Since Aug. 24 there have been 13 attempted burglaries in the Stateline area. The Lower Kingsbury area is being hit hardest; mostly unlocked vehicles. The suspects work after dark targeting vehicles parked in driveways and on the street. All the vehicles that were involved were left unlocked. The losses include cash, wallets, an iPad and […]
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By Angela Hart, Sacramento Bee As torrential rains and dangerous flood waters pummel large swaths of Texas and parts of Louisiana, California lawmakers are eying legislation to prevent similar damage from from the state’s own disasters. Senate Bill 5 from state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León would ask voters this upcoming June to […]
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Updated 4:05pm: The Slinkard Fire is estimated to have burned 6,241 acres, with zero percent containment as of Thursday afternoon. The fire has burned to Highway 395 and crossed Highway 89 to the north. The power outage in the Coleville-Topaz-Walker area due to fire burning poles and wire. Approximately 30 customers had power restored along […]
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By Kathryn Reed No one ever said they wanted to grow up to be a homeless person. And, yet, today a growing number of people are finding themselves without a traditional roof over their heads. Twenty-six percent of the people who stayed in South Lake Tahoe’s warm room last winter were employed. Eighty-seven percent of […]
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A South Lake Tahoe attorney was arrested Aug. 30 on child porn charges. Robert Huckaby, 65, faces one felony count of child pornography and a misdemeanor of molesting or annoying a child under the age of 18. According to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, on July 28 a search warrant was served and images […]
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By Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee Citrus Heights resident Curtis Fry, whose son contracted hantavirus at Bodie State Historic Park, said the California Department of Parks and Recreation is putting employees at risk by failing to provide adequate training or housing at the popular Mono County ghost town. “It’s just the Wild West out there,” Fry […]
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Updated 9:15pm: Douglas County’s senior center in Minden has been set up as an evacuation site for residents of Topaz, Holbrook and Spring Valley who are affected by the Slinkard Fire burning south of Topaz Lake. The 3,000-acre brush fire started Aug. 29 from a lightning strike. There is zero containment on Wednesday evening. “The […]
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By Kathryn Reed A Lake Valley fire captain is lucky to be alive after falling out of a moving truck going at least 25 mph. The firefighter was released from the hospital Aug. 30, but it is not known when he will be back to work. The incident happened Aug. 27 on Highway 50 in […]
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Stateline’s gaming revenue dropped 14.76 percent in July, while statewide the numbers dropped 1.73 percent compared to 2016. The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Wednesday said the state numbers went from $1,015,558,545 to $997,972,643. Table games and sports books are being blamed for the drop. Slot volume increased. North Shore casinos posted a 3.65 percent […]
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By Kathryn Reed Recreational marijuana won’t be for sale in South Lake Tahoe on Jan. 1, but it might be by next fall. The City Council is taking a slow, deliberate approach to implementing Proposition 64, the 2016 statewide initiative legalizing recreational pot. Jurisdictions don’t have to allow sales. The city must allow the personal […]
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