By Carol Singleton Have you ever woken to the sound of a scampering animal in the ceiling above your bed or been startled by a strange scratching noise in your walls? If so, you understand the frustration of having wildlife take up residence in your home. Skunks, squirrels and raccoons are among the common culprits […]
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Updated 11:18pm: Fireworks set up on the South Shore have temporarily halted as the thunderstorm rolls through. Workers are sheltering in place and making sure the fireworks do not get wet, as well ensure they are not discharged by the lightning charges. —- The Lake Tahoe Basin and Alpine County, including the Washington Fire area, […]
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By Evangeline Elston Valhalla Tahoe has upped its game when it comes to professional technical and production staff for the 2015 Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival. For the festival to become known for excellent productions including concert sound, theater lighting, and play direction, it must have topnotch staff in place to help realize the […]
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By Kathryn Reed CARSON PASS – Wildflowers as far as the eye could see. Some are more than 5-feet-tall, others look like ground cover. The kaleidoscope of color is mesmerizing. Even in the parking lot at the Woods Lake trailhead the water is rushing and the flowers are blooming. While the lot was full, as […]
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By Don Doyle In the summer of 1861, an American diplomat in Turin, Italy, looked out the window of the U.S. legation to see hundreds of young men forming a sprawling line. Some wore red shirts, emblematic of the Garibaldini who, during their campaign in southern Italy, were known for pointing one finger in the […]
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A fire in the electrical room at Harveys has the Mountain Tower of the hotel-casino in the dark. Tahoe Douglas firefighters were able to contain the Friday night fire to the area where it started. “NV Energy is on site and people are in the dark,” Eric Guevin, fire marshal with Tahoe Douglas, told Lake […]
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By Patti Neighmond, NPR Amy Roegler and her husband, Octavio Herrera, live with their young kids, Jake and Alyssa, in Los Angeles. When it comes to pro baseball, they’re all Dodgers fans. And Jake loved balls even as a baby, Octavio says. “Meanwhile his sister, 8-year-old Alyssa, has a passion for gymnastics. She, too, was […]
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By Michael Melia, AP MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — For gamblers skilled at counting cards, it can be especially risky to play at America’s tribal casinos: Those who have gotten caught tell stories of seized winnings, wrongful detentions, or worse. Casino bosses everywhere have ways of making so-called “advantage players” feel unwelcome, regularly tossing and blacklisting them. […]
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By Anne Knowles MINDEN — The Douglas County Commission has denied another application for a solar facility in Carson Valley. Citing too many unknowns about the project, and a few surprises, the commissioners on July 2 unanimously rejected the application by Greenstone Renewables to build a 260-acre, 20 megawatt solar plant on Muller Lane. “We’re […]
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The Fourth of July parade in South Lake Tahoe starts at 10am at the recreation center on Rufus Allen Boulevard. It will go down Highway 50 to Cardinale Way’s parking lot. There are more than 30 entries. The grand marshal is John Filas, a World War II vet who served in Marine Corp.
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