A Stateline murder case is taking a back seat to the defendant’s immigration case that will be heard in federal court. Jose Rodriguez-Quezada, 44, is accused of fatally stabbing Kevin Edwards, 56, of Reno in October in a hotel room at the Hard Rock. A jury on Sept. 25 is scheduled to begin hearing the […]
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is looking for hard-working, dedicated volunteers who love working outdoors, educating wilderness visitors, performing monitoring or administrative duties and are interested in preserving Desolation Wilderness. There will be an informational open house on March 15, 5-7pm and March 17, 9:30-11:30am at the USFS office, 35 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe. […]
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Updated 11:15am: By Kathryn Reed Former El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Steve Bailey faces 11 counts from the state Commission on Judicial Review. The 22-page document filed this week lays out in detail how on multiple times Bailey allegedly violated the Code of Judicial Ethics. He is charged with “willful misconduct in office, conduct […]
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· Zephyr Cove Library will be hosting local author JoAnn Conner on March 7 at 6pm. She will discuss her books and sign copies of “Heartwood” and “The Mountain.” · Tahoe Environmental Science Center’s 13th annual Science Expo will be March 14 from 4-6pm in Incline Village. There will be hands-on science investigations, experiments, and demonstrations […]
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To the community, The team members from Heavenly mountain operations snow surfaces work really hard to make skiing at the resort a truly enjoyable experience. On Feb. 12, the Adopt A Day sponsor crew from the snow surfaces operations brought the same dedication to helping the Bread & Broth volunteers provide a tasty meal and […]
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By Dan Wolken, USA Today PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Snowboarder Jamie Anderson of Meyers couldn’t eat Thursday morning before her competition in the first big air event in Olympics, so instead she poured a thermos full of hot tea with homemade ghee that she brought with her from the United States. Anderson’s ghee, however, is not […]
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By Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — At least the Americans have the Phoenix Snow Park halfpipe. Freestyle skier David Wise of Reno successfully defended his gold medal Thursday, breaking through on his final run to give the U.S. its third gold medal in the halfpipe at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Wise wiped out on his […]
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By Thomas Beaumont, AP When Ivanka Trump assembled a group of Republican senators at her tony Washington home last fall, the guest list included one particularly notable name. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada had been publicly chided by President Donald Trump months earlier and had, at times, kept the president at arm’s length. But within […]
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By Ashley Williams, AccuWeather A recent study has found that virtually all United States-based winter recreation locations could experience shorter ski seasons, exceeding 50 percent by 2050 and 80 percent in 2090 for some downhill skiing destinations. Researchers examined projected climate change through the 21st century and found that the continued rise in temperatures, […]
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By Stephen Magagnini, Sacramento Bee Tom Rosenberg, whose parents fled Nazi Germany with him in 1938 to America where he helped preserve the American River Parkway and Lake Tahoe, died on Valentine’s Day in Sacramento at age 85. Rosenberg, who had Alzheimer’s disease, was in hospice care, said Hilary Abramson, his wife of 32 years […]
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