By Jimmy Tobias, Outside In 2012, 59-year-old Ed Bacon attempted a solo hike through New Hampshire’s White Mountains. While in the backcountry, on a windy, rain-drenched day, he tried to jump onto a rocky ledge, dislocated his artificial hip and found himself incapacitated in the wilderness. He was stuck, so he did what you’re supposed […]
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A Kings Beach man now holds the record for the fastest time to complete the Tahoe Rim Trail without support. Mike Tebbutt, 44, started from the Brockway trailhead on June 25. He returned there 54 hours and 17 minutes later. The previous record of 58 hours, 43 minutes was set in 2013 by J.B. Benna. […]
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By Alison Griswold, Slate In mid-June, Amanda Hite, president and chief operating officer of Smith Travel Research, delivered some exciting news at an annual hospitality conference in New York: U.S. hotels were killing it. For the 12 months ending in April, hoteliers had hit all-time highs in occupancy, average daily room rates, and the […]
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To the community, About 15 years ago, several ladies from Zephyr Heights began a social gathering once a month to share friendships over breakfast. Every third Monday of the month, 10-12 ladies ranging in age from their 30s to 92 share family happenings, celebrate successes and support each other when needed. One of the approximately […]
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By Kim Komando, USA Today There are plenty of reasons to rent a car, from leaving an unreliable car behind on a vacation to getting around on a business trip. But there’s a real hidden danger when doing so that you may not even realize — one that potentially puts you and your family at […]
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By Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle It was close to midnight at remote Richardson Lake near Tahoe when Tony Rowell looked up from his campsite to see a meteor streak across the night sky, then explode into three pieces. “As a kid out camping, seeing shooting stars was always one of my favorite parts of […]
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Bridget is a 3-year-old Dachshund-beagle mix. She is house trained and has good manners, and she walks nicely on the leash. Plus, she does well with other dogs. Bridget was left in a shopping cart at a store with a note saying she is good with kids and needs a new home. Bridget is spayed, […]
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By Kathryn Reed By the end of 2016, there could be two new ball fields in South Lake Tahoe – and not a dime of additional taxpayer money is needed to build them. Designs are such that the fields could be used for football, soccer or baseball – just not all at the same time. […]
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By Jason Sokol Jackie Robinson’s story brings together two American obsessions: sports and freedom. This is why we never tire of his tale. Yet in the way that the story has been handed down, it masks as much about our national identity as it illuminates. The story of Robinson’s breakthrough often comes in the language […]
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By Roger Yu, USA Today Americans’ support for the First Amendment rebounded strongly over the past year, a new study says. Three-quarters of Americans say it “does not go too far” in ensuring Americans’ freedom. That’s a jump from 57% last year after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 stirred public debate about the role […]
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