By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal BEATTY – Gov. Brian Sandoval rolled up to a new electric car charging station here in an electric Ford Focus emblazoned with a Nevada Department of Transportation logo and plugged into a charging port like he had done it a thousand times. “See,” he said to an approving […]
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By Erica Goode, New York Times Invasive species are bad news, or so goes the conventional wisdom, encouraged by persistent warnings from biologists about the dangers of foreign animals and plants moving into new territories. Conservation organizations bill alien species as the foremost threat to native wildlife. Cities rip out exotic trees and shrubs in […]
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By Bill Burns In August, she drove two miles, past a large hospital, to get her boyfriend to our soup kitchen, but not for the food. She knew someone here would have Narcan, a life-saving overdose-reversing drug that, until recently, was unavailable here in Maine to people at risk of overdosing. Her boyfriend was bluish […]
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By Eleni Giokos, CNNMoney It’s a rare bright spot in a very gloomy economy: South Africa’s winemakers are winning new markets around the world. Battered by the slump in demand for commodities, Africa’s most developed country is teetering on the brink of recession and unemployment is rising. But the country’s winemakers have a very different […]
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A memorial service for Carolyn Batchelor will be conducted March 5 at 10am. The 69-year-old had lived in Zephyr Cove for the last four years. She was active with the South Lake Tahoe Friends of the Library. Ms. Batchelor move to Lake Tahoe after having lived in San Pedro for 30 years. Services will be […]
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By Kathryn Reed Harrison Avenue in South Lake Tahoe is about to be transformed again. This time it will be the building that houses South Tahoe Stand Up Paddle and Rude Brothers Bagels. Locals John Cefalu and Mike McKeen closed escrow on the property last month and are in the process of renovating the building. […]
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The fully clothed body of David Mark Flynn was recovered near Timber Cove Pier on Feb. 29. The cause of death is undetermined pending toxicology reports, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department. Flynn, 53, was a resident of South Lake Tahoe. The police department told Lake Tahoe News there were no outward signs […]
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· According to USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Contest, Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area is the third best cross country ski resort in the United States. · Tourism is Nevada’s No. 1 industry, employing 474,000 Nevadans and generating more than $3 billion in tax revenue for the state. · The League to Save Lake Tahoe […]
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American Legion Auxiliary Post 795 of South Lake Tahoe will have a rummage sale March 4-5. Hundreds of items will be for sale including clothing, toys, electronics, antiques, household items and more. It will be from 9am to 5pm each day, at the American Legion Hall, 2748 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. For more information, […]
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High school artists have the opportunity to leave their mark on Nevada by redesigning the state’s welcome signs. The Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Department of Education and the Department of Transportation is coordinating the contest that runs throughApril 25. The contest will be conducted within Nevada’s high schools and […]
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