By Kathryn Reed Lake Tahoe Airport’s new hangar in relation to the old one is like comparing a penthouse to an ordinary hotel room. That’s how Michael Golden of Mountain West Aviation described the executive hangar that is on the north end of the property. While he wouldn’t disclose the exact cost...

By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Finance Director Christine Vuletich is leaving in two weeks to take a job in Douglas County. She was hired in September 2004 by then City Manager Dave Jinkens to replace the retiring Bruce Budman. She is leaving to be assistant county manager/chief financial officer for...

February 11, 20129:00 amto3:00 pmAlpenglow Sports has partnered with Alpine Meadows Ski Resort for the 5th annual Alpine Touring and Telemark Demo Event on Feb. 11 from 9am-3pm. The event will provide a forum to perpetuate the enthusiasm for all aspects of in-area and backcountry skiing. Free to all,...

By Anne Knowles Three counties near or surrounding Lake Tahoe should see faster job growth in the coming decade compared to the state as a whole, and more quickly than in the nearby Sacramento region, according to a recently released report. Alpine, El Dorado and Placer counties – the Golden Sierra...

By Kathryn Reed PHILLIPS STATION – While there was snow to survey, there wasn’t much. The water content measured near Sierra-at-Tahoe on Wednesday came in at 19 percent of normal. Statewide, the snowpack water content for Feb. 1 is 37 percent of normal. The water content as measured by the Department...

By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County’s civil grand jury has spent all of the money allocated to it – $40,442 – and now wants a judge to tell the Board of Supervisors to keep paying any bill that comes in through June 30 – the end of the fiscal year. The county doesn’t want to give any entity a...

Lake Tahoe News on Tuesday received four awards from the North American Travel Journalists Association. The 2011 NATJA Awards Competition, now in its 20th year, honors the “best of the best” of travel writing, photography and promotion that cover all aspects of the travel industry worldwide. “This...

Updated Jan. 31, 2012, 3:45pm: The bill allowing cities to use redevelopment funds for affordable housing projects passed the state Senate today, however, it won’t be implemented immediately. This is causing further confusion for cities throughout the state. By Kathryn Reed It’s over. Redevelopment...

By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is the only agency in the Lake Tahoe Basin without a fire marshal. And there is no plan to have one again anytime soon. This was the City Council’s doing when the five approved the budget last fall that came with reorganization plans in the department....

By Susan Wood STATELINE – Don’t let their name fool you. Fitz and the Tantrums provided a mixed generation of concert-goers who rocked the Harrah’s Lake Tahoe South Shore Room Saturday night with an adult-sized performance. The packed crowd rewarded the high-energy band with hours of screaming,...