By Garvin Thomas, NBC It wasn’t the result he would have hoped for in his Olympic debut. Bryce Bennett of Lake Tahoe was unable to reach the podium Tuesday (Monday in the United States) while competing in the men’s alpine combined at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Read the whole story
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By Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee A suspicious death reported Sunday in Tahoma has been ruled a homicide, and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect as 47-year-old Jeremy David Virgo. Virgo was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. The victim’s name has not been released pending […]
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By Marc Zupan, The Conversation Olympians expect top-notch performance from their minds and bodies, but they get crucial advantages from the very best equipment for their sports and the weather conditions they’re competing in. Skis, for example, must stand up to near-constant changes in stress during races. The ideal ski provides a stiff and rigid […]
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By Larry Weitzman If the new El Dorado County “Good Governance” manual were an airliner, it would have already crashed and burned. A total disaster, at least when it comes to conducting county business with transparency. All windows have been shuttered as if to protect from a coming catastrophic storm. It appears that such a […]
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By Shawn Smith, NBC The expectations placed upon Chloe Kim could not have been any higher entering the PyeongChang Olympics. But the 17-year-old delivered on the biggest stage, earning her first Olympic gold medal in women’s snowboard halfpipe on Tuesday morning in South Korea. Kim set the bar extremely high on her first run, landing […]
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By Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times In the peaks near Lake Tahoe, the Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts are hoping to draw skiers and snowboarders with some upgrades that have nothing to do with snow. The two resorts, owned by the same Colorado parent company, plan to become the country’s first resorts […]
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Kahlua and Tucker came to the shelter together, and we would like them to go to their new home together too. Kahlua is a 3-year-old female Yorkshire terrier/Chihuahua, and Tucker is a 9-year old male poodle mix. They are very friendly and love to go for walks. Kahlua is a bit of a character, with […]
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By Kathryn Reed Nancy Kerry remains the city manager of South Lake Tahoe, but at this point it is in name and paycheck only. The City Council on Feb. 12 discussed her future for about 2½ hours in closed session. The only item on the agenda was “public employee discipline/dismissal/release.” There was no reportable action. […]
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Publisher’s note: This letter was sent to the South Lake Tahoe City Council and Lake Tahoe News. Mayor David and members of council, I am outraged at the seemingly underhanded manner in which council is handling the termination of a highly valued city manager. Nancy Kerry has been an exemplary city leader who has put […]
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By Edward Etzel, The Conversation Recently, while sitting in traffic, I noticed a weathered bumper sticker with a little acoustic guitar on it that said: “Real musicians have day jobs.” I presume most of us do have real day jobs, but as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics begin, for some reason – maybe because I’m an […]
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