By Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post First it was blueberries. Then the tart, deep red seeds of pomegranates. Now it’s avocado’s turn in the spotlight. Long revered as a superfood with good vitamin and fat content, the fleshy green fruit is being used in the development of a drug that researchers hope will one day be able […]
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By Renee Lewis, Aljazeera America In over half of the world’s largest aquifers, water is being drawn faster than it is being replenished, while some of those wellsprings may be much smaller than previously assumed, according to two studies released on Tuesday. As climate change and population growth increasingly stress the world’s water supplies, understanding how much […]
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By Jennifer Robison, Las Vegas Review-Journal If your mortgage is mired in a years-long default process, the bank may be finally coming for you. A report from a national real estate research firm shows Nevada lenders stepped up foreclosure activity in May, including big jumps in bank-owned foreclosure sales, or completions. Banks sold 775 repossessed […]
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Thinning of trees for fuels reduction and forest health has resumed on approximately 340 acres of National Forest System lands on the east side of Highway 267 north of Speckled Avenue above Kings Beach. The Forest Service will close the area from 7am-6pm daily through Oct. 15 for public safety due to heavy equipment operations […]
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By Michael Doyle, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — California water bills continue to fill the Capitol Hill hopper, and now one comes with a new twist. It’s crowd-sourcing drought solutions, in a long-shot bid to break a congressional stalemate. On Wednesday, House Democrats from Northern California who have complained about being shut out of drought […]
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To the community, To anyone in attendance at the City Council meeting regarding vacation rentals, I want to sincerely apologize for my losing control of my emotions and inappropriate behavior at the public meeting. Jim Morris, Lake Tahoe Accommodations
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· The fourth season of Live at Lakeview begins June 25 at 4:30pm and goes to 8:30pm. Making their Lake Tahoe debuts are the Raymond Victor Band and Jonny Gold Trio. · The Free Little Library on Sacramento and San Francisco avenues in South Lake Tahoe keeps getting robbed. It was cleaned out twice. · […]
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The second annual International Lake Tahoe Outrigger Challenge is July 18-19. The races will start and end at El Dorado Beach in South Lake Tahoe. That Saturday will feature the keiki (juniors) 4-mile race, the novice 6-mile race and the women’s, coed and men’s 10-mile races. It is considered a spectator-friendly venue. The Waterman’s Challenge is […]
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By Aimee Picci, MoneyWatch School meals are designed to be both nutritious for students and easy on their families’ pocketbooks. Yet while some school lunches might get an “A” on providing essential nutrients, they appear to be receiving a flunking grade for affordability. The issue of school meal prices came to the forefront when a […]
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By Ann Harmon Drought? Never mind, the Tahoe basin hasn’t a problem. People who live here, people who visit, they’ll have plenty of water with Lake Tahoe nearby. But doesn’t a drought mean its forests are drying out, that many trees will die? Well, sure, but fire fighters and equipment are great these days. Tahoe will […]
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