By Ariane Lewis How can you truly know when someone is dead? Historically, death was determined by holding a mirror up to a person’s mouth to see if they were breathing. But this method was not foolproof, so safety coffins outfitted with a string attached to a bell were used to allow someone who woke […]
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One South Lake Tahoe man is in jail and another at Barton Memorial Hospital recovering from non-life threatening stab wounds. Kifer Chriss, 57, who local police know by multiple aliases, was booked into the local jail on an attempted murder charge. The 27-year-old victim was in stable condition following the Jan. 27, 5:30pm incident at […]
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By Heather Ohly and Nicola Lowe An incredible 155 million children around the world are chronically undernourished, despite dramatic improvements in recent decades. In view of this, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals include Zero Hunger. But what do we understand by the word hunger? It may refer to lack of food or widespread food shortages […]
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To the community, Since 1989, Bread &Broth has been serving free hot dinners to thousands of diners every year. Beginning in 2010, the Adopt A Day of Nourishment program was put into place to encourage individuals, churches, organizations and business to join B&B in providing these needed meals as a service to the community. Thanks […]
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By Dan Elliott, AP DENVER — Sales of outdoor equipment are slipping as millennials drive changes in U.S. consumer habits by favoring clothes and sporting goods that are less specialized and more versatile, analysts say. Industry retail sales totaled $18.9 billion from December 2016 through November 2017, down 6 percent from the previous 12 […]
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From Feb. 1-15, drivers in Northern Nevada can expect to see double or even triple the normal law enforcement presence. The Nevada Highway Patrol has joined forces with law enforcement agencies statewide to crack down on impaired driving According to the NHP, “Impaired driving not only puts your life and the lives of others in […]
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South Tahoe Public Utility District, Lukins Brothers Water Company, and Tahoe Keys Property Owners Association are hosting a public meeting Feb. 7 to discuss the groundwater contaminant tetrachloroethylene, PCE, found in groundwater at the Y area. This will be an opportunity to find out what the local water agencies are doing about it. This is […]
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The State of Jefferson County Committees of El Dorado, Nevada and Placer’s Assembly of Patriots will be Feb. 11 at the American Legion Hall in Placerville. Doors open at 2pm, the event begins at 3pm with guest speaker Mark Baird of Siskiyou County. Kicking off the event will be Terry Rapoza, co-host of Jefferson State […]
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By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal A proposal by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest to install a new radio repeater has raised the ire of hikers who say it would be a blight on an iconic Nevada peak. The proposal calls for a 20-foot tower on a five-foot-high metal building on top of Job’s Peak, a 10,633-foot-tall peak […]
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By Karen Price, Team USA Jamie Anderson of Meyers crashed on her first run in the slopestyle snowboarding competition at X Games in Aspen, Colo., on Friday, but the reigning Olympic queen never stays down for long. Anderson came back and threw down a second run that included a big front side 720 and cab […]
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