By Scott Sonner, AP A growing network of cameras trained on the mountains around Lake Tahoe is changing the way crews fight Western wildfires by allowing early detection that triggers quicker, cheaper, more tactical suppression than traditional war-like operations, experts said Wednesday. The high-definition cameras can be operated remotely to pan, tilt and zoom in […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is hosting a free children’s soccer tournament May 1 from 9am-4pm at the community playfield next to the PE building. Kids in grades K-5 and all abilities are welcome. LTCC men’s soccer coach Nick Arbelaez will run the tournament. Several athletes from his 2015 conference championship soccer team will assist, along […]
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The South Lake Tahoe Recreation Department is offering an American Red Cross Blended Learning Water Safety Instructor Class. Classes are April 30, May 7, May 14 and May 21, 10am-5pm. Registration closes April 28. Cost is $125. Register online. The class is conducted by American Red Cross certified instructor Larry Phippen. The course helps develop […]
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By New York Times The first Alaska wildfire of 2016 broke out in late February, followed by a second there just eight days later. New Mexico has had 140 fires this year, double the number in the same period last year, fueled by one of the warmest, driest winters on record. And on the border […]
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Work on the second phase of the Brickelltown project in Truckee started this week. Donner Pass Road will be shifted to the south next week while the north side of the roadway is being worked on. On Sunday night, some asphalt in Donner Pass Road will be milled out from the crosswalk near Mane Attraction to […]
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The 4th annual Made in Tahoe Festival returns to the Village at Squaw Valley for Memorial Day Weekend, May 28-29. This one-of-a-kind event celebrates all things local, and hosts an array of offerings that are made in or inspired by the Lake Tahoe Basin and Truckee areas. Local artisans, businesses, foodies, organizations and entertainers will […]
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Participants in El Dorado County mental health programs will have a chance to show off their skills in an art exhibit hosted by the Tahoe Art League. The exhibit will take place at Lake Tahoe Community College May 2-6 in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. The art that will be on display has been created through […]
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By Kathryn Reed A whole lot of trash talk was going on Wednesday afternoon in South Lake Tahoe. Those tasked with cleaning up after the rest of us spoke about how the plastic bag ban in the city is working, trash left out for animals to rummage through is still a problem, and that Tahoe […]
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By Joe Mathews What would a California school district be like if it jettisoned its teachers’ union? That question, once hypothetical (conservatives saw it as fantasy, liberals as a threat to teachers to questions), is now real. With the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court is now divided 4-to-4 on the validity […]
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By Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times WASHINGTON — E-cigarette use continued to rise among young teenagers and preteens in the United States last year, according to federal data, but cigarette smoking overall did not increase, suggesting that, at least so far, fears that the devices would hook a new generation on traditional cigarettes have not […]
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