By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Violence on New Year’s Eve at Stateline used to be the norm. People were struck by flying Champagne bottles. One year someone was shot. Disobedience ruled. At the peak about 100,000 people filled the casino corridor – many of them underage. Closing Highway 50 at the bewitching hour and then […]
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By David Edelson and Tim Quinn, Sacramento Bee California continues to experience the worst wildfires in its history, with tragic loss of life and devastation to communities, a disaster for our state by any definition. Congress has an opportunity to act now to reduce the risk of future such disasters. California’s representatives in Congress – […]
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By Hailey Branson-Potts and Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times After a brief respite from the relentless gusts that have driven the deadly Thomas Fire for more than two weeks, powerful winds are expected to return, adding to the challenges facing firefighters working to contain the mammoth blaze. The fire, which began near Santa Paula […]
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Many smart bags could soon be banned on most U.S. flights. “Smart bags, also known as smart luggage, have become more popular over the last few months, and they are expected to be a popular gift this holiday season,” said American Airlines. “However, smart bags contain lithium battery power banks, which […]
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By Ally Gravina, Moonshine Ink Achieve Tahoe, formerly Disabled Sports USA Far West, was founded 50 years ago by the late Jim Winthers, a World War II veteran of the 10th Mountain Division and director of the Soda Springs Ski School. To recruit participants, Winthers and other vets would walk around Letterman Army Hospital in […]
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Do you have a play you would like to see presented on the Boathouse Theatre stage in 2018? Now is the time to submit it for consideration. The deadline to submit is 5pm, Jan. 19. Send all submission materials in one email to info@valhallatahoe.com with the subject line “2018 Theatre Submission” or in one envelope […]
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By Alexandra Spychalsky, Moonshine Ink It’s no secret that Tahoe is rife with professional athletes, both current and retired, but it may surprise some to learn that a number of local businesses, from long-standing staples to new companies just taking off, have former elite athletes at the helm. The decision to leave a professional run […]
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People wanting to run for an office in El Dorado County may take out the paperwork now for the June 5 primary. Declaration of candidacy forms and nomination papers can be filed beginning Feb. 12. All El Dorado County elected offices are up, including supervisorial districts 4 and 5, the latter being Lake Tahoe. The […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College is one of a handful of educational providers in the state to win a $500,000 grant from the California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) to help build and launch culinary pre-apprenticeship programs in South Lake Tahoe. The money will be used to help better prepare South Lake Tahoe’s workforce and to improve local […]
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By Associated Press AAS-FEE, Switzerland — The athletes’ half-hour commute in the Swiss Alps — up two gondolas, then through a tunnel in the world’s highest underground train to a glacier at 11,000 feet — served up daily grim reminders that global warming is threatening their line of work. After exiting the train, they squelched […]
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