Lake Tahoe Community College received accreditation for seven years, the highest level of accreditation possible from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It means LTCC substantially met or exceeded all of the eligibility requirements, accreditation standards and commission policies of the ACCJC. The evaluation team found that […]
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By Jason Blevins, Denver Post Skiers and snowboarders notched yet another victory Monday as Telluride ski area joined the Epic Pass for the 2018-19 season, the first limited-access partner to take up with Vail Resorts as it squares off with Alterra Mountain Co. in a season-pass brawl. Last week, Denver-based Alterra announced its Ikon Pass, an […]
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By Tony Bizjak, Sacramento Bee The snow is falling, and the ski season is about to hit high gear heading toward the big Presidents Day weekend. Will Tahoe roads be ready to handle the traffic? Probably not. The surge of traffic on Friday nights and Saturday mornings is intense, notably on Highway 89, the only […]
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By Marjie Lundstrom, Sacramento Bee Four young men who were locked in a youth correctional facility in Southern California accused a male staff counselor of coercing them into sex acts in exchange for contraband and special treatment. The cost to taxpayers to settle their lawsuit: $10 million. At CSU Fullerton, a female student in her […]
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By Rick Maese, Washington Post There are mountains in the Alps, from Austria to France, that veteran alpine racers have skied dozens of times over the years, so often they know every curve and can anticipate every bump. “There’s some guys on tour for 15 years who have 60 runs down these hills,” said American […]
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· Lisa Maloff has written another check to Tahoe Youth & Family Services; this time for $150,000. · Pipe Keepers is a citizen science program to address the threat of storm water pollution entering Lake Tahoe. League to Save Lake Tahoe staff will train people for free on Feb. 15 from 3:30-5:30pm to survey local […]
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Nico is a sweet, very friendly boy who loves to give kisses. He looks serious in this photo, but he’s really kind of goofy. Nico is 3-years-old and walks nicely on the leash. Nico is neutered, microchipped, tested for heart worm, and vaccinated. He is at the El Dorado County Animal Services shelter in Meyers, […]
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By Kathryn Reed The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s future involvement with vacation home rentals is up in the air based on comments from Governing Board members. The board received an update about VHRs on Jan. 24 from the bi-state regulatory agency’s staff. Part of it included going over what the city and each county in […]
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By Tisa Wenger Today, just about everyone—including lobbyists, state legislators, and Supreme Court litigants—assumes that freedom of religion naturally means opposition to same-sex marriage and reproductive rights, and sits in tension with anti-discrimination and civil rights laws. But such associations with the idea of “freedom of religion” are neither natural nor inevitable. Not so very […]
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By Ashley May, USA Today Humans aren’t the only ones spreading flu — dogs are, too. Dog flu or canine influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that packs many of the same nasty symptoms as human flu: fever, coughing, sneezing, runny nose and exhaustion. It was first diagnosed in 2004 and isn’t related to human flu. (So, no, […]
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