMC Yukon. William Olazaba, 26, was a passenger in the Honda. He died […]
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By Kathryn Reed An employee of Tahoe Safe Alliance has been accused of embezzling about $15,000 from the nonprofit. The woman, whose name has not been released, was fired from the North Shore organization in December. A criminal complaint was filed Feb. 15 with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. The woman had worked in the […]
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Dylan Hudson of Placerville pleaded guilty Feb. 15 to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. According to court documents, the 26-year-old was in charge of an interstate marijuana-trafficking conspiracy. More than 1,100 pounds of processed marijuana, more than $329,000 in cash, and eight firearms were seized during the investigation. Hudson […]
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South Lake Tahoe’s former Community Services director has filed a lawsuit against the city. Stan Sherer worked for the city from January 2011 to July 2012. He was hired by then City Manager Tony O’Rourke and fired by City Manager Nancy Kerry. Five allegations are in the suit. They boil down to wrongful termination and […]
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By Kathryn Reed A four-year project to restore a section of the Upper Truckee River is expected to start in June. A major hurdle to make the U.S. Forest Service project a reality was overcome Thursday when the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board unanimously gave its approval. Because there will be disturbance to stream […]
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A San Jose woman died while skiing at Homewood Mountain Resort on Feb. 13. KNCO-AM is reporting medical personnel were not able to revive Yesenia Guadalupe Garcia-Ramirez. This is a recording from the radio station of Placer County sheriff’s Deputy Dina Erwin talking about the fatal accident. — Lake Tahoe News staff report
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By Kathryn Reed In order for elements of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s Regional Plan to be effective, what’s known as the 208 Plan needs approval from Nevada and California. The Nevada Environmental Protection Agency signed off on the water quality management plan in January. Now it’s up to California’s Water Board to do the […]
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