By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Even without a family history or other factors, nearly 13 of out every 100 women will get breast cancer. While family history is the No. 1 risk factor, 85 percent of breast cancer cases involve people with no family history. The good news is the number of people diagnosed with […]
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By Larry Weitzman El Dorado County CAO Larry Combs, wrote a letter to El Dorado Hills Fire Chief Dave Roberts on Oct. 8 informing Roberts that Board of Supervisors resolution 064-2014 had “errors of a technical nature that occurred in the adoption of the transfer.” What happened is that EDH Fire District through this resolution […]
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By Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle The health of obese kids can rapidly and dramatically improve just by taking sugar out of their diet for less than 10 days, a new study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Touro University in Vallejo has found. The researchers put 43 children and teenagers on a nine-day […]
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· An indoor pickleball court will be installed at the South Tahoe Recreation Center later this month. · The 17th annual Tahoe Cross Country Ski Swap is Nov. 14 from 10am-3pm. Register sale equipment Nov. 13 from 3-8pm. For more info, call 530.583.5475. · Placer County anticipates the final environmental impact report for the Village at Squaw Valley […]
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North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations over the next few weeks in various locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Operations may take place near Incline Village, Meyers and Zephyr Cove Park. Operations will continue as conditions allow. Smoke from prescribed fire operations […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal Opponents of coyote-hunting contests are trying once again to ban the practice in Nevada. Four critics of what they describe as “gratuitous slaughter” have petitioned the Nevada Wildlife Commission to outlaw a controversial practice that gives cash or other awards to hunters who kill the most coyotes during so-called “coyote […]
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By Meredith Carey, Conde Nast Traveler We celebrated when science confirmed our belief that Oreos are addictive. But with this month’s announcement that cheese is as addictive as drugs, we’re shamelessly scarfing down pizza left and right. A study from the University of Michigan stated that there’s a scientific reason that pizza was found to […]
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The Turkey Trot Fun Run will be Nov. 21 at Bijou Community Park in South Lake Tahoe. It will begin at 10am. Participants are encouraged to dress in Thanksgiving attire. Prizes will be given for best costume and most ridiculous costume. For more information or to register, go online.
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By Conor Gearin, NOVA Next Forestry managers face what seems like an unavoidable tradeoff. Controlled burns in Western forests reduce the risk of wildfire but release carbon dioxide, contributing to climate change. But a team of ecologists recently showed that controlled burns can actually benefit the climate in the long term. Since the 1960s, attempts […]
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By Reno Gazette-Journal CARSON CITY – A report card from the conservative Nevada Policy Research Institute gave failing grades to Gov. Brian Sandoval and moderate GOP lawmakers who helped pass a $1.1 billion tax package, contending Republicans squandered their time in power and failed to shake things up. The think tank issued the grades on […]
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