• Employees of South Tahoe Public Utility District are making donations to Christmas Cheer and Live Violence Free this holiday season. Staff collected donations of food, toys, and more than $200 in cash for Christmas Cheer. They filled wish lists for 15 families of Live Violence Free. • Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board is […]
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Alpine Smith Inc. South Lake Tahoe is providing free snow and ice removal services to families of currently deployed military personnel as well as wounded and disabled veterans. Project EverGreen’s SnowCare for Troops program for in its fifth season. Snowplow and landscape professionals from across the country donate their services and time to ease the […]
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The Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event, North America’s largest venue for all things alpine touring, telemark and splitboard returns Jan. 10. Alpenglow Sports has once again partnered with Alpine Meadows for the 9am to 3pm event at the ski resort. Participating vendors will include DPS, Dynafit, G3, Scarpa, NTN, Salomon, K2, Scott, Marker, Volkl, Twenty-Two […]
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By Patti Neighmond, NPR When it comes to teenage drinking, the typical venue is a party — where some teens play drinking games and binge. It may surprise you to learn that the majority of parents are aware that alcohol is flowing at these events. On any given weekend, some teenagers receive three to four […]
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By Eli Segall, Las Vegas Sun Mortgage fraud is rising nationally and remains more active in Nevada than in almost every other state, a report shows. Some 74 percent of U.S. home loans last year involved some kind of fraud or misrepresentation on the application, up from 69 percent in 2012 and 61 percent in […]
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By Larry Weitzman Mazda has always made edgy, tight cars with class leading performance and handling. And with the all-new Mazda 3, Mazda has now combined those two qualities with class leading design. While not the most powerful compact car, the 2.5L Mazda 3 now provides the best balance of performance and fuel economy of […]
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By Kathryn Reed Plans are drawn, permits are being sought and the construction bid process is under way for what will be a memorial at Happy Homestead Cemetery for veterans and public safety. “We are trying to make it as good as Arlington or better,” cemetery manager Mike Warren told Lake Tahoe News. It will […]
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By Marcos Breton, Sacramento Bee Why even seek the death penalty when it hasn’t been implemented in California in nearly a decade and when Democrats who rule the state allow it to linger in perpetual limbo? Jan Scully, the outgoing district attorney for Sacramento, answered the question without a hint of cynicism on Tuesday – […]
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By Amanda MacMilian, Outside Enjoy that fruitcake. There’s nothing wrong with athletes gaining a few pounds over the holidays. In fact, for someone like a runner who’s been competing at race weight, it’s healthy to bulk up a bit during off-season. “This can be a great time to work on your strength and your endurance […]
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A Truckee eighth-grader was stopped Tuesday morning by police officers when he got off the bus at school because they had been tipped that the youth had a gun in his backpack. “(The 14-year-old) had brought a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun to the campus (Monday) during school hours. The student had the handgun in his backpack […]
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