Tahoe Improv Players are returning for the 25th year of comedy. The first show of 2018 will be March 16 at Lake Tahoe Golf Course in Meyers. Doors open at 7pm, show is at 7:30pm. The $15 tickets are available online. The shows are appropriate for all ages. Six players of the original cast members […]
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By Todd Prince, Las Vegas Review-Journal Former clients of Bettor Investments, one of the first sports betting mutual funds in Nevada, are accusing its founder of going “radio silent” and not responding to requests to return their money. Nine clients said Reno-based Matt Stuart has not responded to emails and calls to pay back promissory […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal In late February of 1991, the snowpack in the Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Carson and Walker basins was about 16 to 20 percent of normal. By April 1, after a month of seemingly non-stop snowstorms, the snowpack recovered to as much as 80 percent of normal in some places. When looking […]
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Police officers say the death of a South Lake Tahoe man found on a local sidewalk Sunday is not suspicious. An autopsy on Douglas Knapp, 55, is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. His body was found about 6:45am Feb. 25 on Emerald Bay Road in front of Enchanted Florist. Overnight temperatures have […]
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will be accepting project nominations for its annual Best in Basin awards through March 31. TRPA created the awards program as a way to recognize projects that demonstrate exceptional planning and design and compatibility with Lake Tahoe’s environment and communities. The program has five award categories for projects completed in 2017: […]
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Frankie is an 8-month-old Catahoula leopard dog mix. He is an energetic and skinny puppy, and would benefit from some training. He prefers girl dogs to boys, and would probably chase cats. Frankie had an injury on his hip that is still healing, but he has been checked by the vet and it should heal […]
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By Sherri Eng As the state recovers from devastating fires in the north and south, a team of California-based scientists is taking a deeper look at forest resilience in the face of future fires. A collaborative team of multidisciplinary researchers from the California Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station […]
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By Randy Moore Last year, more than 1,500 wildfires burned over 640,000 acres on National Forest System lands in California, including the Thomas Fire, the largest fire in California’s recorded history. The surrounding communities are still dealing with damage from debris flows caused by a charred and barren landscape that no longer has the protection […]
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By Michael Rubinkam, AP A library without books? Not quite, but as students abandon the stacks in favor of online reference material, university libraries are unloading millions of unread volumes in a nationwide purge that has some print-loving scholars deeply unsettled. Libraries are putting books in storage, contracting with resellers or simply recycling them. An […]
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By Joe Hart, KRNV-TV As sound walls go, the new one on the south end of the Carson City freeway is impressive. It stretches for roughly half a mile and is decorated with artwork to make it aesthetically pleasing. Construction costs came in just shy of $1 million. The wall borders the southern stretch of […]
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