By Sam Stanton and Nashelly Chavez, Sacramento Bee Rain and snowfall that swept over Northern California on Saturday morning hold the promise of relief from the deadly fire season that ravaged the state this year, but fire officials say it is far too early to believe the danger of more wildfires has passed. “It just […]
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Two people were killed in Kings Beach on Saturday. Placer County sheriff’s deputies were called to the 8400 block of Trout Avenue at 4pm Nov. 4 because of shots fired. When they got there a man and woman were found shot to death. “The investigation revealed that this was related to a neighbor dispute,” deputies […]
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By Leslie Scism, Wall Street Journal During the worst of last month’s wildfires in Northern California, Dick Fredericks got a phone call that passed on “some magical words”: His house was safe. The message from a private firefighting service hired by his home insurer, Chubb Ltd., was accompanied by an email with some two […]
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By Stuart Leavenworth, Sacramento Bee The Trump administration released a sweeping report Friday that pegged man-made climate change to droughts and wildfires in California and the West, but for reasons one may not expect. Scientists have uncovered little evidence that climate change is a driver of reduced rainfall and snowfall in the region, including […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board voted unanimously to increase the number of permit types Placer County can process on the bi-state regulatory organization’s behalf. This should help people in terms of time and with transportation costs. Beginning in spring 2018, the county Community Development Resource Agency in Tahoe City will offer a one-stop […]
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El Dorado Savings Bank’s third quarter profits increased $876,717 from 2016 to $3,696,981. “The continued strong profits reflect the strong performance of the loan and investment portfolios,” CEO George L. Cook Jr. said in a statement. The bank operates 35 branches, including in South Lake Tahoe. El Dorado ended the quarter with $2.178 billion in total […]
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By Julie Cart, CALmatters The full extent of the damage from the northern California wildfires that killed 43 people and destroyed 8,400 homes is still being tallied. The devastation left an obvious scar, but not all the damage is visible. Among the assessments still to be made is what impact millions of gallons of fire […]
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By Kathryn Reed Kirkwood – the residents, resort and other commercial entities – may soon have a new provider of power. For years the area straddling Alpine, Amador and El Dorado counties had a diesel plant. That all changed three years ago this month when Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District completed the construction of a […]
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By Megg Mueller, Nevada Magazine Nevada is the land of wide-open space. Miles of highway, endless valleys, and vistas are the stuff roadtrippers dream about. Some travelers to the Silver State, however, don’t need any roads. Certain intrepid sightseers prefer to do their traveling with a little altitude. Sure, there’s McCarran International Airport in Las […]
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Two Kings Beach residents were arrested Oct. 31 on myriad charges following the burglary of a home on Olympic Boulevard in Truckee the prior weekend. Stewart DeVaney, 21, and Simon Wyss, 19, were arrested by Truckee police detectives at their home on charges including striking a woman across her forehead with the butt of a […]
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