By Jane E. Brody, Washington Post In the more than half a century that I’ve been writing about nutrition and health, I’ve witnessed many attempts to inform and improve the American diet, all the while watching young and old alike ignore sound nutritional advice and grow fatter and fatter. Of course, individuals are not entirely […]
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By Emma Brown, Washington Post Julie Lythcott-Haims noticed a disturbing trend during her decade as a dean of freshmen at Stanford University. Incoming students were brilliant and accomplished and virtually flawless, on paper. But with each year, more of them seemed incapable of taking care of themselves. At the same time, parents were becoming more and more […]
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By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNNMoney Every year, police officers seize tens of thousands of rifles, shotguns, machine guns and other firearms from criminals across the country. While many agencies destroy these weapons, a growing number of police departments are selling them instead. And it’s not always by choice. Since 2009, at least 11 […]
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By Jason Samenow, Washington Post Planet Earth is on a high temperature record-breaking tear this year, which shows no sign of relenting. 2015 is, by far, on track to become the warmest year in recorded history. NOAA reports this week the globally-averaged temperature for September 2015 was the warmest of all previous Septembers on record, […]
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· Northstar ski resort expects to open Nov. 20. · Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley is skipping the 2015-16 Audi FIS Ski World Cup opener this weekend in Soelden, Austria, to continue resting a nagging hip injury. · The U.S. Grand Prix, the longest running winter action sports tour, returns to Mammoth Mountain Jan. 21-24. · Diamond […]
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Mount Rose Ski Resort is on pace to be the first Lake Tahoe area ski resort to open for the season. A countdown clock is on the resort’s website. Oct. 30 is the projected first day. The resort has been able to make snow overnight with the temps in the low 30s. Last weekend’s rains […]
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South Lake Tahoe is selling coverage to Barton Health for the Robert Maloff Center of Excellence. The facility will be a two-story health and sports performance center just behind Barton Memorial Hospital near the emergency room, along with a three-story free standing garage. It is expected to open in 2017. The city has nearly 200,000-square-feet […]
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Comments are being taken on the draft initial study and mitigated negative declaration and notice for the South Lake Tahoe Recreation Master Plan. The plan is a coordinated effort between the city and El Dorado County to enhance recreation facilities and services. Comments will be taken through Nov. 20. The documents are available online. The Planning Commission […]
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By Kathryn Reed Expect snow in May 2016 – Amgen’s Tour of California bike race is coming back to Lake Tahoe. The men and women will be riding on the same day – May 19. The women’s stage 1 will start and finish at Heavenly Mountain Resort, and the men will complete stage 5 at […]
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By Paul Nelson, KTVN-TV The water level at Lake Tahoe has slowly dropped, after four years of below-average winters. The lake’s elevation is 1.13 feet below its natural rim of 6,223 feet above sea level. “The Truckee River stopped flowing towards Reno about a year ago,” Madonna Dunbar, Tahoe Water Supplier Association Executive Director said. […]
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