Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about heroin use on the South Shore. Click here to read the first article. By Jessie Marchesseau Josh does not look like your stereotypical Hollywood heroin addict. In fact, he sat two tables away from me at a local café for nearly 20 minutes while I […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories about heroin use on the South Shore. By Jessie Marchesseau South Lake Tahoe has seen its first heroin-related death for 2012, and if 2011 is any indication, it will not be the last. The victim, a 31-year-old female, was found in a South Lake Tahoe hotel […]
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By Kathryn Reed OLYMPIC VALLEY – A mother of two young children is worried the 21st century is little better than the last 100 years when it comes to sexual stereotypes and the consequences that follow. Her daughter – the elder of the two – received compliments about her beauty when she was born in […]
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By Kathryn Reed While the number of people who believe South Lake Tahoe is going in the correct direction increased by 50 percent in the most recent survey compared to the prior year, the majority of survey takers said the city is off track. Partial results from the December citizen survey were just released. Twenty-two […]
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By Kathryn Reed For people to say they didn’t know South Lake Tahoe intended to charge for parking near beaches, makes one wonder if they had their head in the sand for the past year. “The other new source of revenue is via metered parking, especially near beaches.” That’s from a March 2, 2011, Lake […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN – Douglas County’s multifaceted strategy to boost its economy is working, according to proponents who presented an update on the economic vitality plan to the county’s Board of Commissioners. “It’s a feel-good meeting I am happy to report,” said Mike Bradford, CEO of the Lakeside Inn and Casino in Stateline, who […]
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By Kathryn Reed I have to catch my breath at one point as I feel the pull in my legs and lungs at the same time. “That’s why it’s called High Meadow,” Rosemary says. I don’t have my snowshoe legs. That’s my excuse. It’s February and this was the first time to strap on the […]
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Publisher’s note: While Whitney Houston was never on a stage in Northern Nevada, she did have a connection to Lake Tahoe. The 1992 film “The Bodyguard” was partly filmed at Fallen Leaf Lake. In the film, Houston and co-star Kevin Costner were holed up at his father’s cabin at Fallen Leaf. Leah Halsten, who was […]
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By Anne Knowles The Nevada Fire Safe Council may have to return $2.7 million to the U.S. Forest Service unless it can prove it properly spent the grant money. A federal investigation found the group mishandled the funds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General, which has been investigating the group after receiving […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Say the name Dangberg in the Carson Valley to an old-timer and the reaction is not likely to be favorable. Even though the family is responsible for creating and naming Minden, putting in much of the irrigation system associated with the Carson River that is used today, and having employed […]
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