Snow conditions have forced the cancellation of two competitions as Squaw Valley in March. The ski cross and snowboardcross World Cup scheduled for March 4-8 at Squaw Valley is off the calendar as is the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s Hole Shot NorAm and U.S. Revolution Tour ski cross and snowboardcross scheduled for March 9-13. Even […]
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By Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg About once a week the phone rings at the Dill Pickle Food Co-op in Chicago’s artsy Logan Square neighborhood with the same question: Got milk? Organic, to be exact. “I’ll have people call up and say, hey, I know the truck’s coming on Tuesday, can you put aside three half-gallons?” said […]
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By Guy Clifton, Reno Gazette-Journal Carl Lackey doesn’t go anywhere without his Rooster. That includes trucks, ATVs, helicopters, ski lifts, classrooms and everywhere else Lackey’s job as a bear biologist with the Nevada Department of Wildlife takes him. Rooster is Lackey’s 10-year-old Karelian Bear Dog, who – when he isn’t being a slightly oversized lap […]
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To the community, Well, there’s some good news and some bad news regarding the sprawling Martis Valley West project. The good news? East West Partners currently does not plan to build 112 luxury lodges in a gated community atop an undeveloped ridgeline at Lake Tahoe. The bad? The Martis Valley West project is still atop […]
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A Brush with Kindness program is available for qualified low income homeowners in South Lake Tahoe. Volunteers work to improve the condition of homes by painting, landscaping and providing minor exterior repairs at a minimum charge or no cost to homeowners who would be unable to complete the work on their own. Applications are being […]
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• On March 12 at 3pm there will be a public hearing before the South Lake Tahoe Planning Commission regarding Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care’s new headquarters to be built on Al Tahoe Boulevard near Pioneer Trail. The meeting is at Lake Tahoe Airport. Comments on the negative mitigation declaration are being taken until March 10 […]
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By Eric Tucker, AP WASHINGTON — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting “hard truths” that its citizens and police must confront, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday. Comey used a speech at Georgetown University to offer his most expansive take on a debate that has […]
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Between now and Feb. 23, Nevada’s Joining Forces law enforcement team will be cracking down on distracted drivers throughout the state. Nevada’s ban on handheld devices while driving went into effect three years ago and still law enforcement continues to spot and cite offenders every day. The law was enacted because of the more than 3,500 distraction-related […]
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The seventh annual Cowboy Mardi Gras fundraiser benefitting Austin’s House is Feb. 27 at the Carson Valley Inn from 6-10pm. The party atmosphere will be like Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. Carson City Toyota Scion donated $4,000 to sponsor the fundraiser. The Cowboy Mardi Gras starts at 6pm with a cocktail hour. […]
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A federal grand jury on Feb. 12 indicted former South Lake Tahoe fire Capt. Mark WyGant on six counts regarding child pornography. The 44-year-old faces charges of sexual exploitation and attempted sexual exploitation of minors. WyGant remains in custody in Sacramento where he has been since being arrested Jan. 29. According to court documents, WyGant […]
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