Walk in the footsteps of early emigrant’s as they traversed the Sierra Nevada Mountains by participating in the 23rd annual Donner Party Hike. The hike provides people with spectacular Sierra Nevada scenery combined with interesting history. The hikes are Oct. 3-4. Participants may choose from six hikes on Saturday, and a walking tour on Sunday. All hikes offer interesting insight into […]
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By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe City Councilwoman JoAnn Conner is no longer allowed to speak to city staff. This edict came about last week after a closed session meeting in which the agenda item was the city manager’s review. City Manager Nancy Kerry told Lake Tahoe News on Monday that as a result of the review […]
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Bread and Broth 4 Kids will be having the inaugural Cram-A-Cruiser event on Sept. 26 at the Grocery Outlet located at 2358 Lake Tahoe Blvd., South Lake Tahoe. A South Lake Tahoe police cruiser will be parked in front of the store from 9am-1pm and will be stuffed full of food that will be used to […]
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Firefighters were able to contain a blaze at Northstar to one-quarter of an acre this afternoon. The cause of the Sept. 21 fire is under investigation. Lack of wind and a quick response from several agencies kept it from spreading. It burned an area between Highway 267 and Sawmill Reservoir. There was no threat to […]
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To the community, Many of you are probably aware of the female mother bear captured at Incline High School last Wednesday morning without her cub. The story has been covered by the media. There have been daily reports since Wednesday through Saturday. Unfortunately, many of the details within the reports are misleading and not truthful on […]
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By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — Wildland fires don’t discriminate by geography, but due in part to some help from Mother Nature and just plain old luck Nevada has so far avoided the carnage seen elsewhere out West this summer. For the season to date there have been 501 fires that have burned […]
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By Sandra Chereb, Las Vegas Review-Journal CARSON CITY — The ouster of the Nevada Department of Corrections director signals changes are coming to the beleaguered agency at the insistence of Gov. Brian Sandoval. The Republican governor on Sept. 14 abruptly called for the resignation of Greg Cox, saying a “change in leadership” was necessary to move […]
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By Dan Lawton, Bay Area News Group HAYWARD — A Harvard-trained lawyer and former Marine, alleged to have been the mastermind behind a cinematic kidnapping in Vallejo last spring, pleaded no contest on Friday to charges stemming from an unrelated Dublin home invasion, after first collapsing in court. Matthew Muller, 38, sat behind a dark-glass […]
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Woodward Tahoe is putting on a community day on Sept. 26. The 10am-6pm event is for kids of all ages. They will have the opportunity to to tour the Woodward indoor facility, jump in foam pits, bounce on trampolines, meet local pros Corey Duffel, Erik Roner, Tanner Fox and Martin Söderström. The cost is $10. It […]
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Austin is an active happy dog who is great with kids. He’s 2 years old, only 10 pounds, Heinz 57 mix with nice coarse fur. He’s playful and fun and loves other dogs. The county has reduced some adoption fees until Sept. 30 due to large numbers of dogs and cats in the shelter: Adult […]
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