Expect the temperatures to drop and the snow to fall in Lake Tahoe on April 24. A cold front will descend upon the basin Friday night and into Saturday. Six to 12 inches is expected at 6,500 feet, with several inches possible down to 5,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. Precipitation […]
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To the community, Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority, El Dorado County, South Tahoe Alliance of Resorts and Sacramento International Airport would like to thank all of the attendees of Tuesday’s Tourism Forum at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. Over 100 people attended to get more information on upcoming recreation […]
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By Kathryn Reed KINGS BEACH – Construction on a multi-million electrical upgrade of Liberty Utilities lines in the North Shore-Truckee area is expected to start this summer. There was a brief tense moment Thursday morning at the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board when it looked like the project was not going to be approved. […]
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By Kathryn Reed Just when I thought soup season was gone, the temps dropped. Oh, darn. This concoction had me cooking with two ingredients I had never used before – parsnip and barley. I have to admit I didn’t even know what a parsnip looked like. It resembles a carrot, but is wider and white. […]
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By Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle El Niño has been a sore subject for Californians lately. The event, which involves the warming of tropical waters in the Pacific and can hold the promise of rain for the West Coast, was predicted to take hold last fall — possibly in great force. That forecast fizzled, however, […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Being underwater on your mortgage doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll lose your house to lenders. But more often than not, it does in Nevada, a new report shows. An estimated 55 percent of properties statewide in some stage of the foreclosure process also were heavily underwater in the first quarter, […]
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The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency on April 23 approved the permit for the new home of the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care facility. Preliminary work like cleaning up the lot started earlier this month on the new home for Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care. Turner and Associates employees surveyed the property and placed stakes showing the outlines of […]
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There will be an open house May 6 regarding the Meyers Area Plan. El Dorado County Supervisor Brian Veerkamp, who is Meyers’ voice because Supervisor Sue Novasel has a conflict, will talk about the plan before the break-out sessions begin. The board plans to have a workshop in June or July to discuss initiating environmental […]
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When you leave your children in the care of a babysitter, take time to cue the babysitter to your family’s escape plan. Discuss the floor plan of your house, and leave the phone number where you can be reached. Explain the family fire safety plans to your babysitter. If the smoke detector sounds, nobody should […]
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By News 10 Officials are looking for a parolee at large who is described as a violent sex offender. The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office said Jaime Lynn Olson, 36, violated her parole and failed to register as a sex offender. Investigator Dave Stevenson said Olson frequents South Lake Tahoe, where the crime originally […]
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