Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. By Kathryn Reed Fire – it’s going to happen. Where? When? How destructive? Those are unknowns. But the reality is the resources are lacking in the city, the basin, California, Nevada and throughout the west. “Mutual aid” has been […]
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By Stuart Leavenworth, McClatchy WASHINGTON — A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered parties in a landmark global warming lawsuit to hold what could be the first-ever U.S. court hearing on the science of climate change. The proceeding, scheduled for March 21 by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup, will feature lawyers for Exxon, […]
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By Meghin Delaney, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Monday that he will create a task force to recommend a series of school safety initiatives for inclusion in the final state budget prepared on his watch. “I have the benefit of building the next budget, which will be hopefully completed by the […]
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By Emily Cadei, Sacramento Bee In early January, Democratic congressional candidate Regina Bateson was unequivocal. If the state party endorsed someone else in her race, she would end her campaign so Democrats could focus on unseating Republican Rep. Tom McClintock. “If someone else gets endorsed, I will not continue to run as an ‘unendorsed Democrat,’ […]
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Updated 2:26pm: A 61-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was accidentally run over by a neighbor early Tuesday morning. James Gregory Greenwood was pronounced dead at the scene. He lived with his 90-year-old father on 13th Street. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. It’s possible he had died prior to […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories about the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s fire safety is lacking. That’s what the fire chief says. “The city had set a goal of a response for 90 percent of all calls in four minutes or less. We meet that […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News California’s water conservation habits, refined and improved over five years of drought, are quickly evaporating. For the seventh time in the last eight months, the amount of water saved by urban Californians has declined, according to new data from the State Water Resources Control Board. In other words, lawn […]
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A Tahoe Vista man was arrested Saturday on charges of battery on police officer, drug possession and trafficking. The incident started March 10 at 10:45pm when a Washoe County sheriff’s deputy initiated a traffic stop on Tahoe Boulevard near Winding Way in Incline Village. “The passenger of the vehicle provided the deputy with a fictitious […]
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By Ken Ritter, AP About one in three Nevada motorists, or as many as 600,000 people, could face a 9 percent jump in auto insurance rates this summer when the state raises the basic required minimum levels of bodily injury and property damage coverage, officials said. The increase, effective July 1, could amount to about […]
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El Dorado County has long been in need of additional office space in South Lake Tahoe. If supervisors on Tuesday say yes, a 6,435-square-foot building on Sandy Way will be theirs. Owners of Tahoe Beach Retreat have title to the building. Prior to their ownership it was a post office. The U.S. Postal Service closed […]
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