Assistance League of Sierra Foothills’ fifth annual Homes for the Holidays tour in El Dorado Hills and surrounding area is Dec. 6-7. This is an opportunity to get an idea for your own holiday decorating. The tour features six homes throughout El Dorado County including QT Farm, a sustainable and elegant fiber farm producing sheep, alpaca, […]
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Three art exhibits will be open to the public through Dec. 5 at Lake Tahoe Community College. All three will launch with an artist’s reception and talk on Oct. 2 at 5. In the Haldan Art Gallery inside the library building are the works of Candace Nicol in her show “Postures and Parts: Construction of the […]
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By Lisa Leff, AP SAN FRANCISCO — A national marijuana advocacy group took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement to the presidential election year. The Marijuana Policy Project filed paperwork with the […]
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By Veronica Rocha, Los Angeles Times The more than 600 earthquakes that have struck the Mammoth Lakes region over the last 24 hours are an indication of tectonic, not volcanic, stress, an expert said Friday. At least 109 of the earthquakes were magnitude 2.0 or greater, with smaller quakes making up the bulk of the […]
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By Jessie Marchesseau About 30 people gathered at the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Center on Sept. 25 for a public open house to review the recently released draft of South Lake Tahoe’s first Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan. The plan, which has been in the works for more than a year, is collaboration between […]
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To the community, I’ve served on Lake Tahoe Community College’s board of trustees for the college’s entire 40-year history. I was also one of a core group of community members who, starting back in the 1960s, worked together to bring a community college to our town. I am asking for your support this November for […]
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Updated 9:55pm: Significant precipitation and decreased winds have helped firefighters suppress the Cascade Fire burning near Snow Lake in the Desolation Wilderness. Based on infrared data, the estimate of the fire’s size has been reduced to 20 acres. With significant precipitation in the weekend forecast, the incident commander plans to begin releasing resources Saturday. The fire […]
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A suspected burglar entered a Truckee residence Sept. 23 when the owner and her infant were home. The suspect fled the Estates Drive house when confronted by the woman. Three days later Truckee police officers arrested Angel Torres of Truckee on charges of outstanding burglary warrant, possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property […]
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Updated 9:10pm Rain has helped the more than 7,700 firefighters bring containment of the King Fire to 74 percent on Sept. 26. Since the fire began Sept. 13 at the hands of an alleged arsonist 97,009 acres that have been charred. The fire is moving northeast from its origin of Pollock Pines. The Tahoe National […]
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By Ali Winston, Center for Investigative Reporting LOS ANGELES – Without notice to the public, Los Angeles County law enforcement officials are preparing to widen what personal information they collect from people they encounter in the field and in jail – by building a massive database of iris scans, fingerprints, mug shots, palm prints and, […]
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