A bit of excitement occurred at the Douglas County Jail in Stateline early Thursday night. A fire broke out in the laundry room and was contained to that area. It caused smoke to filter throughout most of the jail. However, no inmates had to be transported away from the facility. Nor were there any injuries. […]
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Charter Communications is raising its rates – which will be noticed by cable payers on the December bill. In an email to Charter on Oct. 21, South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Jinkens said, “Raising your costs by almost 25% on Basic Cable service in these tough economic times undoubtedly impacts lower income people more […]
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By Michael Hasch, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The director of hotel operations at the resort where a Nevada casino worker contends that she was sexually assaulted by Ben Roethlisberger filed a countersuit Tuesday against the woman. Stacy Dingman, an employee at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino and one-time friend and confidant of the alleged victim, filed […]
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By Kathryn Reed Some voters in El Dorado County are sharpening their pencils for the first time because their polling place has been eliminated and they must vote by mail for candidates/issues on the Nov. 3 ballot. The 14 precincts on the South Shore have been consolidated to four – two in South Lake Tahoe […]
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By Kathryn Reed It would be hard to find someone who doesn’t believe air pollution contributes to the decline of Lake Tahoe’s clarity. Then why don’t residents of the Lake Tahoe Basin have to have smog checks on their vehicles? Not enough people live here — not enough vehicles pollute the air. The two states […]
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By Kathryn Reed Jacqueline Mittelstadt’s resume does not need updating — at least for two weeks. The South Lake Tahoe City Council in a series of open and closed sessions that were interrupted by several breaks finally told the nearly full house at 2:58pm Tuesday that the whole matter had been continued to Nov. 3. […]
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The cause of the Monday night blaze that destroyed Homewood’s Pisano’s Pizza is being investigated by the North Tahoe Fire Protection District and Placer County sheriff’s deputies. Dave Zaski, spokesman for the fire district, would not tell Lake Tahoe News if the sheriff’s department involvement is because of suspected arson. Officials are expected to release […]
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By Kathryn Reed Battle lines are drawn and threats have been issued all because of something the public is not completely privy to despite it being their money being spent on this contentious issue. In these economic times when staff is being laid off, furlough days proposed, and a budget for 2009-10 that will be […]
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Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under new policy guidelines to be sent to federal prosecutors today. Two Justice Department officials described the policy to the Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not […]
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Publisher’s Note: This is an excerpt from a story about how nurses can’t find jobs, with Barton Health’s comments here. A link to the whole story is below. Job sharing was postulated as a way to get new grads into the workforce and accommodate current workers who wanted to work part time, but that idea […]
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