A 72-year-old man who wrecked his mountain bike off a trail in the Mt. Rose Wilderness was rescued late Tuesday evening. At approximately 9pm April 5, Washoe County sheriff’s deputies received a call from the victim who said he had also become disoriented and lost. Volunteers with the sheriff’s HASTY Team, Washoe County search and rescue, and specialized […]
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An accident on Echo Summit became a literal pile up. According to the California Highway Patrol, Ray Garcia, 48, of South Lake Tahoe was busy looking at one crash when he caused a three-vehicle collision. His Subaru went under one driven by Sharon Tryhane, 59, of Folsom. Her car in turn rammed a Mazda […]
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By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times California elections officials are anticipating a surge in voter turnout for the June 7 presidential primary election. More than 600,000 Californians have registered to vote online or updated their registration in just the last three months, and county election agencies may be overwhelmed by the volume of people who […]
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· Ski Run farmers market in South Lake Tahoe is moving to Harrison Avenue this summer because there are issues with the fire lane and safety. · Tahoe Regional Community Job Fair is April 12, 3-6pm at Harrah’s Convention Center in Stateline. · America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is June 5. More info is online. […]
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NV Energy, which provides electricity to people on the Nevada side of the Lake Tahoe Basin, lowers rates by more than 3 percent effective April 1. The company said it did so mostly because fuel prices had dropped. This is the fourth rate decrease since July. It equates to a savings of approximately $18 in those nine […]
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The California State Fair is expanding the Youth Art Competition and Industrial & Technology Education Competition to create the California Student Showcase Competition. California students from kindergarten through community college may submit works in the areas of fine art, science, creative arts, innovations and future economics, and industrial and vocational skills. Home school students, community clubs/groups […]
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Classical Tahoe, formerly Lake Tahoe SummerFest, will bring together 40 nationally recognized musicians to Lake Tahoe for a three-week festival running July 26-Aug. 13. Under the direction of Joel Revzen, the 11-concert series is designed to support Tahoe’s cultural growth while bringing together an all-star assembly of musicians from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, San Francisco […]
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By Scott Smith, AP Some residents of drought-stricken California who let their lawns turn brown and took shorter showers could soon get some relief, while others may continue to feel the pain. In the coming months, state officials will undertake a monumental task of rewriting conservation orders for a fifth year of drought. The challenge […]
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The Nevada Department of Transportation has completed the installation of pedestrian and safety enhancements on Highway 28 in Incline Village. The project relocated a crosswalk on the highway west of Village Boulevard so it is closer to an existing bus stop and pedestrian crossing points. Pedestrian crossing warning signs equipped with rapid flashing beacons activated when pedestrians push the […]
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By Kathryn Reed El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday ratcheted up the turmoil with South Lake Tahoe. The supes in closed session discussed what to do about ambulance service on the South Shore. In California it is a county’s responsibility to provide that level of medical care. Interim County Counsel Michael Ciccozzi reported […]
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