By Bill Theobald, Reno Gazette-Journal WASHINGTON – Six Reno-area hospitals are among 20 Nevada hospitals that will lose some federal funding this year because too many of their elderly Medicare patients were readmitted within 30 days of being discharged. This is the third year for the penalty program, which was created as part of the […]
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A man attempting to cross Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe was killed Friday night. The name of the 44-year-old victim is not being released pending notification of family. A South Lake Tahoe police officer told Lake Tahoe News the Stateline resident was walking from between two parked cars near Larch Avenue into the traffic […]
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Most businesses in Truckee passed the test when it came to whether they would sell alcohol to a minor. Truckee police officers on Feb. 12 conducted a minor decoy program with 17-year-olds. “Our goal is to stop the accessibility of alcohol to minors and hopefully to greatly reduce underage drinking. It is not to trick […]
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It’s shorts weather in Lake Tahoe and it’s going to stay that way through the weekend. South Lake Tahoe hit a record high on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, and is likely to do so Valentine’s Day. The mercury soared to 61 on Thursday, with the old record being 58 set just last year. On […]
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By USSA With only a few days left in the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, spring-like temperatures and a slick, fast course made for a men’s giant slalom to remember. When it was all said and done, Ted Ligety (Park City) won the event in historic and thrilling fashion in front of the home […]
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Former South Lake Tahoe fire Capt. Mark WyGant pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court to charges related to child pornography. The 44-year-old Chico resident faces six charges involving sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of minors. Days after his Jan. 29 arrest he resigned from the department. A thumb drive with thousands of […]
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Hundreds of people are expected to line the pier and deck at Gar Woods Grill & Pier on Feb. 28 to watch the annual Polar Bear Swim. The event is part of the annual North Lake Tahoe SnowFest. Participants swim approximately 250 yards in 39-degree water. Hot Tubs, complimentary appetizers and raffle prizes have been […]
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By Ashley Cullins, KRNV-TV It’s currently illegal for commercial wineries to run in Washoe and Clark counties, but an Assembly bill could change that this session. “There’s already a small wine industry with Churchill Vineyards and Tahoe Ridge in the North and then there’s some wineries in Pahrump,” said Dennis Eckmeyer, president of the Nevada […]
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By Darryl Fears, Washington Post The long and severe drought in the U.S. Southwest pales in comparison with what’s coming: a “megadrought” that will grip that region and the central plains later this century and probably stay there for decades, a new study says. Thirty-five years from now, if the current pace of climate change […]
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• A workshop Feb. 17 by the South Lake City Council regarding vacation rentals could affect those who use Airbnb. The meeting starts at 9am at Lake Tahoe Airport. • Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty purchased the Tahoe City, Truckee and Incline Village branches of Better Homes & Gardens. • Brad Trexell, a former Opera Colorado […]
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