By Mike Luery, KCRA-TV California is looking to crack down on water wasters and make saving water a way of life — no matter how much it rains. California’s restrictions on water use in September were effective, As a result, the state saw a 15 percent drop in water use. But those emergency regulations expire […]
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By Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal Nevada’s recreational marijuana continued its strong start through the third full month of sales, data released Monday by the Nevada Department of Taxation show. The state’s licensed and regulated cannabis dispensaries sold approximately $27.7 million in recreational marijuana in September — more than $5 million over the state’s projected […]
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By Samantha N.N. Cross, Iowa State University I have always been intrigued by Thanksgiving – the traditions, the meal, the idea of a holiday that is simply about being thankful. For my family, Thanksgiving is all about the food. Some foods, like turkey and mashed potatoes, may be familiar. But there are a few twists. […]
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This is a South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Christmas tree fire safety tip. Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches. Place the tree in plain water immediately after recutting the trunk at least one-half inch above the old cut. The container you use […]
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Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s annual Go Local & Win contest is kicking off Nov. 25. Pick up a passport at participating businesses or download one online, then shop or dine at any of the participating business through Jan. 1. For every $25 spent contestants will receive a stamp on their passport. Completed […]
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By Jonathan Erdman, Weather Channel Global temperatures are on pace to make 2017 the second warmest year in 137 years of record keeping, according analyses by NASA and the Japanese Meteorological Agency. October 2017 was the second warmest October in records dating to 1880, according to data released by NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Only […]
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South Lake Tahoe Cancer League will begin its See’s Candy sales on Nov. 27. The temporary storefront is in the Raley’s Y center near Starbucks. It will be opne daily from noon-5:30pm, through the end of the year. This the the Cancer League’s biggest fundraiser of the year . Volunteers provide transportation for cancer patients […]
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Lake Tahoe Community College instructor Philip Erik Stevenson died Nov. 14, 2017, after an injury from a fall. He was 77. Phil was born in Palo Alto in August 1940. He graduated from Atherton High School in Palo Alto, received a bachelor’s in science in chemistry from Harvard University, and a doctorate in theoretical chemistry […]
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Marking 15 years of adventure sports cinematography and culture, Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is the annual gathering of the who’s who of outdoor adventure set in a hypnotic theatrical show of go-go dancers and action imagery. It’s where the industry’s best filmmakers premier their latest adventure sports films one night only hosted by festival creator […]
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By Joaquin Palomino and Kimberly Veklerov, San Francisco Chronicle In the early hours of the most destructive firestorm in California history, officials in Napa and Sonoma counties knew their local first responders would be overwhelmed and turned to a statewide mutual-aid system designed to swiftly bring in support crews from other regions to protect homes […]
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