There is one less Best Western in South Lake Tahoe. What was the Timber Cove Lodge is no longer affiliated with Best Western, and it has a new name. As of Dec. 1, it is the Beach Retreat & Lodge at Tahoe. The changes are part of the new ownership. Urbana Holdings based in Georgia […]
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By Kathryn Reed People are coming to Lake Tahoe and they are spending money. And projections for 2013 are that more of the same is going to happen. “We are going to have our best year sales-wise. It’s a combination of people staying closer to home and fabulous weather,” Tom Turner, owner of the 14-year-old […]
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By Cynthia Hubert, Sacramento Bee It is a killer disguised in a luscious package. Amanita phalloides, the mushroom suspected of fatally poisoning four elderly people at a Loomis care home, is commonly called the death cap. The death cap draws in mushroom hunters with its sturdy stem and smooth, bald top, ranging in color from […]
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Updated Dec. 2 5pm: NV Energy is reporting 300 customers in Round Hill and 50 along the Mt. Rose Highway are without power. Crews are on scene trying to fix the problems. — Latest outage update: 300 customers in Round Hill/South Shore; 50 along Mt Rose Highway; 200 in Hawthorne; 20 in Wadsworth. Crews on […]
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By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee A scam that started on Craigslist has left an El Dorado County woman out $3,500. Roseville police report that the woman recently listed her car for sale on the website. A man who said he was from San Francisco told her he wanted to deposit money into her bank account […]
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A winter storm warning has been issued for Sunday until 4pm for the Lake Tahoe area. The National Weather Service in Reno is calling for 4-8 inches of snow at lake level, 10-16 above 7,000 feet, and more than 2 feet above 8,000 feet. The rain falling this morning will turn to snow in the […]
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Four outfitters want permission from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to harvest crayfish from Lake Tahoe. In July, the Tahoe Lobster Company run by Fred Jackson received permission from Nevada officials to begin pulling the nonnative species from the lake and selling them for consumption. This is the first commercial fishing operation on Lake Tahoe […]
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By John Ingold, Denver Post A case pending before the Colorado Court of Appeals could have a big impact on whether employers will be able to fire workers who smoke marijuana off duty. The case concerns a former Dish Network telephone operator and medical-marijuana patient who was fired after testing positive for pot, even though […]
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The following are unofficial observations from storm reporters to the National Weather Service in Reno for the current series of storms through 11am Dec. 1: LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE RAINFALL INCHES Alpine Meadows 6.41 9:30am Dec. 1 Donner Lake 6.0 9:30am Dec. 1 Homewood 4.98 9:30am Dec. 1 Sagehen Creek F.S. 4.39 9:30am Dec. 1 […]
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By Marjie Lundstrom, Sacramento Bee The former head nurse at a Placerville nursing home will stand trial for felony elder abuse in connection with the 2008 death of a 77-year-old Cameron Park woman, an El Dorado County judge ruled Tuesday. More than 4 1/2 years after the death of Johnnie Esco, Judge Daniel B. Proud […]
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