By Toogee Sielsch As we’ve seen over the last couple of weeks the weather in the High Sierra has been all across the board with early summer temps in mid-February giving way to a major winter storm in early March. And as we all know living here in the basin and how it pertains to […]
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By Ed Koch, Las Vegas Sun While driving home to California following his less-than-triumphant two weeks at the Last Frontier in Las Vegas in February 1954, song-and-dance man Ronald Reagan, then at the lowest point in life, shared his sorrows with Nancy Reagan. “I hope I never have to sink this low again,” said Ron […]
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By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn’t: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels’ profits. The latest data from the U.S. Border Patrol shows that last year, marijuana seizures along the southwest border tumbled to their lowest level in at least a decade. […]
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By Bran Branan, Sacramento Bee MAMMOTH LAKES — Anna Allen survived the most deadly avalanche in U.S. ski history, fighting through frostbite and severe dehydration during the five days she was buried beneath heavy snow and debris at Alpine Meadows. The March 31, 1982, avalanche took the lives of seven people, including Allen’s boyfriend and three […]
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California State Parks, Nevada Division of Forestry and U.S Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations beginning March 7, weather permitting. On the East Shore, operations may take place near Camp Galilee, Spooner Summit and Sand Harbor. On the South Shore, operations may take place near Spring Creek, Panther Road, and Lake Tahoe Boulevard near […]
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To the community, Volunteering at Heavenly Mountain Resort’s Feb. 22 Adopt A Day of Nourishment dinner, Kyle Hayes was very excited about his time spent helping the B&B volunteers and serving the evening’s dinner guests. “Having the opportunity to serve the community alongside the Bread & Broth volunteers was an amazing experience for all of […]
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The Truckee Police Department OHV Preliminary Grant Application will be available online for public review and comment from March 8 to April 4. Instructions on how to comment are on the OHMVR’s website under Public Review Instructions. Comments may be sent directly to the police department by emailing rwomack@townoftruckee.com. Truckee Police Department will be submitting […]
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times Peter Smith is dreaming of a white Independence Day. The longtime ski junkie from Claremont knows that the El Niño weather pattern has yet to put a significant dent in the state’s drought, but a series of storms over the last few months has him fantasizing about a […]
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· Outside magazine lists Tahoe Mountain Brewing Co. in Tahoe City as one of the five high-altitude breweries worth visiting. · Here’s a video from Caltrans about what it takes to clear the snow from Highway 89 around Emerald Bay. · Former South Lake Tahoe resident and Lake Tahoe Community College graduate Ryan Row (pen […]
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Truckee is warning residents to be bear-aware as the animals start to wake from their winter slumber. Here are tips to coexist with bears: · Never leave food of any kind in your car, including chewing gum. · Roll up car windows, lock the doors. They know how to open car doors if unlocked. · Never […]
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