Health officials in El Dorado County are reminding residents and visitors that chipmunks, squirrels and other wild rodents can carry plague, and that a few simple precautions can prevent the spread of the disease. The California Department of Public Health routinely monitors rodent populations for plague activity in California and closely coordinates with county health […]
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Caltrans is advising motorists to expect delays this weekend on Highway 89 along the West Shore during the Lake Tahoe Triathlon. There are four events scheduled – a sprint course Saturday; and Olympic, half and duathlon courses Sunday. All events start from Sugar Pine Point State Park and all will use Highway 89 for the […]
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has photographic evidence of five gray wolf pups and two adults in Northern California. After trail cameras recorded a lone canid in May and July, CDFW deployed additional cameras, one of which took multiple photos showing five pups, which appear to be a few months old and others […]
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By Kathryn Reed Current and former employees of Lake Tahoe Hard Rock believe the hotel-casino is destined for failure because of the management company running the place. “It is very disappointing to see the history and potential of this property being squandered by bullies, liars and thieves with no long term commitment to or concern […]
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By Steve Teshara and Darcie Goodman Collins Decisions made in Congress over the next few months may well determine the extent to which Lake Tahoe remains blue and clear, with healthy forests, resilient watersheds, and its ecology protected from the threat of new aquatic invasive species. For two decades, the Lake Tahoe environmental improvement program […]
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By Anastacia Marx de Salcedo, Wired Cheese purists the world over exalt their mummified milk. Their silken Goudas and savory Emmentalers. Their fetid fetas and squeaky queso frescos. Their moldy Roqueforts and runny Camemberts. These disks of rotted dairy are the pinnacle of thousands of years of experimentation that began when a herdsman carrying a […]
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By Molly Hucklebridge It’s been a long day for the Primal Quest Tahoe adventure racers. Wednesday night, after a trek down Heavenly Mountain Resort and a six-mile paddle on Lake Tahoe, racers biked into the night from Cave Rock to the Tahoe Rim Trail. They checked in at Star Lake and continued on to Lover’s […]
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By Seth Borenstein, AP Federal officials say July was Earth’s hottest month on record, smashing old marks. July’s average temperature was 61.86 degrees Fahrenheit, beating the previous global mark set in 1998 and 2010 by about one-seventh of a degree. That’s a large margin for weather records. Records go back to 1880, but nine of […]
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The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center has launched a smartphone app called Citizen Science Tahoe to encourage beach-goers to let scientists know what they see. The goal is to better understand conditions around the lake. The app may be download at CitizenScienceTahoe.org. It was created by Shahzeb Khan, a UC Davis freshman studying computer science. Citizen scientists […]
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A 69-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was arrested Aug. 19 on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, oral copulation of a child under 16 years old, oral copulation of a child by force, and oral copulation of a victim with a mental disability. Bail was set at $1 million for Allan Delisle. South Lake Tahoe […]
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