South Lake Tahoe police officers are looking for a person who has been performing basic dental work without a proper dental office or license, and doing so in kitchen. Officers said it appears this is a cash business that preys on the vulnerabilities of the poor. Two local dentists told police that people have needed […]
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· The Tahoe Rim Trail Association has added transit info to its website. · Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s draft Active Transportation Plan will be released for a 30-day public comment period on Jan. 15. · Jan Garcia has been hired as human resources director at Lake Tahoe Hard Rock. · Sierra Nevada College’s annual winter concert […]
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By Joe Jackson, Outside When layering for snowy adventures, think about quality as well as quantity. Start with the three-layer principle: up top, you’ll want a form-fitting baselayer, a warm-breathable midlayer, and waterproof outerwear. The logic is simple. If you’re active, sweat is the enemy. Soak yourself and you’re going to get cold no matter […]
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By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Imagination, creativity and artistry come together to capture the holiday spirit in mostly untraditional ways at the Barton Foundation’s Festival of Tree and Lights. This is because these are no ordinary evergreens. Eleven trees have either been ornately or whimsically transformed from a barren (fake) conifer into a one-of-a-kind […]
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By Gregory Rodriguez A terrorist attack on a familiar city can inspire a response among global observers not unlike that of motorists passing by a horrible car accident. We slow down to look, to try to understand what happened, see who was hurt, and wonder about the fate of the fallen. It isn’t blood and gore […]
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By Roberto A. Ferdman, Washington Post Look around you, and you’ll likely notice a sea of different outfits. You might see similar articles of clothing — even the same ones — worn by different people, but rarely do you find two pairings of tops, bottoms, shoes, and accessories that are exactly alike. That wasn’t always the case, […]
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A dead bear was found in Meyers on Dec. 2. The cause of death is unknown. The 2- or 3-year-old cub was not moving behind the house where it was located. “We did not notice anything that resembled foul play. No blood, no gunshot wounds that we could see, just dead,” Tom Millham with Lake […]
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By Kyle Roerink, Las Vegas Sun The state’s largest power utility wants to add more solar to its portfolio. NV Energy, which serves more than 1 million customers throughout Nevada, filed an application on Monday with the Public Utilities Commission to buy power from projects currently being developed by First Solar and SunPower in Clark […]
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By Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic This year’s hurricane season is winding down. And as meteorologists predicted, there was above average activity in the eastern and central Pacific and less than usual in the Atlantic. The reason, also as predicted: a strong El Niño. El Niño may have also contributed to October 2015 being the […]
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The following is the schedule for South Lake Tahoe Fire Department’s Christmas engine. Dates, times, and areas are all subject to change due to any weather or emergency situation. The engine leaves Station 2 at 5pm. Dec. 10 — Tahoe Keys/Venice Dec. 11 — Glenwood Dec. 12– Tahoe Keys Boulevard/State streets Dec. 13 — South Y/Tata Dec. 14 […]
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