South Tahoe Public Utility District was notified of an individual posing as a district staff member last weekend. The incident occurred off North Upper Truckee. A customer received a knock at the door and the man asked to be let into the house to shut-off the water because the customer did not pay their bill […]
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By Larry Weitzman Last year I called the Santa Fe Sport at least tied for the spot of No. 1 in the class of compact CUVs (crossover utility vehicles). Crossover means an SUV based on a sedan chassis, sort of like a modern day tall station wagon. Wagons of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s averaged […]
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By George Avalos, Bay Area News Group State regulators last week approved new rules aimed at improving fire safety in multiple areas of California, a move taken after an array of deadly infernos in the North Bay and Southern California. PG&E and other utilities in the fire-prone Golden State would be required to increase the […]
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By Tony Broadfoot Duke was a Belgium Malinois who was born on March 5, 2005. He was trained by the Dutch police in Belgium prior to us being introduced in December of 2005. I was at K9 decoy school when I was first introduced to him. The owner of the contract company showed up one […]
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Three Bay Area residents were arrested early Saturday morning in Stateline on burglary charges. The three were allegedly breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot at MontBleu at 1am Dec. 16. Arrested were Sandra Vilchis-Toledo, 25, Emmanuel Fonseca, 32, and Sonia Chavez, 28 – all from the San Francisco area. South Lake Tahoe detectives […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal When Gov. Brian Sandoval goes looking for solitude once he’s term-limited out of office next year, there’s a chance you’ll see him at Walker River State Recreation Area, one of three new facilities being preserved that in the future will attract millions of tourists from all over the […]
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Maisy and Coco are mother and daughter Labradoodles, and they have been at the shelter for over a month, much longer than we expected. Even though they are “designer dogs,” they are not puppies. They are 9- and 7-years-old, with plenty of happy and healthy years left for a family to enjoy. Severely matted when […]
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By Kathryn Reed It was a hunting expedition of a different kind, which netted more than a hundred waterfowl, a ruby-crowned kinglet, magpie, stellar jay, meadowlark and more. These birds were captured in photos, through binoculars, high-powered telescopes, and with pen and paper. The birders were out in force on Sunday for the annual Christmas […]
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By Geoff Schladow Another year has come and gone at Lake Tahoe, and it was no ordinary year. We had one of the most extreme winters of snow on record. Lake levels came up 7 feet in a few months and thin ribbons of sand replaced the wide beaches of the last few years. Long […]
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By Karen Price, Team USA Olympic medalists Maddie Bowman and Devin Logan both had the opportunity to qualify for the 2018 U.S. Olympic halfpipe skiing team with a win at Friday’s Dew Tour stop in Breckenridge, Colo. Instead, Canada’s Cassie Sharpe took first place, and the Americans will have to wait. Bowman, the defending Olympic gold […]
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