By Susan Wood A bold plan to redevelop the better part of South Lake Tahoe will be before the City Council Tuesday. The ambitious plan could cost millions of dollars if the city has to acquire property and will require the cooperation of land and business owners — two things not everyone believes are achievable. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Paperwork and meetings seem to be synonymous with government. No wonder people tune out and get discouraged. Action and accomplishments seldom seem to be part of the equation. Finding an answer for the need for 15 community plans throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin is easy — it’s a requirement of the Tahoe […]
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By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee Placer County officials are inching forward with plans to build a power plant in the environmentally sensitive Lake Tahoe basin. Officials expect plenty of tough questions and likely some vocal opposition, but they’re convinced the proposed, one- to three-megawatt biomass plant would be good for the local environment. Read whole […]
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee El Dorado County residents and visitors who suffer serious injuries may be able to avoid a trip outside the county for emergency medical care. Placerville’s Marshall Medical Center recently was designated a Level III trauma center by the El Dorado County Emergency Medical Services Agency, following an audit of the […]
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By Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police on Sunday said they found what they believe is the body of a Yale University graduate student and bride-to-be hidden inside the wall of a university building where she was last seen five days before. New Haven Assistant Police Chief Peter Reichard said officials are presuming the […]
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By Kathryn Reed Code 50 — it was not in the vocabulary of law enforcement until after Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped. Her abduction in June 1991 soon led to the establishment of a collaborative policy that allows officers throughout the South Shore to work together to locate a suspect’s vehicle. “We can cordon off […]
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By Kathryn Reed With Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority changing its fiscal year start from Oct. 1 to July 1, the bottom line is a bit skewed for the short year — October 2009-June 2010. Jerry Bindel, who is on the South Shore tourism board, said revenues are down about 25 percent. The primary funding source […]
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By Kathryn Reed Flags flew at half-staff throughout the country on Friday — and Tahoe was no different. Patriots Day, as Sept. 11 has been named, has become a time to reflect on those who lost their lives eight years ago when terrorists hijacked four planes and forever changed the lives of most Americans. South […]
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By Kathryn Reed A pilot watching the construction at Lake Tahoe Airport on Friday said the ramp was so bad you could lose an airplane in one of the holes. Although that sentiment is a gross exaggeration, the truth is the state of disrepair was so bad that pilots would avoid the area for fear […]
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By Kathryn Reed Former Red Cross employee John Hellman is behind bars in El Dorado County Jail in Placerville on charges stemming from allegedly taking money that was intended for survivors of the 2007 Angora Fire. Hellman’s bail was set at $150,000. He is charged with 11 counts of grand theft. He is accused of […]
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