Updated 2:26pm: A 61-year-old South Lake Tahoe man was accidentally run over by a neighbor early Tuesday morning. James Gregory Greenwood was pronounced dead at the scene. He lived with his 90-year-old father on 13th Street. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. It’s possible he had died prior to […]
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By Alex Brown, Sierra I’m climbing the western flank of Mt. Washington, a jutting outpost of volcanic rock in the Oregon Cascades, when I hear the all-too-familiar thrum of helicopter blades. Nearly four months into my through-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I’ve come to associate the sound with bad news. In Southern California, rotors […]
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The Nevada Board of Museums and History this week gave final approval to list two Carson Valley properties on the state Register of Historic Places. The Wilhelm and William Lampe Ranch and the Louis and Elmer Stodieck Ranch reflect the tradition of agriculture and ranching in Carson Valley, and the strong connection the valley has […]
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Alterra Mountain Company, parent firm of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, plans to spend more than half a billion dollars over the next five years, with $130 million in improvements for winter 2018-19. However, no money has been allocated for the Tahoe resorts for next season. At Mammoth, Canyon Lodge sees 60 percent of the […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories about the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s fire safety is lacking. That’s what the fire chief says. “The city had set a goal of a response for 90 percent of all calls in four minutes or less. We meet that […]
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By Joe Mathews Is California becoming another Taiwan? Taiwan is an independent nation—in its ambitions, its economy, its democracy. But many countries refuse to recognize it as a separate nation, deferring to mainland China, which claims Taiwan as a possession and responds with threats whenever Taiwan goes its own way. California shares some aspects of […]
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· The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on March 13 are expected to vote whether to add Barton Health to the Cal-Tahoe board of directors, which oversees the ambulance service on the South Shore. · The Diamond Peak Uphill/Downhill Dash is being expanded into a full weekend of fun, March 30-April 1. Race to […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News California’s water conservation habits, refined and improved over five years of drought, are quickly evaporating. For the seventh time in the last eight months, the amount of water saved by urban Californians has declined, according to new data from the State Water Resources Control Board. In other words, lawn […]
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A Tahoe Vista man was arrested Saturday on charges of battery on police officer, drug possession and trafficking. The incident started March 10 at 10:45pm when a Washoe County sheriff’s deputy initiated a traffic stop on Tahoe Boulevard near Winding Way in Incline Village. “The passenger of the vehicle provided the deputy with a fictitious […]
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By Kathryn Reed It always amazes me – in a bad way – how few restaurants have a vegetarian sandwich. Even more rare is a hot veggie sandwich. Usually I think of sandwiches more as summer food. But every now and then I have a hankering for one. A food processor would work best to […]
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