Representatives from the South Shore testified before a Nevada Senate education committee today regarding the good neighbor policy that would allow some students in California and Nevada to cross the state line to attend college at in-state tuition rates. “This bill would ensure more of our children can obtain an education from an institution of […]
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By Tom Knudson, Reveal It’s not a secret that California is facing a groundwater crisis. But something else is: a vast repository of state records that scientists and water policy specialists say could dramatically improve our understanding of California’s groundwater resources if they were made public. The records are called well completion reports, or well […]
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The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man in connection with an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Incline Village this morning. At approximately 11:30am March 24 the suspect entered the Village Pharmacy on Tanager Drive and demanded an unspecified amount of pharmaceutical products. A handgun was reportedly used in the robbery. The suspect is described […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit will host an open house to discuss off-highway vehicle use on designated routes within the Lake Tahoe Basin. The meeting is April 2 from 4-7pm at the forest supervisor’s office at 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. The open house will provides an opportunity for the […]
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By Kathryn Reed UAB won’t make it to the final dance, but that’s OK. The men’s basketball team wasn’t ever expected to win its conference to advance to the NCAA tournament, let alone win a game at that tournament. It was so unexpected that the coach’s mom had to keep changing her flight – and […]
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• The Bijou Bike Park Association and South Lake Tahoe are seeking input on the Bijou Bike Park design at an April 2, 5:30pm at Bijou Elementary School, 3501 Spruce Ave. • According to FindTheHome, Alpine County reported zero car thefts in 2013. • Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District’s board is meeting March 26 from […]
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To the community, It has come to my attention that the homeowners in the Tahoe Keys area are planning to have their manmade lagoons dredged as early as this week because the drought is causing the water level to inhibit boat access. This isn’t right. The Keys have been an environmental nightmare since their beginnings […]
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By Associated Press Two leading Realtor boards have come out against future ridgeline development in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Incline Village Board of Realtors and the Tahoe Sierra Board of Realtors have adopted a joint policy to protect ridgelines from “obtrusive man-modified structures or features.” Tracy Saunders, president of the Incline Village board, said […]
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Updated March 24 7:30pm By Kathryn Reed While the lake level is said to be the same across Lake Tahoe, marinas are not allowed to dredge to the same depth. That is one of the discrepancies the Lake Tahoe Marina Association is trying to remedy. Nor are there any studies to prove a difference between […]
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By Stephen Peters The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, sounded the alarm on anti-LGBT legislation in Nevada — SB272 in the Senate and AB277 in the Assembly — that threatens jobs, the state economy, and undermines the state’s civil rights laws. The legislation would allow people to use their religion […]
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