By Bill Lindelof, Sacramento Bee The public, fellow deputies and family turned out over the weekend when a Loomis intersection was dedicated in memory of Placer County sheriff’s detective Michael Davis Jr., who was killed in the line of duty. The dedication of the intersection of Horseshoe Bar Road and Interstate 80 in honor […]
Read moreBy Keith Ridler, AP A giant aircraft that can fly high above oceans on intercontinental flights instead jets in low and slow over a flaming forest, trailing a long plume that settles on the ground and creates a wildfire-stopping barrier. The operators of the Boeing 747 converted from a passenger jet into a firefighting air […]
Read moreDmitri Pajitnov moved to South Lake Tahoe from Seattle in the fall of 2011 to begin pursuing passions for the mountains and medicine. He became a ski patroller for Heavenly Mountain Resort as well as an emergency room technician for Barton Memorial Hospital. Dmitri’s enthusiasm for everything outdoors and utmost respect for anyone who he […]
Read moreA Marin County-based company is advertising trips via seaplane to Tahoe City. The problem is they don’t have a permit to do so. Seaplane Adventures’ website lists a Sausalito to Tahoe City flight and a Palo Alto to Tahoe flight. It’s not specific about where exactly in Tahoe for that second excursion. “Seaplane operations – […]
Read moreBy Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The leadership of the National Governors Association, including incoming chairman Gov. Brian Sandoval, repeated a plea to Congress on Friday to create a national committee to address cybersecurity threats. Outgoing chairman and Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said cybersecurity, which has become a major threat as evidenced […]
Read moreBy Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to headline the third annual Basque Fry in Gardnerville in August. The event, hosted by Attorney General Adam Laxalt, is to celebrate Nevada’s rich Basque heritage. The third incarnation of the event will be held Aug. 26 at the Corley […]
Read moreBy Marcella Corona, Reno Gazette-Journal The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for the Reno area. As temperatures rise, the winds will picks up and low humidity will continues into Tuesday. “The winds are so strong that any fire currently going will have a chance to spread rapidly, which is not good,” meteorologist […]
Read moreBy Kathryn Reed Light is usually a good thing to help plants grow. That’s not the case with ultra violet C light. Invasive plants have been withering to nothing in the boat slips at Lakeside Marina. And that’s a good thing. John Paoluccio, president of Inventive Resources Inc., is the creative genius behind this system. […]
Read moreWith the water being shut off to the Tahoe Keys Marina, this means the fire hydrants are not usable. “We have contingencies in place for fire protection,” South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston told Lake Tahoe News. “The system does not have individual water shut offs, so both structures and hydrants are off.” The […]
Read moreBy Julie Pace, AP The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s leading gay rights groups, is launching a $26 million political organizing effort ahead of next year’s midterm elections. While the effort is nationwide, the group is focusing its resources in particular on several key states: Nevada, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. All […]
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