By Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times For many people, working out and alcohol are closely linked. Sports teams and training partners celebrate victories, bemoan defeats or mark the end of training sessions with a beer or three. Beer, in fact, provides a substantial portion of some exercisers’ fluid intake after workouts. But whether exercise encourages […]
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The El Dorado County Public Defender’s Office is putting on a Clean Slate Clinic on Jan. 18. Anyone who was convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in El Dorado County more than one year ago that resulted in jail time, alternative sentencing, or probation may be eligible to file a petition for an expungement. The clinic […]
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· UNR journalism students created the Nevada Department of Transportation’s new logo. · Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers has been recertified as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary golf course. · Bill Jensen, one time president of Northstar and Sierra ski resorts, is now CEO of Telluride in Colorado. · South Tahoe High grad Todd Moss […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV Many believe the sky is the limit for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology, including in Northern Nevada, where drones are being tested. Warren Rapp is the Business Director of Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovative Center. He says using UAVs in search and rescue missions would be a huge step for law enforcement […]
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There was no reportable action from today’s emergency South Lake Tahoe City Council meeting. They were meeting Dec. 11 to discuss the suit filed by fellow Councilwoman JoAnn Conner regarding her censure and ban from talking to city staff. Mayor Wendy David after the nearly three-hour meeting told Lake Tahoe News, “There was not reportable […]
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By Robert Rodriguez, Fresno Bee Farmers are no strangers to struggle or drought. But this four-year drought is different than others, they say. It’s more widespread, touching nearly everyone who turns on the tap or starts an irrigation pump. This past summer, wells dried up and farmland sat idle. The drought also came to mean […]
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The Holiday in History open house is Dec. 19 from 11am-7:30pm. From 11am-5pm children will be able to call the North Pole. There will be tours of the 1930s-era log cabin. Music begins at 5pm, along with the lighting of the Christmas tree and menorah. The museum is at 3058 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe.
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By Howard Mintz, San Jose Mercury News Backed by a conservative legal group, a San Jose couple has taken their six-year feud with Lake Tahoe regional planners to federal court, arguing that a policy keeping them from building a house for their elderly mothers on vacant property is unconstitutional. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in […]
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By J.D. Morris, Las Vegas Sun Congressional lawmakers took another intense look Wednesday at a controversial bill that would ban online gaming, including in Nevada and the other two states where it is already legal. The bill was discussed in a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing that focused largely on the legal […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the Placer County Board of Supervisors this week and is reprinted with permission. To the Placer County Board of Supervisors, We are local businesses and nonprofit organizations writing to encourage responsible decision-making for Squaw Valley and the Tahoe-Truckee region. Each of us shares a deep commitment to the […]
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