By Debra J. Saunders and Henry Brean, Las Vegas Review-Journal Two national monuments in Nevada have been spared from dramatic downsizing, but Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke confirmed this week that he wants to see some land carved from Gold Butte in northeastern Clark County. Zinke is recommending what he characterized as a minor adjustment to […]
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By Kim Burrows, KRNV-TV Lake Tahoe is a popular place to rent a house on a short-term basis to hit the ski slopes in the winter and play on the beach in the summer. But the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is worried about the safety in some houses. The danger has already cost […]
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· West Shore Cafe’s annual tree lighting is Dec. 15. Dinner will be served from 5-8pm, with the evening including live music, caroling by the Tahoe Truckee School of Music, tree lighting on the pier, and holiday ornament making for kids. Guests who bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $25 will receive 10 percent […]
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Maintaining a rural lifestyle is the most important thing to El Dorado County residents who took a recent survey. The county was seeking input on needs and priorities for economic development. In one question people had to pick the following as being most important: rural lifestyle (320 votes), high level county services (306), keeping sales […]
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The Zephyr Cove Library will be hosting a game day on the third Saturday of every month. Play a variety of board and card games provided by the library, or bring your own collection of tabletop games to challenge other participants. The first game day will be Dec. 16. The meeting room will be set […]
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By Carolyn Whetzel, Bloomberg A decision by California’s highest court could give a boost to local water agencies grappling with how to implement the state’s landmark groundwater management law. The California Supreme Court ruled that the charges Ventura must pay to a local water district for groundwater conservation activities aren’t taxes or fees that require […]
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By Emily Benson, High Country News The Fourmile Canyon Fire, sparked by a backyard burn west of Boulder, Colo., in 2010, caused $220 million in damage and destroyed 168 homes. It also scorched nearly a quarter of a watershed that supplies water to the nearby community of Pine Brook Hills. The problems didn’t end there: […]
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Liberty Utilities will host a free solar for homeowners and small businesses workshop on Dec. 19 in South Lake Tahoe. Officials will provide information on solar energy as well as the company’s solar incentive program. It will be from 6:30-7:30pm in the library on Rufus Allen Boulevard. Utility representatives will be available to discuss various […]
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By Peggy Shinn, Team USA COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — Reno’s David Wise would like to win another Olympic gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. And the 27-year-old freeskier is finally one step closer. “It’s a boost of confidence, it’s a pressure ease, it’s everything,” Wise said with a big smile. “The […]
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By Kathryn Reed When home is on the other side of a wall of fire that is headed your direction the choices can seem bleak. This was what several people encountered during the South Shore’s 2007 Angora Fire. They were working at Camp Richardson on that Tuesday in June when the fire jumped Highway 89. […]
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