By Debra J. Saunders, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., readily admits he “wasn’t one of the biggest supporters” of President Donald Trump during the 2016 election. “I didn’t know him. He didn’t know me.” But now that the two know each other better, Heller told the Review-Journal, they have a “much […]
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By Aaron Gulley, Outside In these days of constant work and connection, taking time to do nothing is one of the most difficult agenda items. But it’s more important than ever. In Artemis, our Airstream, Jen and I have put thousands of miles of road beneath us since August, crisscrossing the Rockies again and again. […]
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To the community, I bought a home in the 1600 block of Venice Drive in the Tahoe Keys in 2005 and moved to beautiful Tahoe. I knew nothing about VHRs. There are at least eight of them on my block. Most full-time owners have moved away because of them. This New Year’s all of them […]
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Weather permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team may conduct prescribed fire operations this week on the north end of Lake Tahoe. Smoke may be present. To receive prescribed fire notifications, send an email to pa_ltbmu@fs.fed.us. When weather and conditions allow, prescribed fire operations are conducted to reduce overgrown vegetation, which helps decrease the severity […]
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Two people were injured New Year’s Day when a suspected butane extraction lab exploded on the West Slope. An explosion was heard about 3:25pm on Pony Express Trail in Camino. Joshua Jamison, 39, was treated for burns to his face. A juvenile was also transported to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation and was later released. Two […]
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Updated at 8:04pm: By Kathryn Reed Just weeks ago the brand new sod fields in South Lake Tahoe were green and a dormant brown color. Now it’s raw dirt. What happened? The three-day music festival SnowGlobe. “I am horrified by the condition of the field. We were told that SnowGlobe was going to invest $1 […]
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Parking lots in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday keep being hit by burglars. The suspects started at 10am Jan. 2 at iHop where a black leather tote ad MacBook were stolen. Then a vehicle was broken into at Denny’s. A small purse with more than $400 in it was taken. Police officers are at the […]
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South Lake Tahoe police officers responded to fewer call this New Year’s Eve, but made more arrests compared to a year ago. The 60 calls on Dec. 31 resulted in seven arrests, though that does not include SnowGlobe incidents. Most of the calls (14) were disturbance related. The arrests included four for public intoxication, one […]
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Douglas County sheriff’s deputies arrested 12 people at Stateline on New Year’s Eve. Violations included possession of a controlled substance, sales of a controlled substance, drug trafficking, domestic battery, battery on a peace officer, resisting and obstruction of a peace officer, warrant arrests, parole and probation violations, traffic violations, and civil protective custody. About 5,000 […]
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By Bruce Fessier, Desert Sun Twenty years ago this week, Sonny Bono went missing at Heavenly Mountain Resort. He was a Palm Springs icon, born Salvatore Phillip Bono to a Sicilian peasant and a second-generation Italian-American whose marriage was arranged when his mother was 14. In Washington, D.C., he was the Honorable Sonny Bono, Republican […]
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