South Lake Tahoe Police Department is reporting fewer arrests this New Year’s period compared to a year ago. No arrests were made in the state line area. From 12:01am Dec. 31 to noon Jan. 1, officers made nine arrests throughout the city. There were 17 arrests during this same time period last year. Consistent with prior years, the majority of […]
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Tahoe Donner Cross Country Ski Area will host its inaugural Winter Festival on Jan. 24. The Tahoe Donner team will introduce participants to the world of Nordic sports and snowshoeing, complete with demonstrations, free equipment demos, discount skiing and live entertainment. All festival-goers will be treated to: · Discounted trail passes to explore up to 100 […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal For people who love dogs and the Sierra Nevada backcountry it’s tough to imagine a better day than what Don and Polly Triplat planned for one Sunday. The Truckee couple, two friends and their dog, Scarlet, would spend the day skiing, relaxing and enjoying solitude and views of Lake Tahoe […]
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By Thomas W. Laqueur Almost 3,000 migrants have drowned this year trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe. Many of their bodies have washed ashore without names. These are bodies of people whose loved ones will never know their fates; they are bodies bereft of the most fundamental attribute of cultural belonging. […]
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By Scott Smith, AP A canal that delivers vital water supplies from Northern California to Southern California is sinking in places. So are stretches of a riverbed undergoing historic restoration. On farms, well casings pop up like mushrooms as the ground around them drops. Four years of drought and heavy reliance on pumping of groundwater […]
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By Kristen Wyatt, AP DENVER — Snoop Dogg has his own line of marijuana. So does Willie Nelson. Melissa Etheridge has a marijuana-infused wine. As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the black market and starts looking like a mainstream industry, there’s a scramble to brand and trademark pot products. The celebrity endorsements are just […]
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By Jacob Pramuk, CNBC States should take action to regulate drones when federal rules fail to address their concerns, one California lawmaker said this week. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration opened its consumer drone registry to keep track of the devices amid some potentially hazardous flights. While the agency has previously set other guidelines […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – For those who came to the South Shore to party in the streets, the experience may have been a bit anticlimactic on New Year’s Eve. It took coaxing from less than a handful of instigators to get the crowds that had been pouring out of the Stateline casinos into the […]
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The Jan. 14 Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce mixer is all about raising money for Bread & Broth and Christmas Cheer The 5:30-8:30pm event is at the Riva Grill in South Lake Tahoe. Guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to receive additional raffle tickets. The cost is $20 for members, $30 for non-members; […]
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By Mike Higdon, Reno Gazette-Journal The Douglass-Frey Ranch, home of Churchill Vineyards and Frey Ranch Estate Distillery in Fallon, was added to the National Register of Historic Places last month. The National Register is the nation’s official list of properties worthy of preservation. The Douglass Mansion, the centerpiece of the ranch, was designed by Nevada-architect Frederick […]
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