By Julie Cart, CalMatters Dave Kinateder has a keen eye for trees. But when Kinateder, a fire ecologist in the Plumas National Forest, surveys a hillside lush with pines, he doesn’t see abundance or the glory of nature’s bounty. He sees a disaster-in-waiting. “It’s a ticking time bomb,” he said, gazing across the dense, green […]
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By Associated Press Gas prices at Nevada pumps have hit the $3 mark for the first time in 2.5 years. AAA Nevada reported Monday that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline statewide is exactly $3. Read the whole story
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By Jeffrey McKay Sex trafficking is a topic that has received much attention over the past few years, both locally and nationally. You may hear it discussed in the news or on social media using terms such as human trafficking, domestic minor sex trafficking, online sexual exploitation, or commercial sexual exploitation. No matter what description […]
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By Zachary Child Low back pain is one of the most common conditions that afflicts adults. In fact, experts estimate that 80 to 100 percent of adult Americans will have at least one severe episode of low back pain in their lives. To some degree, back pain is a normal process of aging. Like gray […]
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By Kathryn Reed Prevention can save lives, especially when it comes to drug use and school violence. Once a year sixth-graders on the South Shore participate in the Drug Store Project. Today is that day. It’s one of the few proactive educational pieces left for Lake Tahoe Unified School District students to participate in. “Regardless […]
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By Christian B. Miller, The Conversation As Americans begrudgingly work through their taxes this year, many could be facing a moral struggle about whether to be honest or not. They might be thinking about exaggerating that donation to Goodwill, or not reporting that side job, among other things. It is true that each year many […]
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By Alex Hall Katharine and Davis Reich, Los Angeles Times Although recent storms have dumped heavy snow across the Sierra Nevada, the April 2 snowpack measurement showed that it is still well below average. Last week, the Sierra-wide reading put the total snowpack at 15.8 inches of water content, or 43 percent below normal. Here’s […]
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Liberty Utilities customers will definitely see rates go down starting May 1, but they may also go back up. The 4.5 percent reduction starting in a month is a result of fuel costs going down. However, the company that services the California side of the basin, Truckee and Alpine County in March asked the California […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal During the late afternoon hours of March 4 there was no reason to think Olga Perkovic and her son, Aaron, were in any danger. Perkovic, 50, a lifelong skier, and Aaron, 10, a member of the Kirkwood JETS ski team, had just spent the day doing what they loved at […]
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· Here are the El Dorado-Tahoe and Sierra roadwork schedules from Caltrans for the week. · Zephyr Cove Library on April 11 at 4pm will be showing “Gnomeo & Juliet” (rated G). The movie and popcorn are free. · The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is organizing a chapter in the South Lake Tahoe area. […]
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