Power lines are down across the road on Glenshire Drive in Truckee. Glenshire Drive is closed between Somerset Drive and Wellington Way. Truckee police and fire are on scene. People are asked to avoid the area on Saturday night. Those in the area may experience power outages. Liberty Energy is aware and is responding. — […]
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By Jessie Bekker, Las Vegas Review-Journal Opioid-related deaths in Nevada have decreased slightly since 2010, but the number of fatal heroin overdoses has nearly tripled since then, according to state data presented Thursday. But that pattern appears to be changing as well, as heroin-related deaths remained unchanged between 2015 and 2016 while deaths from synthetic […]
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Adrian Ballinger, a world-class mountaineer, skier, business leader, and professional speaker who lives in Olympic Valley, will share what it was like to climb Everest without oxygen. As founder and head guide of the internationally acclaimed Alpenglow Expeditions, Ballinger has helped more than 100 clients successfully summit Everest, Lhotse (the fourth tallest mountain in the […]
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Placer County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of four members and confirmation of nine proposed appointees to the new Capital Projects Advisory Committee – a 13-member group representing broad economic and geographic interests throughout eastern Placer County. The committee, co-chaired by the county and North Lake Tahoe Resort Association, will evaluate project proposals based […]
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South Lake Tahoe Mayor Wendy David’s next monthly conversation will be March 21. With her will be Development Services Department employees Kevin Fabino and John Hitchcock. Topics to start with will be housing issues, including permitting processes and the Single Room Occupancy Ordinance. The session starts at 9am at the senior center.
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The Family Caregiver Support Program of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is hosting a free Aging and Caregiving educational series in South Lake Tahoe. This series will be weekly on Mondays from 1-3pm beginning April 16 and ending May 21 at Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel. The educational series will give instruction […]
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By Ezra David Romero, Capital Public Radio Frank Gehrke trudges through snow and ice, as he’s done for nearly four decades in the Sierra Nevada. He’s one of many state workers who takes monthly snow surveys, in the same spots, to figure out how much water is in the snowpack. And this old-fashioned way of […]
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By Larry Weitzman After spending a week in the new, much improved Mitsubishi Outlander and being impressed with its polish, remarkable performance out of a 2.4L four banger, good fuel economy, good looks and excellent value, it was only understandable to want to put the smaller Outlander Sport through its paces and a thorough wringing […]
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By Jenny Kane, Reno Gazette-Journal Burning Man art started off as kitschy garage art, but it won’t go down in the annals of history as such. This week a selection of Burning Man art — from HYBYCOZO to “Maya’s Mind” by Carson City artist Mischell Riley — is on its way to the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. […]
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By Melinda Myers Do you always squeeze in an extra tomato plant, another row of beans or hill of zucchini? It seems like a good idea at the time, until they all start to produce all at once. Your family, friends and co-workers start to hide as you try to pawn off yet another bag […]
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