South Lake Tahoe, CA – Paddlers at Lake Tahoe who enjoy the peace and solitude of skimming over crystal clear waters can now join the Tahoe Keepers stewardship community to protect Lake Tahoe from aquatic invasive species, according to an invasive species multi-agency committee. Tahoe Keepers is a free training program designed to help non-motorized […]
CUPERTINO, California—August 24, 2011—Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately. “Steve’s extraordinary vision and […]
(Incline Village, Nev.) – Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who calmly and heroically landed his jetliner on New York’s Hudson River saving all 155 passengers and crew on board, will speak in Incline Village at a benefit for the Thunderbird Preservation Society on Saturday, September 3. The man who redefined “hero” on January 15, […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA – Paddlers at Lake Tahoe who enjoy the peace and solitude of skimming over crystal clear waters can now join the Tahoe Keepers stewardship community to protect Lake Tahoe from aquatic invasive species, according to an invasive species multi-agency committee. Tahoe Keepers is a free training program designed to help non-motorized […]
WASHINGTON— In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people from the Corner Country Farm in Alpha, Illinois on the need to create jobs and strengthen the economy. President Obama reminded the American people that we still have the best workers, entrepreneurs, and students in the world, and called on both parties to […]
Washington, DC…Federal spending has ballooned 28 percent during the Obama Presidency while the government has amassed more debt than it acquired from the first day of George Washington’s administration to the last day of George H. W. Bush’s. Our nation is racing toward a fiscal cliff. Yet, as Sen. Jim DeMint noted, instead of hitting […]
Tahoe City, CA..The Lake Tahoe basin is on schedule for another perfect weather week. High 70’s and low 80’s will be the norm. No go play… Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South wind between 5 and […]
SACRAMENTO – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville); El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson; Assemblymembers Susan Bonilla (D-Concord), Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills) and Jim Nielsen (R-Gerber); and others today announced Senate Bill 391 – the “Parole Reform Act of 2011” – inspired by the Jaycee Lee Dugard case. This bipartisan legislation will make a critical […]
Update: Prescribed fire operations are also expected to begin on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe, near National Avenue and Highway 267. The operation is three to five acres and will continue through the week. U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire operations in the Rubicon Bay area beginning tomorrow, […]
New state legislation aimed at decreasing the number of accidents caused by distracted driving will go into effect on October 1, 2011. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous inquiries about Nevada’s new cell phone and texting laws and offers the following information for drivers. “The goal of Nevada’s new ‘hand free’ legislation is […]
