By Patrick McGreevy, Christine Mai-Duc and Jon Schleuss, Los Angeles Times Californians face new restrictions on carrying guns, new regulations on medical marijuana, and higher pay if they earn minimum wage under laws that take effect in 2016. Parents, students, healthcare providers and anyone who gets behind the wheel of a car will see changes […]
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Sierra-at-Tahoe will host Subaru Conquer Winter Day on Jan. 9. This free event highlights an athlete signing with women’s freeski halfpipe Olympian Maddie Bowman. Bowman, 21, grew up on the South Shore and went to South Tahoe High School. She won the gold medal in women’s ski halfpipe in Sochi in 2014. Bowman will be signing autographs from […]
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A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service in Reno for the Lake Tahoe Basin for the 24-hour period starting Jan. 4 at 10pm. Heavy snow is forecast for the basin rom 1am to 6pm on Tuesday. Four to 8 inches is expected at lake level, with 8 to 15 inches […]
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Sixty-five people were evacuated from North Bowl chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort today. At 10:58am Jan. 3 an unoccupied chair on the downhill side fell from the lift. No injuries were reported. This is a fixed grip triple chair on the Nevada side of the South Shore resort. Fixed grip means the chairs are permanently […]
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By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile A federal judge has rejected the state of Wyoming’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit aimed at striking down a pair of laws that make it illegal to collect data from public lands without first gaining permission. U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl issued the order last month, finding that Wyoming’s “data […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge Coolidge When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day, Rogelio Castañeda and a very pregnant Margarita García gave a New Year’s toast with a glass of Champagne and a glass of apple cider, respectively. Three hours later, after a brief slumber, Margarita woke up in labor. The couple headed to Barton […]
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By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal Not many folks predicted that daily fantasy sports would dominate the headlines over the last half of 2015. That was before DraftKings and FanDuel blasted television audiences with commercials that had more airtime than the actual football games. Meanwhile, the business operators showed an arrogance not seen in nearly a […]
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By Kathryn Reed I love eating butternut squash. It’s peeling and cutting the raw squash that I don’t really like. But the effort, it’s so worth it. This stew is fabulous on a cold winter night. It’s hearty, filling and blends southwestern flavors into a delightful meal. It’s also fairly healthy. It would be easy to […]
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By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times With many of us contemplating marathons or other prolonged endurance events in 2016, we, our spouses and other family members most likely have wondered whether such strenuous training could be harmful to our hearts. Could any of us, in making ambitious resolutions, exercise too much? A newly published scientific […]
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According to an article in the Lodi News-Sentinel, symbols from Lake Tahoe were used by a canning company in the San Joaquin Valley in the first part of the 1900s. Mt. Tallac labels on fruit crates appeared in about 1912 by L.M. Morse, who enjoyed vacationing at Tahoe. The later Emerald Bay brand was copyrighted […]
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